TOKYO/SEOUL, Dec. 23 (Korea Bizwire) – Fourteen years after the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster, radioactive contamination remains a serious issue for wild mushrooms harvested in eastern Japan, according to a report by Tokyo Shimbun on December 22. A recent investigation by a local citizens’ group revealed that 28% of 100 wild mushroom samples sourced from [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — Acting President Han Duck-soo said Friday that South Korea is ensuring no gaps in its security amid the ongoing impeachment turmoil by maintaining a watertight readiness posture with its ally the United States. Han made the remark during a meeting of senior government and ruling party officials, which was [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Acting President Han Duck-soo held phone talks with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Thursday and agreed to continue trilateral security cooperation with the United States to cope with the deepening military ties between North Korea and Russia, officials said. Han held the phone conversation with Ishiba after President [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s spy agency on Thursday said at least 100 North Korean troops dispatched to Russia for combat in Ukraine were killed and 1,000 injured, according to a lawmaker. In a closed-door briefing to the parliamentary intelligence committee, the National Intelligence Service (NIS) also said the Russian military has [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — The European Union (EU) has signaled a shift in its trade policy to strengthen its own industries, similar to that of the incoming U.S. administration under President-elect Donald Trump, posing challenges for export-oriented South Korean businesses, an industry report projected Wednesday. According to the report by the Korea International [...]
WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — A prominent U.S. expert has expressed his hope for Acting President Han Duck-soo to be a “source of stability” amid South Korea’s political turmoil, but warned that absent a fully elected president, Seoul could face a disadvantage in engaging with the administration of incoming U.S. President Donald Trump. Victor [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Chung Yong-jin, chairman of South Korean retail conglomerate Shinsegae Group, was set to meet with Donald Trump Jr., the eldest son of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, at the president-elect’s Florida resort this week, the group said Wednesday. Chung is visiting the Mar-a-Lago resort Tuesday and Wednesday (U.S. time) to [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea will make sure it has plans in place to engage with the incoming U.S. administration under President-elect Donald Trump, should stalled nuclear talks with North Korea resume, Seoul’s top diplomat said Wednesday. Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul made the remarks in a press conference with foreign correspondents in [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea faces tough challenges in advancing its alliance with the United States amid a political crisis from President Yoon Suk Yeol’s martial law decree earlier this month, with less than a month to go before U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s second term begins. Following last week’s parliamentary vote to [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Back in presidency, Donald Trump is expected to reopen direct talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un to address escalating military threats from the North. But clinching a deal would depend on whether Washington is willing to recognize Pyongyang as a nuclear state, experts said. Tackling security threats involving [...]