SEOUL, Aug. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — The American economy is likely to bounce back quickly once the COVID-19 pandemic subsides, former U.S. President Barack Obama has said during an interview with a Korean media outlet. “As soon as the public health situation improves … I think the possibility of bouncing back more quickly rather than [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 6 (Korea Bizwire) – Former U.S. President Barack Obama will make his first appearance as a guest of a South Korean television program on Friday to share his personal life story, a local cable channel said. According to tvN, a cable channel specialized in entertainment, Obama will connect to the channel’s late night [...]
SEOUL, March 12 (Korea Bizwire) — The Supreme Court on Thursday approved a lower court’s not guilty verdict for a South Korean man accused of posting threatening messages on the White House website in 2015. The 38-year-old man, identified only as Lee, was indicted in 2015 on charges of posting two separate messages indicating an [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — Former U.S. President Barack Obama selected “Burning”, a South Korean movie directed by Lee Chang-dong, as his movie of the year. USA Today reported on Friday that Obama posted lists of books, movies, and songs on his Facebook and Instagram account as part of his personal tradition which began [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 6 (Korea Bizwire) – Kakao Talk is South Korea’s most popular messaging application, boasting 50 million active monthly users around the world. Among the dozen or so notification sounds offered by the app is “Obama Talk”, which was taken from an actual speech made by former U.S. president Barack Obama, where he mentioned [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 13 (Korea Bizwire) – North Korean mouthpieces on Friday bashed the outgoing U.S. President Barack Obama, claiming he is now leaving the White House as a loser in his confrontation with North Korea. In an article titled “History of (the United States’) One-sided Nuclear Blackmailing That Has Come to an End,” the Rodong [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 18 (Korea Bizwire) – Hillary Clinton’s policy on North Korea is likely to be tougher than that pursued by President Barack Obama in the event she becomes the next president of the United States next month, an official said Monday. Chung Chong-wook, vice chairperson of the Presidential Committee for Unification Preparation, said Clinton [...]
SEOUL, April 14 (Korea Bizwire) — CL, a member of popular South Korean girl group 2NE1, ranked No. 2 on TIME magazine‘s online voting for its 100 most influential people of 2015 list, according to the magazine’s website Tuesday. Russian President Vladimir Putin ”edged out rapper-singer CL to claim the number one spot with 6.95 percent [...]
“It is my understanding that the U.S. government, lawmakers, scholars and the press shared a very solid consensus about the issue of the shared history between South Korea and Japan. The U.S. puts significance on its alliance with Seoul in terms of strategic values … So I’d like to say that we deserve to have [...]
“It’s not hard for a political leader anywhere to earn cheap applause by vilifying a former enemy. But such provocations produce paralysis, not progress. To move ahead, we have to see beyond what was to envision what might be.” - Wendy Sherman, U.S. Under Secretary of State “Washington will soon lose its status as the [...]