Annual Baltic Conference On Defence

Annual Baltic Conference On Defence

24.09.2025, Tallinn. Annual Baltic Conference On Defence (ABCD). One of the speakers is Sang Hyun Lee- Senior Research Fellow of the Sejong Institute. Photo: Martin Pedaja/Postimees

Annual Baltic Conference On Defence

Annual Baltic Conference On Defence

24.09.2025, Tallinn. Annual Baltic Conference On Defence (ABCD). One of the speakers is Sang Hyun Lee- Senior Research Fellow of the Sejong Institute. Photo: Martin Pedaja/Postimees

Annual Baltic Conference On Defence

Annual Baltic Conference On Defence

24.09.2025, Tallinn. Annual Baltic Conference On Defence (ABCD). One of the speakers is Sang Hyun Lee- Senior Research Fellow of the Sejong Institute. Photo: Martin Pedaja/Postimees

Annual Baltic Conference On Defence

Annual Baltic Conference On Defence

24.09.2025, Tallinn. Annual Baltic Conference On Defence (ABCD). One of the speakers is Sang Hyun Lee- Senior Research Fellow of the Sejong Institute. Photo: Martin Pedaja/Postimees

Annual Baltic Conference On Defence

Annual Baltic Conference On Defence

24.09.2025, Tallinn. Annual Baltic Conference On Defence (ABCD). One of the speakers is Sang Hyun Lee- Senior Research Fellow of the Sejong Institute. Photo: Martin Pedaja/Postimees

XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240417) -- BEIJING, April 17, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Workers conduct annual cleaning operation on the bronze statue of King Sejong in Seoul, South Korea, April 16, 2024. (Xinhua/Yao Qilin)

SOUTH KOREA-SEOUL-STATUE OF KING SEJONG-CLEANING

SOUTH KOREA-SEOUL-STATUE OF KING SEJONG-CLEANING

(240416) -- SEOUL, April 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Workers conduct annual cleaning operation on the bronze statue of King Sejong in Seoul, South Korea, April 16, 2024. (Xinhua/Yao Qilin)

SOUTH KOREA-SEOUL-STATUE OF KING SEJONG-CLEANING

SOUTH KOREA-SEOUL-STATUE OF KING SEJONG-CLEANING

(240416) -- SEOUL, April 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Workers conduct annual cleaning operation on the bronze statue of King Sejong in Seoul, South Korea, April 16, 2024. (Xinhua/Yao Qilin)

SOUTH KOREA-SEOUL-STATUE OF KING SEJONG-CLEANING

SOUTH KOREA-SEOUL-STATUE OF KING SEJONG-CLEANING

(240416) -- SEOUL, April 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Workers conduct annual cleaning operation on the bronze statue of King Sejong in Seoul, South Korea, April 16, 2024. (Xinhua/Yao Qilin)

SOUTH KOREA-SEOUL-STATUE OF KING SEJONG-CLEANING

SOUTH KOREA-SEOUL-STATUE OF KING SEJONG-CLEANING

(240416) -- SEOUL, April 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Workers conduct annual cleaning operation on the bronze statue of King Sejong in Seoul, South Korea, April 16, 2024. (Xinhua/Yao Qilin)

SOUTH KOREA-SEOUL-STATUE OF KING SEJONG-CLEANING

SOUTH KOREA-SEOUL-STATUE OF KING SEJONG-CLEANING

(240416) -- SEOUL, April 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Workers conduct annual cleaning operation on the bronze statue of King Sejong in Seoul, South Korea, April 16, 2024. (Xinhua/Yao Qilin)

SOUTH KOREA-SEOUL-STATUE OF KING SEJONG-CLEANING

SOUTH KOREA-SEOUL-STATUE OF KING SEJONG-CLEANING

(240416) -- SEOUL, April 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Workers conduct annual cleaning operation on the bronze statue of King Sejong in Seoul, South Korea, April 16, 2024. (Xinhua/Yao Qilin)

SOUTH KOREA-SEOUL-STATUE OF KING SEJONG-CLEANING

SOUTH KOREA-SEOUL-STATUE OF KING SEJONG-CLEANING

(240416) -- SEOUL, April 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Workers conduct annual cleaning operation on the bronze statue of King Sejong in Seoul, South Korea, April 16, 2024. (Xinhua/Yao Qilin)

