SEOUL, Nov. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea on Thursday handed over the remains of 25 Chinese troops killed during the 1950-53 Korean War to China, Seoul’s defense ministry said, marking the 10th repatriation of its kind. The remains were returned in a ceremony at Incheon International Airport, west of Seoul, attended by Vice Defense [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — The remains of 25 Chinese troops killed in the 1950-53 Korean War will be sent to their home country next week, the defense ministry said Friday, marking the tenth repatriation of its kind. A ceremony for the handover of the remains will take place at Incheon International Airport, just [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s beer imports from China plunged more than 40 percent last month from a year earlier following the release of a viral video showing a man urinating into a tank at Tsingtao Brewery, the customs office said Thursday. The amount of beer imports from China fell 43 percent [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 10 (Korea Bizwire) – In response to the controversy surrounding the illegal distribution of the Netflix original series ‘Doona!’ and the JTBC drama ‘Strong Girl Nam-soon,’ professor Seo Kyung-duk from Sungshin Women’s University stated, “It’s time for the Korean government to take action.” On Thursday, Suh expressed on social media that it’s not an [...]
WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s Unification Minister Kim Yung-ho renewed calls Monday for China to help North Korean defectors move to a country of their choice and ensure their human rights are protected based on the “international norm.” Kim made the remarks in a keynote speech read out by an aide to [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s Vice Defense Minister Kim Seon-ho will attend an international defense forum in China next week for talks on regional security, defense officials in Seoul said Wednesday. Kim, who took office last week, will take part in the Xiangshan Forum, which will run from Sunday through Tuesday, in [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Korean economy is forecast to be on a recovery track next year but the pace will be “very gradual” as China’s significant economic slowdown and a recession in the United States would hinder the growth of its exports, a senior Fitch Ratings analyst said Friday. Jeremy Zook, [...]
WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea, the United States and Japan established a trilateral communication hotline, a senior Seoul official said Monday, in another sign of progress in their three-way security cooperation amid North Korea’s evolving military threats and China’s increasing assertiveness. The establishment of the hotline came after President Yoon Suk Yeol [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — The unification ministry said Thursday it is working to verify speculation that China sent back hundreds of North Korean defectors earlier this week, stressing that any North Korean refugees should not be repatriated to the North against their will. China forcibly repatriated around 600 North Korean defectors detained in [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 11 (Korea Bizwire) – A South Korean politician urged the government on Tuesday to urgently devise measures to prevent Chinese companies from releasing imitated versions of K-foods, as some Chinese companies imitate not only the brand name and packaging but also use the Korean language on their products. Lee Yang-soo, a lawmaker from the [...]