UISEONG, South Korea, March 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Firefighters on Friday raced to put out the main blazes in southeastern regions, helped by better visibility and cooler temperatures from overnight rain, as the nation is battling the worst wildlife disaster, which has claimed 28 lives so far. Fueled by strong winds and dry conditions, a [...]
SEOUL, March 28 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korea Customs Service (KCS) said Friday it has launched a special unit to “preemptively” protect domestic companies from potential fallout due to the latest tariff measures by the U.S. administration. The team aims to minimize anticipated disruptions stemming from U.S. President Donald Trump’s planned reciprocal tariffs, which are [...]
SEOUL, March 28 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea will work toward the prompt and safe repatriation of two North Koreans who were found adrift in waters south of the inter-Korean maritime border earlier this month, the unification ministry said Friday. “(The government) will have consultations with related bodies for the North Korean residents’ prompt and [...]
SEOUL, March 27 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea has called for all countries to submit their action plans for reducing gas emissions to tackle climate change, highlighting the need to speed up the implementation of the shared international goal under the Paris Agreement. Chung Kee-yong, ambassador for climate change, made the call at the 16th [...]
SEOUL, March 27 (Korea Bizwire) — With the Earth’s average temperature now 1.5 degrees Celsius higher than pre-industrial levels, climate change is no longer a distant threat but a force reshaping daily life in South Korea and around the world. Wildfires are becoming larger, more frequent, and less predictable. According to Korea’s National Forest Service, the [...]
SEOUL, March 27 (Korea Bizwire) — U.S. President Donald Trump’s recent announcement to levy 25 percent tariffs on all imported vehicles next month is expected to deal a heavy blow to South Korean carmakers, which largely depend on shipments to the United States, analysts said Thursday. Trump signed a proclamation to impose the new tariffs [...]
SEOUL, March 27 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s possible participation in the Alaska liquefied natural gas (LNG) project will likely be viewed “favorably” in tariff negotiations with the Donald Trump administration, Alaska’s governor has said. Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy made the remarks in a roundtable interview with Yonhap News Agency and other news outlets on [...]
SEOUL, March 27 (Korea Bizwire) — North Korea appears to have additionally dispatched at least 3,000 soldiers to Russia in January and February in support of Moscow’s war against Ukraine, South Korea’s military said Thursday. The assessment came amid concerns that North Korea and Russia’s deepening military alignment could lead to Moscow transferring advanced arms [...]
SEOUL, March 27 (Korea Bizwire) — North Korea on Thursday disclosed what appears to be an airborne early warning and control aircraft for the first time and said leader Kim Jong-un supervised tests of “suicide attack drones” equipped with artificial intelligence (AI) technology. The Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) published photos of the airplane while [...]
SEOUL, March 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Fatalities from multiple wildfires raging in southeastern South Korea over the past week have increased to 26, the government said Thursday. The Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasure Headquarters said the wildfires in the North and South Gyeongsang provinces have caused 56 casualties — 26 deaths, eight serious injuries and [...]