SEOUL, Feb. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Six in 10 South Koreans expect some substantial outcome from the second summit between North Korea and the United States, slated for Feb. 27-28 in Vietnam, a poll showed Monday. In the survey of 501 South Korean adults nationwide conducted by pollster Realmeter last Friday, 62.5 percent issued an [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea signed a deal with the United States on Sunday to raise its contribution to the upkeep of American troops here by 8.2 percent this year. Top negotiators of the two sides inked the contract in Seoul, under which South Korea will pay 1.03 trillion won (US$890 million) [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea and the United States have postponed the announcement of plans for their combined springtime military exercises until after the second summit between Washington and Pyongyang slated for late this month, a government source said Friday. If the allies press ahead with their annual training programs, ongoing preparations [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Officials from the government and the ruling Democratic Party (DP) agreed Tuesday to conduct an investigation into the death of a young contract worker at a thermal power plant in December, party officials said. Kim Yong-gyun, a 24-year-old subcontract worker, was killed in a conveyor belt accident in mid-December [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — Harry Harris, the U.S. ambassador to South Korea, has apparently come to the fore in Washington’s call for more money from Seoul for its troops here, potentially taking a toll on Washington’s public diplomacy with its key regional ally. The two sides have been in a tug-of-war over how [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Nearly 340,000 people have signed a petition opposing the Moon Jae-in government’s nuclear phase-out policy and demanding the resumption of construction of the Shin Hanul 3 and 4 nuclear plants, its organizers said Monday. The organizers, led by the main opposition Liberty Korea Party (LKP) and civic groups, said [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean politicians are increasingly turning to YouTube to appeal to their constituents. Politicians reportedly check the number of YouTube followers of their competitors every day, holding study sessions with aides on YouTube broadcasting. ‘Oreunsori’, the main opposition Liberty Korea Party (LKP)’s official YouTube channel, kicked off the YouTube [...]
HANOI, Jan. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Lawmakers of South Korea and Vietnam will have their first friendly football match in Hanoi later this month, diplomats in Hanoi said Friday. Twenty-five South Korean lawmakers, including members of the South Korea-Vietnam Parliamentary Friendship Association, will make a four-day trip to Hanoi, beginning next Thursday, to hold various [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — President Moon Jae-in said Thursday that he plans to stick to his economic policies that are being criticized amid the slowing economy and tepid job creation, citing the need for sustainable growth. The president said that the government will make up for shortfalls if needed but that it will [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea on Friday released its own video clip to repudiate Japan’s claims over an escalating spat involving military radar, renewing calls for Tokyo to stop distorting facts and apologize over the incident. Seoul’s defense ministry posted the video clip on YouTube, a week after Tokyo released its own [...]