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Asia Today: Efforts to Establish Peace on the Korean Peninsula

Asia Today: Efforts to Establish Peace on the Korean Peninsula

A year before Japanese annexation in 1909, “Ketcheonil,” was established to celebrate the founding of the Korean nation nearly 5,000 years ago. Today, it is celebrated in both North and South Korea. As part of commemorations of Foundation Day in 2023, Action for Korea United (AKU) led by the Global Peace Foundation hosted an International Forum on One Korea on October 2, 2023 in Seoul, Korea. This was followed by a Korea United Festival at Yeouido Park in Seoul, Korea.

Asia Today published a special covering the events (here in Korean).

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Thousands gather in Seoul to support Korean unification – The Korea Times

Thousands gather in Seoul to support Korean unification – The Korea Times

For Koreans, October 3 marks “Gaecheon Jeol,” the founding day of the Korean nation nearly 5,000 years ago. As part of commemorations of Foundation Day in 2023, the Global Peace Foundation hosted an International Forum on One Korea on October 2, 2023 in Seoul, Korea. This was followed by a Korea United Festa at Yeouido Park in Seoul, Korea on October 3.

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Korean Patriots Convene in Chungcheong to Pledge to Become Owners to Realize the Korean Dream

Korean Patriots Convene in Chungcheong to Pledge to Become Owners to Realize the Korean Dream

At the Action for Korea United Festival on August 15, 2022, twenty thousand Korean citizens pledged to build a grassroots base that would gather 10 million people by 2025 to mark the 80th anniversary of Liberation Day.
Chungcheon region was the third in a series of regional events held throughout Korea to start this work. Thousands gathered in on February 11, 2023 to expand the grassroots, citizen-led movement in the region.

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