SEOUL, Nov. 9 (Korea Bizwire) – With American President Donald Trump now in China, having passed through South Korea on his Asia-wide tour, details of his visit – from his appearances down to what he ate – have become trending topics of interest. When it was reported that ballad singer Park Hyo-shin, a member of [...]
JAKARTA, Nov. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean President Moon Jae-in arrived here Wednesday on a three-day visit that will include a bilateral summit with his Indonesian counterpart Joko Widodo and talks with other top government and business leaders. His state visit to Jakarta is part of a three-nation Southeast Asia tour that will later [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 8 (Korea Bizwire) – U.S. President Donald Trump has said he would like to visit the Demilitarized Zone next time he’s in South Korea after his trip was canceled this morning due to foggy weather, a spokesperson for the National Assembly said. The spokesperson, who speaks for the South Korean parliament, said earlier today [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 7 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean President Moon Jae-in and his wife Kim Jung-sook on Tuesday will present traditional Korean stone bowls and brass spoons and chopsticks as gifts to visiting U.S. President Donald Trump and his wife Melania Trump after a state dinner, the presidential office said. Moon will host a state [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 6 (Korea Bizwire) – Donald Trump is set to meet with President Moon Jae-in in Seoul on Tuesday to discuss North Korea, the Korea-US free trade agreement and military cooperation, and the American president will also address the National Assembly during his two-day trip to South Korea. Trump’s trip to South Korea is the [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 27 (Korea Bizwire) – AGIO, a handmade footwear brand employing hearing-impaired workers, has relaunched its shoemaking business nearly four years after it filed bankruptcy in 2013, with plans to release new products next spring. The footwear maker, famous for its representation of hearing-impaired people, announced its foray back into the shoemaking industry after [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — President Moon Jae-in threw the ceremonial first pitch at the opening game of the Korean Series in the southern city of Gwangju on Wednesday. Moon, a well-known baseball fan, made a surprise appearance at the game between the Seoul-based Doosan Bears and the Kia Tigers, which marked the start [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 24 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean President Moon Jae-in and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe urged North Korea to give up its nuclear ambition Tuesday, saying the move will ensure a bright future for it. The renewed call came in a telephone conversation made by the South Korean leader to congratulate Abe on the outcome of the recent election in Japan. Abe’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party won 284 seats out ofthe total 465 seats at the House of Representatives, [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — President Moon Jae-in affirmed Tuesday that his government will fully implement the recommendation by a public debate commission regarding the fate of two unfinished nuclear reactors, noting the debate was never a matter of right or wrong. “I believe the debate was a chance to create a new mechanism [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — A majority of South Koreans support phasing out nuclear energy, a survey showed Monday, as President Moon Jae-in reiterated his commitment to shifting out of nuclear power into safer renewable energy. The Realmeter survey, conducted on 501 adults Friday, found that 60.5 percent back a nuclear phase-out policy while [...]