SEOUL, Nov. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Nearly half of South Koreans believe that there will be no major impact on inter-Korean relations when U.S. President-elect Joe Biden takes office early next year, a poll showed Monday. In the Realmeter survey of 500 people nationwide, aged 18 or older, conducted last Friday on prospects for Seoul-Pyongyang [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — North Korea’s brutal killing of a South Korean official drifting near the maritime border is expected to throw the already-frayed inter-Korean relations into an abyss, possibly forcing the government to halt all envisioned reconciliation efforts amid public outrage, experts said Thursday. They, however, urged the government to take a [...]
SEOUL, May 21 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean banks are redoubling efforts to tap into possible business opportunities in North Korea in the wake of a recent thaw in inter-Korean relations, sources said Monday. The two Koreas held a historic summit in late April, adopting a joint declaration that focuses on working toward a complete [...]
SEOUL, June 30 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea on Friday expressed concerns that some foreign media outlets’ “groundless” reports could hamper inter-Korean relations, apparently pointing to a Japanese report on Seoul’s alleged attempt to implement regime change in North Korea. Japan’s Asahi Shimbun said Monday that the administration of former South Korean Park Geun-hye attempted [...]