US, Japan And South Korea Hold Drills In Disputed Sea

US, Japan And South Korea Hold Drills In Disputed Sea

Handout photo dated April 11, 2024 shows The Republic of Korea Navy Sejong the Great-class guided-missile destroyer ROKS Seoae Ryu Seong-ryong (DDG 993), top, the U.S Navy Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Murasame-class destroyer JS Ariake (DD 109) sail in formation during a trilateral exercise. A U.S. carrier strike group led by the USS Theodore Roosevelt has held a two-day joint exercise with its allies Japan and South Korea as U.S. President Joe Biden met for talks with leaders from Japan and the Philippines at the White House. The military and diplomatic maneuvers are meant to strengthen the partners’ solidarity in the face of what they see as China’s aggressive military actions in the region. A number of U.S. and South Korean guided missile destroyers and a Japanese warship joined the drills in the disputed East China Sea, where worries about China’s territorial claims are rising. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st C

US, Japan And South Korea Hold Drills In Disputed Sea

US, Japan And South Korea Hold Drills In Disputed Sea

Handout photo dated April 11, 2024 shows The Republic of Korea Navy Sejong the Great-class guided-missile destroyer ROKS Seoae Ryu Seong-ryong (DDG 993), front, and the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Howard (DDG 83) sail alongside the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) during a trilateral exercise. A U.S. carrier strike group led by the USS Theodore Roosevelt has held a two-day joint exercise with its allies Japan and South Korea as U.S. President Joe Biden met for talks with leaders from Japan and the Philippines at the White House. The military and diplomatic maneuvers are meant to strengthen the partners’ solidarity in the face of what they see as China’s aggressive military actions in the region. A number of U.S. and South Korean guided missile destroyers and a Japanese warship joined the drills in the disputed East China Sea, where worries about China’s territorial claims are rising. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Adina Phebus via A

14 injured in multi-vehicle pileups in S. Korea

STORY: 14 injured in multi-vehicle pileups in S. Korea SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 4, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 4, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:00 LOCATION: SEJONG, South Korea CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of multi-vehicle pileups in S. Korea STORYLINE: At least 14 people were injured early Thursday morning from two multi-vehicle pileups in South Korea, according to Yonhap news agency. About 30 vehicles collided one after another at around 5:24 a.m. local time (2024 GMT Wednesday) on a bridge in Sejong, some 110 km south of the capital Seoul. Five drivers were taken to a hospital for the treatment of minor injuries. Another pileup involving eight vehicles occurred at about 6:27 a.m. local time (2127 GMT Wednesday) on a separate bridge in Sejong. Nine people suffered minor injuries from the accident. Witnesses were quoted as saying that black ice, or a thin layer of ice on roads, was found on the bridges that made it difficult for people to walk around. Police were investigating the exact cause of the

2nd hearing for S. Korean professor over "comfort women" book

2nd hearing for S. Korean professor over "comfort women" book

Park Yu Ha, a professor of Japanese literature at Seoul's Sejong University, arrives at the Seoul Eastern District Court on Jan. 29, 2016, to attend the second court hearing over allegations that she defamed so-called "comfort women" in her book. Park has pleaded not guilty. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

1st hearing on professor over comfort women book

1st hearing on professor over comfort women book

Park Yu Ha, a professor of Japanese literature at Sejong University, meets with reporters in Seoul on Jan. 20, 2016, after her first court hearing concluded. Park, who was indicted for writing a book in which she allegedly defamed former Korean comfort women, pleaded not guilty. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

1st hearing on professor over comfort women book

1st hearing on professor over comfort women book

Park Yu Ha, a professor of Japanese literature at Sejong University, meets with reporters in Seoul on Jan. 20, 2016, after her first court hearing concluded. Park, who was indicted for writing a book in which she allegedly defamed former Korean comfort women, pleaded not guilty. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

1st hearing on professor over comfort women book

1st hearing on professor over comfort women book

A former "comfort woman" forced into wartime brothels for the Japanese military meets with reporters on Jan. 20, 2016, in Seoul after the conclusion of the first hearing in the trial of Park Yu Ha, a professor of Japanese literature at Sejong University. Park, who was indicted for writing a book in which she allegedly defamed former Korean comfort women, pleaded not guilty. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

1st hearing on professor over comfort women book

1st hearing on professor over comfort women book

A former "comfort woman" forced into wartime brothels for the Japanese military arrives on Jan. 20, 2016, at a district court in Seoul, at which the first hearing of a trial for Park Yu Ha, a professor of Japanese literature at Sejong University, was held. Park was indicted for writing a book in which she allegedly defamed former Korean comfort women. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

1st hearing on professor over comfort women book

1st hearing on professor over comfort women book

Park Yu Ha, a professor of Japanese literature at Sejong University, arrives at a district court in Seoul on Jan. 20, 2016, to attend the first hearing of her trial. Park was indicted for writing a book in which she allegedly defamed Korean women forced into wartime brothels for the Japanese military. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Defamatory suit over S. Korean professor concluded

