SEOUL, Feb. 13 (Korea Bizwire) – Euisun Chung, executive chair of Hyundai Motor Group, had an exchange with Donald Trump Jr., the eldest son of U.S. President Donald Trump, at a golf event in the United States, according to industry sources Thursday. According to the sources, Trump Jr. and his daughter, golfer Kai Trump, participated [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 13 (Korea Bizwire) – The unification ministry said Thursday that North Korea was dismantling a reunion facility for separated families inside its Mount Kumgang tourist area and urged Pyongyang to immediately stop. Koo Byoung-sam, spokesman at the South Korean ministry, also voiced “strong regrets” over North Korea’s move, vowing to consider legal steps [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — As the global coinage industry undergoes a paradigm shift from traditional currency to collectible and artistic pieces, South Korea’s state-run minting agency is looking to integrate its coin production with K-culture to develop a new high-value industry. The Korea Minting and Security Printing Corporation (KOMSCO) announced on February 12 [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 13 (Korea Bizwire) – North Korea demanded during inter-Korean talks in 1990 that South Korea dismantle a barricade it had installed along their border, calling it “a disgrace” to the Korean people, according to an official dossier declassified Thursday. The information was disclosed in the unification ministry’s official documents recording inter-Korean talks held [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 13 (Korea Bizwire) – Artist Yang Jung-uk has been named the winner of the Korea Artist Prize 2024 by the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (MMCA), the museum said Thursday. Through his kinetic sculptures crafted from wood, motors, lamps and threads, he creates movements that are both individual and perfectly rhythmic, [...]
TOKYO, Feb. 13 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea, China and Japan are close to finalizing the arrangements to hold a trilateral meeting of their top diplomats late next month, a report said Thursday. The meeting, set to be held in Tokyo, is most likely to take place March 22, Japan’s Asahi Shimbun daily reported, citing [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — As South Korean semiconductor manufacturers pivot toward high-bandwidth memory (HBM) chips in the artificial intelligence era, they face mounting uncertainties from aggressive Chinese competition and potential tariffs threatened by U.S. President Donald Trump. While analysts suggest that tariff impacts may be limited given the relatively small share of semiconductor exports [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 13 (Yonhap) – Ulsan HD FC will try to become only the second team to win four South Korea football titles in a row in the new K League 1 season that kicks off Saturday. After playing second fiddle to Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors for years, Ulsan have won the past three K League [...]
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – The United States is in talks with other countries on “reciprocal” tariffs, a White House official was quoted as saying on Wednesday, as President Donald Trump is pushing for tariffs on U.S. imports to match what other trading partners impose on U.S. exports. Kevin Hassett, director of the National [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 13 (Korea Bizwire) – The latest works by South Korean directors Bong Joon-ho and Hong Sang-soo will be screened at the Berlin Film Festival, which kicks off Thursday for an 11-day run. Hong’s latest film, “What Does That Nature Say to You,” has been chosen for competition at the prestigious event, scheduled to [...]