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Cheonan has been called "the core city of [the] nation" due to its location 83.6 km (51.9 mi) south of the national capital, Seoul, in the northeast corner of South Chungcheong, serving as a transportation hub to the Seoul Capital Area and surrounding regions. [1] Cheonan is connected to various freeways and railways including the National ...
North Korea denies involvement. The ROKS Cheonan sinking occurred on 26 March 2010, when Cheonan, a Pohang -class corvette of the Republic of Korea Navy, carrying 104 personnel, sank off the country's west coast near Baengnyeong Island in the Yellow Sea, killing 46 seamen. The cause of the sinking remains in dispute.
February 1974: Two South Korean fishing vessels are sunk and 30 crew detained by the North. [citation needed] June 1974: Three North Korean gunboats attacked and sank a Korea Coast Guard patrol craft (863) in the Sea of Japan near the maritime demarcation border. 26 South Korean coast guardsmen killed.
Independence Hall of Korea. The Independence Hall of Korea ( Korean : 독립기념관) is a Korean history museum in Cheonan, South Korea. Opened on August 15, 1987, it has the largest exhibition facility in South Korea, with a total floor area of 23 424 m2 . The museum primarily focuses on the Korean independence movement of the Japanese ...
The Battle of Chonan was the third engagement between United States and North Korean forces during the Korean War. It occurred on the night of July 7/8, 1950, in the town of Chonan in western South Korea. The fight ended in a North Korean victory after intense fighting around the town, which occurred throughout the night and into the morning.
Cheonan was built by Hyundai Heavy Industries at its Ulsan shipyard and launched on 9 November 2021. Cheonan was commissioned on 19 May 2023. On 22 January 2024, Commander Park Yeon-soo, who had served as the operations officer on ROKS Cheonan (PCC-772) when it was sunk by a North Korean torpedo on 26 March 2010 took command of the new Cheonan.
Shincheonji Church of Jesus. Shincheonji Church of Jesus, the Temple of the Tabernacle of the Testimony ( SCJ ), commonly known as Shincheonji Church of Jesus or simply Shincheonji ( Korean : 신천지 ; Hanja : 新天地 ; lit. New Heaven and New Earth; IPA: [ɕintɕʰʌndʑi] ), is a new religious movement established in South Korea by Lee ...
Reactions to the ROKS Cheonan sinking. When the South Korea-led international investigation's report on the sinking was released on 20 May 2010 there was international condemnation of the North's actions. China was an exception as they simply termed the incident "unfortunate" and "urged stability on the peninsula."