SEOUL, March 20 (Korea Bizwire) — The government has announced measures to eradicate the deeply rooted problem of illicit hiring of civil servants, and to boost the ratio of women to men in high-ranking positions in the public sector. Through these initiatives that are part of the plan for “government innovation”, President Moon Jae-in’s administration [...]
PYEONGCHANG, March 19 (Korea Bizwire) — The Olympic festival for the physically challenged that was the PyeongChang 2018 Paralympics had its closing ceremony on March 18. The background from which the Paralympics came into being is closely tied to the military during World War II. Initially intended as a means of rehabilitation for soldiers with [...]
SEOUL, March 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Leaders of South Korea’s major business groups and economic organizations will accompany President Moon Jae-in on his visit to Vietnam and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) next week to further strengthen economic cooperation, industry sources said Friday. Moon will visit Vietnam and the UAE between March 22 and 27 [...]
SEOUL, March 15 (Korea Bizwire) — First Lady Kim Jung-sook is a woman of her word. Leading up to the March 9 opening ceremony of the Paralympics, Kim issued a statement through Blue House deputy spokesperson Ko Min-jung declaring that she would “attend every event our country’s athletes compete in throughout the Paralympics if possible”. [...]
SEOUL, March 14 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Wednesday promised his country’s continued cooperation with the Asian Development Bank (ADB), hailing the bank’s role in the development of countries in the region. “ADB’s contribution to the development and growth of our Asian region has been great. I believe ADB’s role will continue to be very important in the [...]
SEOUL, March 9 (Korea Bizwire) – President Moon Jae-in on Friday hailed the agreed-upon summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un as a “historic milestone” for peace on the Korean Peninsula. Moon made the remark through his spokesman Kim Eui-kyeom after Trump agreed to meet with the North’s leader by [...]
SEOUL, March 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Despite repeated statements made by the governments of both South Korea and Japan declaring their intention to build a future-oriented relationship, conflicting views on previously arranged reparations for comfort women are continuing to be a point of contention. In his commemorative speech on March 1, the 99th anniversary marking [...]
SEOUL, March 2 (Korea Bizwire) – The South Korean squad for the PyeongChang Winter Paralympics was launched on Friday as athletes vowed to give their best at the quadrennial event. The delegation of 83 members, including 36 athletes, held the ceremony for the 2018 Winter Paralympic Games at Sejong Center in Seoul with some 180 [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 13 (Korea Bizwire) – President Moon Jae-in held summit talks with Latvian President Raimonds Vejonis on Tuesday and discussed ways to expand trade and investment between the two countries and increase cooperation on security issues like North Korea, officials said. Moon, in particular, asked for Latvia’s support for his efforts to build on [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean President Moon Jae-in and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe are set to hold bilateral talks Friday, amid a renewed dispute over Japan’s wartime sexual slavery of Korean women. The Moon-Abe summit will be held in PyeongChang, the host town of the 2018 Winter Olympic Games located some [...]