Defamatory suit over S. Korean professor concluded

Park Yu Ha, a professor of Japanese literature at Sejong University in Seoul, leaves a district court in the South Korean capital on Dec. 16, 2015, after the conclusion of a defamation suit filed against her by a group of former "comfort women." Park's book, "Teikoku no Ianfu" ("Comfort Women of the Empire"), has stirred controversy over the issue involving women forced into wartime brothels for the Japanese military. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

S. Korean professor indicted for defaming comfort women protests move

S. Korean professor indicted for defaming comfort women protests move

Park Yu Ha, a professor of Japanese literature at Sejong University in Seoul, attends a press conference in the South Korean capital on Dec. 2, 2015. Park, who was indicted the previous month for allegedly defaming Korean women forced into wartime brothels for the Japanese military in her book, protested against the South Korean prosecutors' move. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

S. Korean prosecutors indict author for defaming "comfort women"

S. Korean prosecutors indict author for defaming "comfort women"

Photo shows Park Yu Ha, a professor of Japanese literature at Sejong University in Seoul. South Korean prosecutors indicted Park on Nov. 19, 2015, for defaming Korean women forced into wartime brothels for the Japanese military in her book. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

S. Korean analyst says Park's response to Abe statement restrained

S. Korean analyst says Park's response to Abe statement restrained

Jin Chang Soo, president of South Korea's Sejong Institute, says in an interview with Kyodo News in Seoul on Aug. 18, 2015, that President Park Geun Hye's response to the Aug. 14 statement by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II was restrained. But he said Abe's perception of the 1915-45 Japanese colonial rule of the Korean Peninsula as expressed in the statement is one-sided and therefore unacceptable. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

S. Korean oceans minister meets kin of ferry tragedy victims

S. Korean oceans minister meets kin of ferry tragedy victims

South Korean Oceans and Fisheries Minister Yoo Ki June (R) meets family members of victims of the 2014 ferry tragedy in Sejong south of Seoul on April 6, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Joint forum of Japan, S. Korea local governments

Joint forum of Japan, S. Korea local governments

Japanese and South Korean local government leaders including governors and mayors discuss the aging of society, a common issue for the two countries, at a joint forum held in Sejong, South Korea, on Oct. 31, 2015, in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the normalization of the Japan-South Korea relations. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Joint forum of Japan, S. Korea local governments

Joint forum of Japan, S. Korea local governments

Top Japanese and South Korean local government leaders attend a joint forum in Sejong, South Korea, on Oct. 31, 2015, in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the normalization of the Japan-South Korea relations. They discussed possible measures to tackle the aging of society, a common issue for the two countries. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

S. Korea celebrates Hangul Day

S. Korea celebrates Hangul Day

Children pose in front of a statue of Sejong the Great at Gwanghawmun Square in Seoul on Oct. 9, 2018, to celebrate Hangul Day, marking the invention and proclamation of the Korean alphabet by the fourth king of the Joseon dynasty of Korea in 1446. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

S. Korea author found guilty of defaming former "comfort women"

S. Korea author found guilty of defaming former "comfort women"

Park Yu Ha, a professor at Sejong University in Seoul, leaves the Seoul High Court on Oct. 27, 2017, after the court found her guilty of defaming former "comfort women" forced into wartime brothels for the Japanese military in her book. Park said she will appeal to a higher court. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

S. Korea author found guilty of defaming former "comfort women"

S. Korea author found guilty of defaming former "comfort women"

Park Yu Ha, a professor at Sejong University in Seoul, speaks to reporters at the Seoul High Court on Oct. 27, 2017, after the court found her guilty of defaming former "comfort women" forced into wartime brothels for the Japanese military, in her book. Park said she will appeal to a higher court. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

S. Korean professor acquitted of defaming "comfort women"

S. Korean professor acquitted of defaming "comfort women"

Sejong University professor Park Yu Ha leaves the Seoul Eastern District Court on Jan. 25, 2017, after the court delivered a verdict of "not guilty" to the scholar charged with defaming so-called "comfort women," who were forced into wartime brothels for the Japanese military, in her controversial book on the subject. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

S. Korean professor acquitted of defaming "comfort women"

S. Korean professor acquitted of defaming "comfort women"

Sejong University professor Park Yu Ha (C) speaks to reporters in front of the Seoul Eastern District Court on Jan. 25, 2017, after the court delivered a verdict of "not guilty" to the scholar charged with defaming so-called "comfort women," who were forced into wartime brothels for the Japanese military, in her controversial book on the subject. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo