Fallen heroes laid to rest A joint burial at Daejeon National Cemetery honored two Korean War service members whose remains were recovered through Korea’s long-running excavation and DNA identification program. 2026.6.29
Daejeon marks Liberation Day with special merch and events In celebration of the 80th anniversary of Korea’s Aug. 15 Liberation Day, products and events commemorating the occasion and honoring veterans are drawing attention in Daejeon. 2025.8.15
Body of Whang Ki-whan, early independence activist, returns home The body of Whang Ki-whan, an activist and diplomat who plead the case for Korean independence at the Paris Peace Conference in 1919 during Japanese colonial rule, arrived in Korea for re-burial on Monday, almost a 100 years after his death. 2023.4.10
Fueling national division The ruling Democratic Party (DP) and the Blue House continue demonstrating totally different attitudes about the deaths of the late Korean War hero Gen. Paik Sun-yup and Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon. The DP and Blue House did not... 2020.7.13
![Bakery chain Sungsimdang's ″Liberation Day Bread,″ jointly developed by the Korea Minting and Security Printing Corporation, is seen at a Sungsimdang branch in Daejeon [KOREA MINTING AND SECURITY PRINTING CORPORATION]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/12377498.jpg?imageId=12377498&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
![A military honor guard escorts the casket containing the remains of Whang Ki-hwan. The guard at the head of process is carrying his portrait. [JOINT PRESS CORPS]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/11173746.jpg?imageId=11173746&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)