SEOUL, July 29 (Korea Bizwire) — President Lee Jae Myung on Tuesday invited citizens to attend a ceremony next month symbolizing his appointment by the people. In a Facebook post, Lee said the “People’s Appointment Ceremony” will be held at Gwanghwamun Square in downtown Seoul on Aug. 15, shortly after the ceremony marking the 80th [...]
BUSAN, Jan. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Busan Mayor Park Heong-joon has received an official invitation to the inauguration ceremony of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, slated for Jan. 20, and he is carefully considering whether to fly to Washington, D.C., city officials said Tuesday. Park has become the first mayor of Busan to be invited to [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Chung Yong-jin, chairman of South Korean retail conglomerate Shinsegae Group, and a group of other South Korean business leaders will attend U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration ceremony later this month, officials said Wednesday. Chung has been invited to the inauguration ceremony slated for Jan. 20 (U.S. time) in Washington, [...]
SEOUL, May 8 (Korea Bizwire) — North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has sent a congratulatory message to Russian President Vladimir Putin for formally starting his fifth term as Moscow’s leader, state media said Wednesday, amid deepening military cooperation between the two nations. Putin began his fifth term Tuesday, extending his 24-year rule for another six [...]
SEOUL, May 10 (Korea Bizwire) — President Yoon Suk-yeol took the oath of office Tuesday, vowing to rebuild the nation on the foundation of a liberal democracy and market economy and offering to revive North Korea’s economy with an “audacious plan” should it take steps to denuclearize. In his inauguration address at the National Assembly [...]
SEOUL, May 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Incoming President Yoon Suk-yeol will shake hands and take selfies with people at the National Assembly plaza before walking up to the stage to take his oath of office, the chief of the inauguration committee said Sunday. Yoon will step out of his car as soon as he enters [...]
SEOUL, July 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Gen. Paul LaCamera took office as the new commander of U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) on Friday amid daunting security challenges on the Korean Peninsula and beyond. LaCamera, who most recently served as the U.S. Army Pacific commander, replaced Gen. Robert Abrams to lead the 28,500-strong American troops in South [...]