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 [...]
SEJONG, March 18 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean Industry Minister Ahn Duk-geun is set to meet with the governor of Alaska next week in Seoul and discuss Seoul’s possible participation in the gas pipeline project in the U.S. state, diplomatic sources said Tuesday. Ahn plans to hold a face-to-face meeting with Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy, [...]
WASHINGTON, March 4 (Korea Bizwire) — U.S. President Donald Trump is set to say Tuesday that South Korea, Japan and other countries want to be partners as his administration is working on a natural gas pipeline in Alaska, according to excerpts of his planned address to a joint session of Congress. The White House released [...]
SEJONG, March 4 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea has expressed interest in joining hands with the United States and Japan for the gas pipeline development project in Alaska as part of efforts to improve its trade relations with U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration, sources said Tuesday. Seoul’s Industry Minister Ahn Duk-geun delivered such an intention [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Electronics Co., South Korea’s No. 2 home appliance maker, said Monday it has partnered with universities in the U.S. state of Alaska to develop high-performance heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) products that operate efficiently in extreme cold conditions. The company said it has formed a consortium with [...]
SEOUL, March 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Residents in Hawaii and Alaska, among U.S. citizens, are the most sensitive to North Korean developments, with the number of searches with the keyword “North Korea” the highest among the states, a U.S. broadcaster reported Wednesday. Hawaii and Alaska, among U.S. states, are U.S. territories located closest to North Korea, and thus their residents are the most responsive whenever North Korean issues hit newsstands, Voice of America (VOA) said. Last Tuesday, U.S. Rep. Joe Wilson (R-S.C.) also told [...]