SEOUL, June 22 (Korea Bizwire) — The memoir of former U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton is feared to worsen distrust between the United States and North Korea amid their stalled nuclear diplomacy, as it reveals that President Donald Trump’s policy was driven by what Bolton calls “reelection calculations.” In his upcoming book, “The Room [...]
SEOUL, June 16 (Korea Bizwire) — The U.S. Embassy in Seoul said Tuesday that the Black Lives Matter banner hung on the facade of its building earlier this week was removed to “avoid misperception,” amid reports the removal came after President Donald Trump voiced displeasure. On Saturday, the embassy put up the banner, a symbol [...]
SEOUL, April 14 (Korea Bizwire) — A shipment of South Korean-made coronavirus test kits will depart for the United States early Wednesday, officials said, under arrangements made after U.S. President Donald Trump asked for medical supplies during a phone call with President Moon Jae-in last month, Two South Korean test kit makers have signed contracts [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Nuclear talks between the United States and North Korea remain in limbo a year after their no-deal summit in Hanoi, with their engagement hamstrung by mutual distrust, domestic politics and, most recently, Pyongyang’s focus on fending off an epidemic. The second summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — U.S. President Donald Trump has voiced displeasure over the Academy Awards’ decision to give this year’s best picture Oscar to the South Korean film “Parasite,” news reports said Friday. During a rally in Colorado on Thursday, Trump made the remarks about the Bong Joon-ho-directed film that won four Oscars [...]
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, Jul. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — More than six out of 10 South Koreans positively evaluate the historic meeting among the leaders of South Korea, the United States and North Korea in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) separating the two Koreas, according to a survey released on Wednesday. The survey, conducted by public pollster Realmeter with [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — South Koreans on Sunday expressed optimism that the peace process on the Korean Peninsula may quicken after the leaders of the United States and North Korea held a surprise meeting at the inter-Korean border village of Panmunjom. Earlier in the day, U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — The world’s spotlight was on the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) that separates the two Koreas and the truce village of Panmunjom on Sunday as U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un had a surprise encounter there. In accordance with the armistice agreement that ended the 1950-53 Korean [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday called for more balanced trade between Seoul and Washington, and requested South Korean firms expand their investment in the United States. During his visit to Seoul, Trump held a meeting with leaders of South Korean conglomerates, including Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong, [...]