SEOUL, June 13 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea on Friday issued special travel advisories for Israel and parts of Iran amid escalating military tension between the two Middle East adversaries. The foreign ministry upgraded the existing Level 2 advisories in Israel and parts of Iran to Level 2.5 following Israel’s strikes targeting Iran’s nuclear program [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — About 140 out of some 180 South Koreans who entered Israel for a religious event have safely left the country, Seoul’s foreign ministry said Friday, amid escalating tensions between Israel and Lebanese militant group Hezbollah. For the remaining 40 others, the South Korean diplomatic mission in Israel is continuing [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 26 (Korea Bizwire) – About 180 South Korean nationals have entered Israel to attend a religious event, sources said Monday, amid escalating tensions in the region following a series of missile and air strikes exchanged between Israel and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah. South Korea’s diplomatic mission in Israel has learned of their [...]
SEOUL, May 9 (Korea Bizwire) – Demonstrations denouncing Israel erupted across Seoul on May 8, concentrated in university districts, as Israel initiated attacks on Rafah, the southernmost city in the Gaza Strip densely populated by Palestinian refugees. At Seoul National University, members of the pro-Palestinian student group Subak (Watermelon) set up a tent emblazoned with the [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 23 (Korea Bizwire) – A professor at Seoul National University’s College of Music who holds Israeli citizenship was recently referred to prosecutors on charges of damaging posters supporting Palestinian rights on the university’s Gwanak campus in February, according to the police. On April 22, the Gwanak Police Station in Seoul said it had referred [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – As the conflict between Israel and Palestine persists, K-pop artists find themselves inadvertently embroiled in the fallout from a boycott movement targeting companies perceived as pro-Israel. Recently, online communities buzzed with criticism towards Le Sserafim’s Huh Yun-jin for her consumption of Starbucks coffee, considered a trigger for the backlash due [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 28 (Korea Bizwire) – On December 26, a video released by the Israeli Embassy in South Korea on its official social media account stirred significant controversy. The video, which depicted a simulated Hamas attack on South Korea, was set in Seoul, and was taken down within a day due to the escalating controversy. Numerous [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — North Korea on Friday denounced Washington’s military support for Israel in its ongoing war with the Hamas militant group, calling the United States a “war merchant” that is aggravating the Middle East situation with weapons supply. North Korea has consistently sided with Hamas over the ongoing conflict and accused [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — A Japanese aircraft was bringing a group of South Korean nationals, along with Japanese nationals, from Israel, Seoul’s foreign ministry said Friday, the second such flight Japan has offered after South Korea brought Japanese citizens home on its plane last month. The Air Self-Defense Force aircraft carrying 15 South [...]
TOKYO, Oct. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — A Japanese air tanker has departed from Israel carrying dozens of its own nationals and 19 South Koreans, a Japanese media company reported Friday, in a move seen as reciprocation for Seoul’s help in bringing back Japanese people on its plane last week. The Air Self-Defense Force aircraft left [...]