WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — A South Korean Navy cruise training group, including 151 naval cadets, arrived at a port in Maryland on Monday, for a visit to mark the 70th anniversary of the alliance between South Korea and the United States. ROKS Hansando (ATH-81), a training ship, and ROKS Hwacheon (AOE-59), a combat [...]
WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — The state of Maryland will open a new “Koreatown” this week with a new structure designed to symbolize the unity of the Korean-American community in the state, as well as its unity with other communities there, organizers said Friday. An opening ceremony will be held Saturday with State Gov. [...]
RALEIGH, N.C. and BALTIMORE, April 13 (Korea Bizwire) — PRA Health Sciences (NASDAQ: PRAH) and the Maryland State Medical Society (MedChi) announced today that Care Innovations, a PRA Health Sciences company, was selected by MedChi to be a preferred provider of remote patient monitoring, telehealth, and digital health services for its network of 22,000+ licensed [...]
WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan on Monday dismissed news reports that South Korean-made new coronavirus test kits were defective, saying the kits have been and continue to be “the cornerstone” of the state’s long-term testing strategy. “While the entire testing process has been a struggle at the federal and state levels, [...]
WASHINGTON, April 20 (Korea Bizwire) — The U.S. state of Maryland has purchased US$9 million worth of South Korean coronavirus test kits, enabling it to perform 500,000 tests, Gov. Larry Hogan said Monday. Hogan made the announcement during a press conference in the state capital of Annapolis alongside his Korean wife, Yumi, who he said [...]
WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — The Senate of the U.S. state of Maryland has adopted a resolution marking the 100-year death anniversary of a Korean activist who fought for independence from Japanese colonial rule. The resolution, passed Jan. 13 on Korean American Day, says the Senate offers its sincerest congratulations to Yu Gwan-sun, who [...]
SEOUL, April 6 (Korea Bizwire) – The U.S. state of Maryland declared April 5 as “Taekwondo Day” in an effort to promote the Korean martial art, the latest in a series of events underlining the affection Gov. Larry Hogan and his Korean-American wife have for Korea. Hogan, who calls himself a “hanguk sawi,” which means a [...]
SEJONG, Oct. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s state-run power monopoly said Friday that it has reached an agreement with Maryland to work together on the development of the new energy sector. The memorandum of understanding (MOU) signed in Annapolis on Thursday calls for the forging of close ties in such areas as smart grids, [...]