A heated debate is unfolding over the conservative Yoon Suk Yeol administration's plan to relocate the statue of an independence activist, once again placing ideological divisions in the political spotlight. At the center of the renewed controversy is the statue of Hong Beom-do, a prominent figure in Korean independence history, who was associated with the Soviet Communist Party during his time in the Soviet Uni.
Dr. Sung-Jun Son of the Academy of East Asian Studies will be appointed in March 2022 as an associate professor of the Major of East Asian Studies at the Department of Global Maritime Humanities at Korea Maritime & Ocean University.Dr. Son majore