SEOUL, Feb. 9 (Korea Bizwire) – The 2018 Winter Olympics, which officially kicked off today in PyeongChang, face the risk of being politicized by world leaders amid heightened geopolitical tensions on the Korean peninsula. Playing politics at the Olympics is not entirely new, but the current political climate could see political agendas pushed by world leaders [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — President Moon Jae-in and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will hold a summit in PyeongChang, the alpine town that will host the upcoming Winter Olympics, the foreign ministry said Friday. Abe will fly to South Korea through Yangyang International Airport near PyeongChang to celebrate the Olympics, a ministry official [...]
SEOUL, April 18 (Korea Bizwire) – While Vice President Mike Pence visited the Demilitarized Zone to highlight the commitment of the U.S. to the security of the Korean Peninsula on Monday, the second lady, Karen Pence, visited Severance Children’s Hospital in Seoul as a daily art therapist. Mrs. Pence wore a name tag that read [...]
SEOUL, April 18 (Korea Bizwire) – U.S. Vice President Mike Pence said Tuesday that Washington will review and reform the free trade agreement with South Korea, citing “too many barriers” to U.S. businesses. The visiting vice president made the remarks during an American Chamber of Commerce meeting in Seoul. South Korea and the United States [...]