SEOUL, Dec. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — A South Korean national residing in Australia traveled to North Korea and met with two nephews in October in the first privately arranged separated families reunion in five years, the South Korean unification ministry said Tuesday. The 80-something person, who also holds Australian citizenship, reported the North Korean trip [...]
SEJONG, Dec. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s trade ministry said Tuesday it will work closely with related government agencies and local businesses to avoid any disruptions in preparing for the launch of the new U.S. administration amid ongoing domestic political turmoil. Trade Minister Cheong In-kyo discussed such strategies with trade and international relations experts [...]
WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Korea-U.S. alliance “transcends any particular president,” a State Department spokesperson said Thursday, as the National Assembly is moving to vote on an impeachment motion against President Yoon Suk Yeol over his short-lived martial law imposition. Principal deputy spokesperson Vedant Patel made the remarks, voicing expectation that the [...]
WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — President Yoon Suk Yeol “badly misjudged” his short-lived imposition of emergency martial law this week, a senior U.S. diplomat said Wednesday, highlighting that South Korea’s past experience of similar events has a “deep” and “negative” resonance in the Asian country. Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell made the remarks [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — A new defense treaty signed by the leaders of North Korea and Russia in June came into force this week as the two nations have exchanged the treaty ratification instruments, state media reported Thursday. The comprehensive strategic partnership treaty went into effect Dec. 4, when the two sides signed [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — The United States Embassy in South Korea issued an emergency alert to its citizens Wednesday, warning the situation is “fluid” after the lifting of martial law and advising them to take safety precautions. The embassy posted the emergency information on its website a day after President Yoon Suk Yeol [...]
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea and the United States have put off key nuclear deterrence talks and a related exercise originally set to take place in Washington this week, a Pentagon spokesperson said Tuesday, after South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s short-lived declaration of emergency martial law. Seoul and Washington had planned [...]
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s short-lived declaration of martial law appeared to have taken the United States aback, pushing its officials to ensure the alliance with the long-trusted Asian ally is “ironclad” while voicing hope for a “peaceful” resolution. After Yoon made the surprise declaration of emergency martial [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 3 (Korea Bizwire) – President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law late Tuesday, citing escalating threats to national security and constitutional order. The announcement, delivered in an emergency address from the presidential office in Yongsan, invoked Article 77 of the South Korean Constitution, which permits martial law in cases of war, armed conflict, or [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 3 (Korea Bizwire) –Half of the citizens from eight countries regard the unification of South and North Korea as necessary, and North Korea giving up its nuclear weapons is cited as the top prerequisite for unification, a poll showed Tuesday. A total of 50 percent of respondents said the two Koreas should [...]