SEOUL, Aug. 11 (Korea Bizwire) – Fewer South Koreans said they think positively of Chinese President Xi Jinping this month compared to early July, a local public opinion poll showed Thursday. The result has been attributed to the growing diplomatic row between South Korea and China over the planned deployment of an advanced U.S. missile [...]
SEOUL, July 7 (Korea Bizwire) – Bad news for Hillary. You’re welcome, Donald. A recent big data analysis of public opinion in the United States revealed that Donald Trump has a ‘sizeable likelihood’ of winning the 2016 presidential election. The study was conducted by a research team from Sejong University, led by business administration professor [...]
SEOUL, June 1 (Korea Bizwire) – North Korea’s propaganda outlet on Wednesday hailed Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump’s claim that South Korea should pay more for the upkeep of American troops on its soil. DPRK Today called Trump a “wise” politician, saying that if the United States withdraws its troops from the Korean Peninsula, the [...]
WASHINGTON, May 24 (Korea Bizwire) – North Korea’s ambassador to Geneva reportedly downplayed U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump’s willingness to hold talks with the North’s leader, Kim Jong-un, as a gesture for campaign purposes. “It is up to the decision of my supreme leader whether he decides to meet or not, but I think his [...]
WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 (Korea Bizwire) – U.S. Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump said Monday that if elected president, he would try to have wealthy countries like South Korea, Germany and Saudi Arabia shoulder more of the cost for the upkeep of American troops stationed in those countries. It was the latest in a series of [...]
WASHINGTON, Jul. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — U.S. Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump has apparently criticized South Korea for relying on the U.S. for its defense while making a lot of money. Trump made the remark during a campaign speech in South Carolina on Tuesday, mentioning South Korea apparently as a nation similar to Saudi Arabia [...]