WASHINGTON, March 17 (Korea Bizwire) — A U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) laboratory contractor employee was terminated after attempting to board a flight to South Korea with export controlled information on nuclear reactor design software, a report showed Monday. Idaho National Laboratory (INL) terminated the person during the reporting period from Oct. 1, 2023 through [...]
SEOUL, March 18 (Korea Bizwire) — A general supervising operations of the U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) has pledged to maintain a “strong, forward-deployed force” in South Korea in a bid to ensure its security commitment in the face of North Korea’s military threats. Maj. Gen. William D. “Hank” Taylor, director of operations for United Nations [...]
SEOUL, March 18 (Korea Bizwire) — The unification ministry is expected to resume its tour program to the truce village of Panmunjom on the inter-Korean border next month following its suspension in late 2023 due to military tensions, officials said Tuesday. “With the goal of resuming the tour program to Panmunjom next month, (the ministry) [...]
SEOUL, March 18 (Korea Bizwire) — North Korean delegations for economy and public health affairs have left for Russia, state news media reported Tuesday, signaling active bilateral cooperation between the two countries. The government’s economic delegation, led by Yun Jong-ho, external economic relations minister, left Pyongyang on Monday to visit Russia, the Korean Central News [...]
SEJONG, March 18 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean Industry Minister Ahn Duk-geun is set to meet with the governor of Alaska next week in Seoul and discuss Seoul’s possible participation in the gas pipeline project in the U.S. state, diplomatic sources said Tuesday. Ahn plans to hold a face-to-face meeting with Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy, [...]
SEOUL, March 18 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea will promote its artificial intelligence (AI) and future mobility solutions at a Japanese exhibition set to open next month, a trade promotion agency said Tuesday. Expo 2025 Osaka is scheduled to open April 13 on Yumeshima, an artificial island on Osaka Bay, and run for six months [...]
SEOUL, March 18 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea will try to inch closer to a spot in the 2026 FIFA World Cup this week without their best defender. South Korea will face Oman at 8 p.m. Thursday at Goyang Stadium in Goyang, some 20 kilometers northwest of Seoul, in the third round of the Asian [...]
SEOUL, March 18 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean low-cost carrier (LCC) Eastar Jet Co. said Tuesday it will add a physical fitness test category in its cabin crew hiring process starting this year. The addition aims to assess the essential physical strength of cabin crew members, as they are responsible for handling emergency situations during [...]
SEOUL, March 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Only about half of large companies in South Korea operated an environmental, social and governance (ESG) committee last year, reflecting their commitment to sustainable growth, a report showed Tuesday. According to the report by corporate research firm Leaders Index, 194 companies, or 53.7 percent, of 361 companies with available [...]
SEOUL, March 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Celltrion Inc., a major South Korean biopharmaceutical firm, said Tuesday it aims to achieve 5 trillion won (US$3.46 billion) in sales this year, helped by an expanded biosimilar lineup. The annual target is 40.5 percent higher than the record high of 3.56 trillion won it posted last year. The [...]