SEOUL, Dec. 28 (Korea Bizwire) – On December 26, a video released by the Israeli Embassy in South Korea on its official social media account stirred significant controversy. The video, which depicted a simulated Hamas attack on South Korea, was set in Seoul, and was taken down within a day due to the escalating controversy. Numerous [...]
GENEVA/WASHINGTON, Dec. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Pope Francis expressed hope for efforts to foster lasting peace on the Korean Peninsula through “dialogue and reconciliation” in his Christmas message on Monday, amid tensions heightened by North Korea’s recent missile launches and tough rhetoric. The pontiff delivered the message during his “Urbi et Orbi” — or “to [...]
TOKYO, Dec. 26 (Korea Bizwire) – On December 25, it was reported that the Japanese government is actively working to broaden its exports of scallops, redirecting its focus to South Korea. This move comes in response to China’s comprehensive ban on Japanese seafood imports, triggered by the release of contaminated water (referred to as “treated water” [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 25 (Korea Bizwire) – The number of South Koreans studying in China shrank 78 percent this year from six years earlier, data showed Monday, amid China’s stringent COVID-19 border shutdown and the slowing growth of the world’s second-largest economy. The number of South Koreans who were studying in Chinese colleges, graduate schools and [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 17 (Korea Bizwire) – A U.S. nuclear-powered submarine arrived in South Korea on Sunday, Seoul’s defense ministry said, amid concerns North Korea could launch an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) this month. The USS Missouri (SSN-780), a Virginia-class attack submarine, entered a key naval base in Busan, 320 kilometers southeast of Seoul, earlier in [...]
WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Prospects for the resumption of dialogue between the United States and North Korea appear to be growing dimmer as Washington’s diplomatic overtures have fallen on deaf ears, fanning skepticism about bilateral reengagement. Deepening skepticism in Washington was highlighted last week when Kurt Campbell — President Joe Biden’s top Indo-Pacific [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Saudi Arabia is open to partnering with South Korea in joint mine investments in third countries to help Seoul strengthen its supply chain resilience involving rare earth minerals, a senior Riyadh official said Thursday. In an interview with Yonhap News Agency held in Seoul, Bandar Alkhorayef, Saudi minister of [...]
ROME, Dec. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s culture ministry will continue to work with the Vatican to utilize culture as a bridge for world peace and harmony, Seoul’s culture minister has said, as the two countries celebrate the 60th anniversary of their diplomatic ties. Yu In-chon made the remarks during a Mass held in [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Korea (CBCK) held a special Mass here Monday to commemorate the 60th anniversary of diplomatic ties between South Korea and the Holy See. In a message sent to the Mass at Myeongdong Cathedral in downtown Seoul, Pope Francis expressed hope that the two sides [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — President Yoon Suk Yeol and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi have exchanged congratulatory messages marking the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries, the foreign ministry said Monday. In the message marking their establishment of formal ties on Dec. 10, 1973, Yoon said the [...]