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Seoul Proposes Ambitious North Korea-Friendly Projects

Seoul Proposes Ambitious North Korea-Friendly Projects

SEOUL, Nov. 10 (Korea Bizwire) – During Thursday’s policy discussion for Seoul-Pyongyang cooperation, Seoul mayor Park Won-soon announced the city’s ambitious plans to establish friendly ties with North Korea, which included establishing a joint animation center in Pyongyang and inviting North Korea to the 2019 National Sports Festival.  The city’s “Grand Design” comes from mayor [...]

U.S. President-Elect Donald Trump Reaffirms Washington’s Security Commitment to S. Korea

U.S. President-Elect Donald Trump Reaffirms Washington’s Security Commitment to S. Korea

SEOUL, Nov. 10 (Korea Bizwire) – U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday reaffirmed Washington’s security commitment to South Korea during his telephone conversation with South Korean President Park Geun-hye, an official source said.  During the talks that lasted some 10 minutes, Trump was quoted as saying that the United States will maintain a “firm, strong” [...]

Trump May Seek to Complete OPCON Transfer to S. Korea: Victor Cha

Trump May Seek to Complete OPCON Transfer to S. Korea: Victor Cha

WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 (Korea Bizwire) – U.S. President-elect Donald Trump could try to complete the postponed transfer of the wartime operational control of South Korean forces from Washington to Seoul in an effort to reduce American security burdens, a top expert on Korea said Wednesday.  South Korea handed over control of its forces to the [...]

U.S. Military Conducts Civilian Evacuation Drill amid Growing Threats from North

U.S. Military Conducts Civilian Evacuation Drill amid Growing Threats from North

SEOUL, Nov. 8 (Korea Bizwire) – United States Forces Korea announced Monday that it recently practiced Courageous Channel, a military exercise gear towards evacuating American civilians from the peninsula in case of military emergency.  According to the Eighth United States Army, the Daegu-stationed 19th Expeditionary Sustainment Command rehearsed the operation from October 31 to November [...]

S. Korea Mulls Blacklisting Chinese Firm for Deals with N.K.: Sources

S. Korea Mulls Blacklisting Chinese Firm for Deals with N.K.: Sources

SEOUL, Nov. 1 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea is considering blacklisting a Chinese firm suspected of being involved in illicit deals with North Korea as part of efforts to prevent money from flowing into the communist state that is defiantly pursuing a nuclear weapons program, government sources said Tuesday.  The Seoul government is currently reviewing [...]

N. Korea Has 3.24 Mln Mobile Phones, 13 Subscriptions per 100 People: Research

N. Korea Has 3.24 Mln Mobile Phones, 13 Subscriptions per 100 People: Research

SEOUL, Oct. 26 (Korea Bizwire) – The number of mobile phones being used in North Korea came to 3.24 million as of July last year, a U.S. broadcaster reported Wednesday, citing the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency’s recently updated version of the World Factbook.  The Voice of America (VOA) said the North’s mobile phone subscriptions per [...]

U.S. Says N. Korea’s Launch of Musudan Missile Ends in Failure Again

U.S. Says N. Korea’s Launch of Musudan Missile Ends in Failure Again

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 (Korea Bizwire) – North Korea fired a Musudan intermediate-range ballistic missile on Thursday (Korean time), but the launch ended in failure, the U.S. Strategic Command said. “U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) systems detected what we assess was a failed North Korean missile launch” at 7 a.m. (Korean time) near the northwestern city of [...]