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"After 517 years, the whole nation is holding the funeral of King Danjong."This is how director Jang. . - MK
17+ hour, 37+ min ago (701+ words) "After 517 years, the whole nation is holding the funeral of King Danjong." This is how director Jang Hang-joon felt after receiving a plaque of appreciation at the Danjong Cultural Festival. The Gangwon Yeongwol Danjong Cultural Festival, which caused a "discontinuation…...
Korean War veterans honored at Kershaw County celebration
4+ hour, 42+ min ago (77+ words) WIS News 10 Korean War veterans honored at Kershaw County celebration Sumter County deputies investigate deadly shooting, "person of interest" in custody Man arrested for DUI after head-on collision with Newberry County sheriff Recovery effort underway after water rescue incident in…...
Rare Video Appears To Show A Soviet Su-7 Jet Dropping A Nuclear Bomb
3+ hour, 55+ min ago (1093+ words) Published Apr 26, 2026 2: 08 PM EDT Videos and other imagery bearing witness to the awesome destructive power of nuclear detonations remain some of the most enduring legacies of the Cold War. But of the more than 2, 000 nuclear weapons tests that have been…...
Trail association honors eco-craft trail masters
6+ hour, 4+ min ago (437+ words) The Taiwan Thousand Miles Trail Association on Saturday in Taipei recognized selected honorary "eco-craft trail masters, with bamboo bridges, cobblestone trails and stone weirs highlighted this year. The awards were established by the association in 2018 to help preserve the time-honored…...
New IHO digital mapping standard effectively retires 'Sea of Japan' label, Korea says
2+ min ago (455+ words) A map uploaded on the Voluntary Agency Network of Korea (VANK) website shows the body of water between Korea and Japan labeled as the East Sea. Captured from VANK A new digital mapping standard adopted by the International Hydrographic Organization…...
Learn about Lafayette's connection to Hugh Thompson, 'the forgotten hero of My Lai"
8+ hour, 4+ min ago (1255+ words) Trent Angers can be seen beside boxes research material on Wednesday, April 1, 2026, at Acadian House Publishing offices in Lafayette. Trent Angers looks over his boxes of research materials on Wednesday, April 1, 2026, at Acadian House Publishing offices in Lafayette. Portrait of…...
Wartime tunnels hidden beneath housing estate - AOL
5+ hour, 22+ min ago (419+ words) A network of wartime tunnels hidden beneath an East Sussex housing estate once formed one of the Royal Navy's most secret command centres. The underground complex, known as HMS Forward, which was built into the chalk hillside at South Heighton,…...
Uncrowded Hoi An 35 years ago through a German tourist's lens
10+ hour, 4+ min ago (420+ words) Hans-Peter Grumpe from Germany first visited Hoi An in 1991. He recalled that the town was largely deserted, despite having been listed on the official tourist map since 1985, and the presence of a Western visitor like him often drew curiosity from…...
The U. S. Navy's Skipjack-Class Submarines Made Russia Pause
9+ hour, 32+ min ago (668+ words) The U. S. Navy submarine USS Skipjack (SSN-585) underway, circa in the 1960s. The first warship to bear the moniker didn't do so for very long; this USS Skipjack (Submarine No. 24) was renamed USS E-1 (SS-24) whilst under construction in 1911. E-1 was commissioned the following…...
Hung Kings Temple Festival embodies national spirit and communal bonds
10+ hour, 16+ min ago (493+ words) These days, streams of people from all corners of the country and international tourists flock to the ancestral land of Phu Tho for the Hung Kings Temple Festival 2026 to commemorate and honour the immense contributions of the Hung Kings, the…...