korean peninsula history

South Korea’s wildfires turn temple to ash

South Korea's centuries-old Gounsa temple is left in ruins following unprecedented wildfires

Uprecedented wildfires ripping through South Korea’s southern regions have destroyed large parts of an ancient Buddhist temple, ruining two of its three state-designated “treasures.”

Smithsonian Magazine · 1d

South Korea’s Worst Ever Wildfires Ravage Ancient Buddhist Temples and Menace Historic Villages

One monk said his old temple was ‘reduced to heaps of ashes,’ as the fires continue to rage across the country

El Mundo on MSN · 1d

South Korea battles the largest fires in its history, which have already killed 26 people and reduced a temple of over 1,000 years to ashes

The fires have also forced the evacuation of 37,185 residents, including 29,911 in the counties of Uiseong and Andong, 190 kilometers from Seoul. South Korea is experiencing the worst forest fires in its history,

Yonhap News Agency6d

Today in Korean history

1929 -- Gyeongseong Imperial University, the predecessor of Seoul National University, holds its first graduation ceremony. 1949 -- Chang Myon, the first South Korean ambassador to the United States, ...

The Daily Star6d

‘We are at a turning point in history’

Japan, South Korea and China agreed Saturday that peace on the Korean peninsula was a shared responsibility, Seoul’s foreign ...

AFP on MSN5d

Japan, China, S. Korea eye peace, coop at 'turning point in history'

The top diplomats of Japan, South Korea, and China agreed Saturday that maintaining peace on the Korean Peninsula was a ...

China.org.cn3d

S. Korea denounces Japan for authorizing history-distorting textbooks

South Korea on Tuesday denounced Japan for authorizing high school textbooks that distort colonial history and lay territorial claims to disputed islets, called Dokdo here and Takeshima in Japan.

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