The intense grief that Kim II-nam has felt every day since his father died 27 years ago led to a startling decision: He dug up the grave, cremated his father's bones and paid $870 to have the ashes ...

Last year more than one Korean who died in two chose to be cremated. And the number is bound to grow and the authorities are trying to cope with the trend. The Church, too, is trying to adapt to the ...

South Korea’s funeral culture is fast changing with four out of five deceased being cremated rather than buried, government data showed Monday. According to the Ministry of Health and Welfare, the ...

About 65 percent of the populace said they would accept cremation rather than opt for burial. According to the Korea Health Society Research Institute on December 22, 65 percent out of 1010 adult ...

During the Joseon era, young people demonstrated filial piety by living at their parents' grave sites for three years and then maintaining them in perpetuity. Cremation in that neo-Confucian society ...

July 22 (UPI) --South Korea expressed regret after Vietnamese authorities cremated the body of a South Korean national who may have died due to COVID-19 complications. South Korean foreign ministry ...

Korean personages promised to leave a verbal will that they want to be cremated after they die. On September 16, 30 VIP's including Song Wol Joo (a Buddhist leader) had a ceremony committing ...

More Koreans are raising pets and want them cremated when they die. But no one wants a cremation facility in their town.