June 3, 2026, marked the 80th anniversary of Syngman Rhee’s “Jeongeup Declaration.” There was news that eight out of nine ...

There’s a scene early in The Birth of Korea, Kim Deog-young’s new film defending the legacy of South Korea’s first president, Syngman Rhee, that may go underappreciated. In it, the 85-year-old Rhee ...

Syngman Rhee, 83, a former North Korean refugee and leader for more than five decades in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) and in ecumenical circles, died January 14 in Atlanta shortly after being ...

No politician is without controversy. Opinions range broadly, no matter the time or the place. The first president of the Republic of Korea, Syngman Rhee, is no different from the rest. The challenge ...

South Koreans are generally happy to see the United States and North Korea holding summit talks, rather than exchanging threats of war, as they did in 2017. Still, the alliance between Seoul and ...

Recently, the Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs announced plans to build the 'President Rhee Syngman Memorial Hall,' sparking signs of a renewed 'Foundation Day debate.' The construction of ...

Feb. 25 (Asia Today) --President Lee Jae-myung on Tuesday defended his directive to review a comprehensive survey and possible sale orders for uncultivated farmland, rejecting criticism that the move ...

It took a little over three months, from May 10 until Aug. 15 in 1948, to lay the foundation of the Republic of Korea. The country had its first National Assembly election on May 10 and 21 days later ...

The ‘Jeongeup Declaration’ of June 3, 1946, was the ‘Syngman Rhee Doctrine’ that rejected Soviet and U.S. negotiations over ...