SEOUL, April 10 (Korea Bizwire) — The leak of purported U.S. documents containing information gleaned from eavesdropping on allies like South Korea has put Seoul in an awkward situation as it came just about two weeks before President Yoon Suk Yeol goes on a state visit to Washington. According to reports from The New York [...]
WASHINGTON, July 25 (Korea Bizwire) — U.S. President Joe Biden was given an honorary Korean name of Bae Ji-sung on Monday as part of a weeklong commemoration to mark the end of the Korean War 69 years ago. The U.S. leader was given the name by the Republic of Korea (ROK)-U.S. Alliance Friendship Association. “We, the [...]
WASHINGTON, May 26 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean boy group BTS will meet with U.S. President Joe Biden at the White House next week to discuss ways to deal with rising anti-Asian hate crimes in the U.S., the White House said Thursday. “On Tuesday, May 31st, global K-pop phenomenon and Grammy-nominated musical group from the Republic [...]
SEOUL, May 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Park Ji-hyun, the 26-year-old co-head of the main opposition Democratic Party’s (DP) interim leadership committee, said Tuesday that U.S. President Joe Biden wished her to be a “bigger politician.” Park and Biden met during the state dinner that President Yoon Suk-yeol hosted at the National Museum of Korea for [...]
SEOUL, May 23 (Korea Bizwire) — In meeting with first lady Kim Keon-hee for the first time this past weekend, U.S. President Joe Biden had a few good words to say, according to sources Monday. Biden was greeted by first lady Kim Keon-hee when he arrived at the National Museum of Korea for a state [...]
SEOUL, May 22 (Korea Bizwire) — President Yoon Suk-yeol and U.S. President Joe Biden visited an Air Force operations center Sunday on the last stop of Biden’s three-day trip to South Korea, underscoring the allies’ readiness against threats from North Korea. The two visited the Korean Air and Space Operations Center (KAOC), which is situated [...]
WASHINGTON, May 21 (Korea Bizwire) — U.S. President Joe Biden’s trip to South Korea for early summit talks with his new counterpart reflects Washington’s focus back on the region in its national security strategy and hope for Seoul’s greater role in pending challenges, including North Korean threats and the raging war in Ukraine, experts here [...]
SEOUL, May 20 (Korea Bizwire) — President Yoon Suk-yeol and U.S. President Joe Biden toured a Samsung Electronics chip plant together on Friday, demonstrating their commitment to expanding the alliance between the two countries beyond the security sphere to global supply chains and other key areas. The two met at the facility in Pyeongtaek, 70 [...]
SEOUL, May 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Over half of South Koreans positively evaluated last week’s summit meetings between President Moon Jae-in and U.S. President Joe Biden, a poll showed Wednesday. In the Realmeter poll of 2,004 adults conducted nationwide Monday and Tuesday, 56.3 percent said the Moon-Biden summit meetings went “well.” Of the positive reviews, [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — About 73 percent of South Koreans are positive about incoming U.S. President Joe Biden holding a summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un either unconditionally or in case of real progress in nuclear negotiations, a survey showed Wednesday. According to the poll conducted by the state-run Korea Institute for [...]