WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday condemned North Korea’s continued violation of U.N. Security Council (UNSC) resolutions, but reiterated his commitment to diplomacy to achieve the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula. Biden made the remarks in a speech at the U.N. General Assembly as a recent summit between North [...]
WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — President Joe Biden expressed his appreciation Monday to South Korea and other countries for helping achieve the return of five American citizens who were detained in Iran. Biden issued a statement celebrating their release under a rare swap deal with Tehran that reportedly saw around $6 billion in Iranian [...]
WASHINGTON, June 27 (Korea Bizwire) — A majority of South Koreans hold a positive view of the United States and President Joe Biden while more than seven out of every 10 South Koreans also believe the U.S. contributes to global peace and stability, a poll showed Tuesday. In a 23-nation survey conducted by the Pew [...]
WASHINGTON, March 7 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s upcoming trip to the United States will underscore the vital role South Korea can and seeks to play in dealing with various challenges in the Indo-Pacific region, U.S. experts said Tuesday. The trip will also likely lead to concrete steps or “deliverables” that can [...]
WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — U.S. President Joe Biden underscored the importance of a strong U.S.-South Korea alliance on Thursday, saying the countries are stronger when they work together. The U.S. leader also used the famous phase of U.S. Forces Korea, “Katchi Kapshida” or Let’s go together, in a statement released by the White House [...]
WASHINGTON/SEOUL, July 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Chey Tae-won, chairman of South Korea’s SK Group, on Tuesday unveiled an ambitious plan to invest an additional US$22 billion in the United States in a rare meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden. Biden welcomed the announcement, calling it one of the most “significant investments” ever seen in the [...]
SEOUL, April 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest memory chip producer, is likely to accelerate its investment in the United States as U.S. President Joe Biden urged more spending in the chipmaking sector to resolve the chip shortage and build up a stable supply chain, analysts here said Tuesday. Samsung was [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Shares of South Korean battery makers and renewable energy suppliers got a fresh boost Monday as investors bet on Joe Biden’s win in the U.S. presidential election with clean energy pledges. Biden’s green energy plan includes significant investments in charging infrastructure for electric vehicles (EVs) and updating government vehicle [...]