SEOUL, Aug. 15 (UPI) --As South Korea commemorated the 80th anniversary of its liberation from Japanese colonial rule on Friday, a festival on the banks of Seoul's Han River called for the unification ...

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A leading Korean Catholic leader called on people to work for the unification of South and North Korea ahead of the 80th anniversary of the Korean liberation from Japanese colonization. The faithful ...

SEOUL, Aug. 20 (UPI) --On the 80th anniversary of Korea's liberation from Japanese colonial rule, two voices offered radically different interpretations of what a vision for the peninsula should look ...

The number of households hoisting the national flag on National Liberation Day is steadily decreasing. Among young people, it has become a trend to share images of the national flag on social media ...

Under a bright sun Friday, Bay Area officials, Korean and U.S. diplomats and cultural performers in bright, billowing hanbok dresses crowded onto the Mayor’s Balcony at San Francisco City Hall as the ...

Jang Min Ho, Cheon Rok Dam, Kim Yong Pil and Na Tae Joo featured on massive Times Square billboards… Actor Jung Joon-ho also voices support for their U.S. expansion NEW YORK and LOS ANGELES, Aug. 14, ...

Ahn Young-joon - AP Aug 15, 2026 Aug 15, 2026 South Koreans with the national flags give three cheers for the country during a ceremony to celebrate Korean Liberation Day from Japanese colonial rule ...

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un reaffirmed the deepening of ties with Russia in a message to President Vladimir Putin as Pyongyang marked the anniversary of independence from Japan's colonial rule, ...

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un reaffirmed the deepening of ties with Russia in a message to President Vladimir Putin as Pyongyang marked the anniversary of independence from Japan's colonial rule, ...