SEOUL, Oct. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — The top nuclear envoys of South Korea and the United States are set to meet in Indonesia on Monday to discuss North Korea’s nuclear and missile developments, Seoul’s foreign ministry said. Kim Gunn, the special representative for Korean Peninsula peace and security affairs, will hold a bilateral meeting with [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — The defense ministry said Monday it will host an annual international security forum this week to discuss efforts to promote peace and cooperation, amid global security uncertainties highlighted by Hamas’ recent attack on Israel and Russia’s war in Ukraine. The three-day Seoul Defense Dialogue 2023 is set to kick [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 15 (Korea Bizwire) – Japan’s top diplomat thanked her South Korean counterpart Sunday for helping Japanese nationals depart from Israel last week, Seoul’s foreign ministry said, amid the deadly conflict in the country with the Palestinian Hamas militant group. Yoko Kamikawa made the remark in phone talks with Foreign Minister Park Jin after [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 15 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea has joined a key donor group of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) for the first time after making major contributions last year, the humanitarian organization said Sunday. The country was recently included in the ICRC’s 2023 Donor Support Group, which consists of donors contributing [...]
WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 (Korea Bizwire) –The U.S. government on Friday officially issued a rule updating general authorizations for Samsung Electronics and SK hynix to keep supplying their China-based plants with certain U.S. semiconductor manufacturing equipment. The Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) announced the rule after it notified the Seoul government of [...]
WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 (Korea Bizwire) –North Korea has delivered more than 1,000 containers of military equipment and munitions to Russia in recent weeks for use in Ukraine, a White House official said Friday, lambasting burgeoning cooperation between Pyongyang and Moscow as a threat to regional stability. In a press briefing, John Kirby, National Security [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — North Korea on Friday dismissed speculation that the Hamas militant group used North Korean weapons for its surprise attack on Israel as “groundless,” accusing the United States of cooking up a false accusation against the North. Ri Kwang-song, a North Korean commentator on international affairs, said the U.S. is [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Prime Minister Han Duck-soo met with his Croatian counterpart during his official visit to Zagreb as part of his four-nation European trip and discussed ways to develop the comprehensive strategic partnership between the two countries, Han’s office said Friday. Han arrived in the Croatian capital Wednesday (local time) for the third [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — Prime Minister Han Duck-soo made an official visit to Denmark as part of his four-nation European trip to promote South Korea’s bid to host the 2030 World Expo in the southern city of Busan, his office said Thursday. Han arrived in Copenhagen on Tuesday (local time) for the second leg of [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea and Chile discussed ways Thursday to boost bilateral cooperation on a wider range of economic and industry fields as they marked the 20th anniversary of a bilateral tree trade agreement (FTA), Seoul’s industry ministry said. Some 100 government and corporate officials from the two nations held an [...]