SEOUL, Apr. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — More than half of South Koreans believe the inter-Korean summit this Friday could have a positive impact on the relationship between the two Koreas. According to a survey conducted by the Korea Press Foundation, around 54 percent said that inter-Korean relations will improve following the much anticipated inter-Korean summit this [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Municipalities across South Korea are considering cooperation with North Korea including cultural exchanges ahead of major peace talks. Buoyed by the PyeongChang Winter Olympics and the upcoming peace talks, a number of local governments are toying with the idea of resuming economic and cultural exchanges with the North, which came [...]
SEOUL, April 23 (Korea Bizwire) – North Korea’s military has been switching off its loudspeaker broadcasts directed at South Korea in the border area in response to a similar decision by the South ahead of an inter-Korean summit this week, a government source said Monday. “The North Korean military had about 40 loudspeakers for anti-Seoul propaganda in the vicinity of the military demarcation line (MDL), [...]
SEOUL, April 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Britain has approved a new set of sanctions on North Korea that target ships and companies involved in alleged smuggling activities by the North, Radio Free Asia reported Friday. The U.S.-funded broadcaster said the British government Thursday added 15 ships, 21 companies and one individual to a list of [...]
SEOUL, April 4 (Korea Bizwire) — Veteran singer Cho Yong-pil, a key member of the South Korean artist troupe to Pyongyang, has suggested that music can serve as a tool for the two Koreas to communicate emotionally. The 160-member group returned home early Wednesday after staging two concerts in Pyongyang. “Just like the concert’s title, [...]
PYONGYANG/SEOUL, April 3 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean musicians will hold their second and last performance in Pyongyang on Tuesday, this time jointly with North Korean artists, amid thawing tension on the Korean Peninsula. The 160-member troupe will start the two-hour-long concert titled “Spring Comes” at 3:30 p.m. (South Korean time), about an hour earlier [...]
SEOUL, April 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Google is the most used Internet search engine in North Korea, with usage of software systems designed to search for information on the World Wide Web being very much limited in the country, Radio Free Asia reported Tuesday. Citing statistics from the Irish web analytics company StatCounter, the U.S.-funded [...]
PYONGYANG/SEOUL, April 3 (Joint Press Corps-Yonhap) – South Korea’s culture minister on Tuesday confirmed reports that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un proposed holding another performance in Seoul by a North Korean art troupe. “Chairman Kim said there should be another concert in the South since ‘Spring Comes’ was successful,” Do Jong-whan said during a meeting with South Korean reporters. [...]
SEOUL, April 2 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea set up a three-year plan to support North Korean defectors on Monday, including measures to help them secure stable jobs. The unification ministry said it approved a seven-point 2018-2020 plan to help refugees better adapt to South Korea. The plan seeks to provide stable jobs, help young [...]
PYONGYANG/SEOUL, April 2 (Joint Press Corps-Yonhap) – The schedule for another concert by a South Korean art troupe visiting Pyongyang has been fixed, Seoul officials said Monday. A 160-member South Korean art troupe, including 11 celebrated Korean pop musicians, plans to perform jointly with North Korean artists on Tuesday afternoon following a successful concert on Sunday. “It has been confirmed that the joint performance will begin at 4 p.m. (Pyongyang time),” a [...]