WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s Unification Minister Kim Yung-ho renewed calls Monday for China to help North Korean defectors move to a country of their choice and ensure their human rights are protected based on the “international norm.” Kim made the remarks in a keynote speech read out by an aide to [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Korea Bizwire) – The foreign ministry expressed gratitude Friday to countries near the besieged Gaza Strip for their efforts in helping a South Korean family evacuate from the war-torn region via a border crossing into Egypt. “The government expresses gratitude to the governments of Qatar, Egypt and Israel for their efforts in [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — President Yoon Suk Yeol highlighted the risks of disinformation as he attended the global AI Safety Summit by videoconference from Seoul, his office said Friday. Yoon took part in the inaugural event held at Bletchley Park in central England on Thursday (local time) to discuss global cooperation measures for [...]
WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Escalating tensions in the Middle East and Russia’s protracted war in Ukraine are raising anew consequential security questions over whether the United States can respond to a third crisis concurrently should it arise on the Korean Peninsula, the Taiwan Strait or elsewhere. After the war between Israel and Hamas [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — A Japanese aircraft was bringing a group of South Korean nationals, along with Japanese nationals, from Israel, Seoul’s foreign ministry said Friday, the second such flight Japan has offered after South Korea brought Japanese citizens home on its plane last month. The Air Self-Defense Force aircraft carrying 15 South [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Prime Minister Han Duck-soo visited Norway and Finland on the final legs of a five-nation tour aimed at rallying support for South Korea’s bid to host the 2030 World Expo, his office said Friday. Han arrived in Norway early Thursday (local time) after completing visits to Malawi, Togo and [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Prime Minister Han Duck-soo made an official visit to Cameroon as part of his five-nation tour of Africa and Europe to rally support for South Korea’s bid to host the 2030 World Expo and strengthen bilateral ties, his office said Thursday. Han arrived in the African capital city of Yaounde on [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea has signed a U.N. agreement on promoting the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction, joining the multilateral initiative to better protect the sea and marine ecosystem, the foreign ministry said Wednesday. South Korea became the 83rd signatory to the Agreement [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 30 (Korea Bizwire) –Three draft-eligible Russians, who have been stranded at Incheon International Airport for over one year unable to get asylum approval from the South Korean government, deserve humanitarian assistance from local authorities, the state human rights watchdog said Monday. The three Russian men have been living in the airport’s departure waiting [...]
WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — The John F. Kennedy Library Foundation on Sunday presented its annual prestigious award to South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida for their efforts to improve their countries’ relations, long plagued by historical issues. The foundation honored Yoon and Kishida with the special International [...]