SEOUL, April 23 (Korea Bizwire) — The Belgian Embassy in Seoul received a deluge of angry public comments online on Friday for its ambassador’s failure to sincerely apologize over a recent assault incident involving his wife. On Thursday, the embassy released a statement on its Facebook page, in which it said Ambassador Peter Lescouhier sincerely [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Public chagrin is growing over some Chinese provincial authorities’ forcible anti-coronavirus quarantine measures against South Koreans, fueling criticism of Seoul’s cautious immigration controls and strengthening calls for broader entry bans on Chinese visitors. Despite Seoul’s entry ban limited only to China’s central Hubei Province at the center of the [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Two conservative lawmakers in South Korea lashed out at U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday for his recent remarks that appeared to ridicule its key Asian ally and disparage the joint military drills between the two countries. At a fundraising event on Friday, Trump reportedly boasted of his success [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Gimhae Arts and Sports Center’s Yunseul Gallery is holding an exhibit entitled ‘Asia Independent Art’ until the end of February, announced the gallery on January 27. The painting above, titled ‘AK47girl-wave,’ is by Taiwanese artist Chen Ching-Yao, and is one of the works featured in the exhibition. Some controversies arose [...]