PYEONGYANG, Mar. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Just like in Seoul, a bike sharing service is the hottest trend in Pyeongyang. According to the Choson Sinbo, a North Korean newspaper, a bike sharing service is currently being trialed in the North Korean capital, with a total of five rental stations in operation on Kwangbok Street. Another local [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 8 (Korea Bizwire) – January 8, 2018 marks the North Korean Fearless Leader’s 34th birthday, but the wishing of many happy returns appears to be happening only behind closed doors as all remains quiet on the Northern front. In the pre-noon hours of the day, none of the various mouthpieces of the communist [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean President Moon Jae-in ruled out the possibility of redeploying U.S. nuclear weapons in the country Thursday, CNN reported. In an interview with the U.S. cable news channel, he warned it could lead to a nuclear arms race in Northeast Asia. “I do not agree that South Korea [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — Anticipation is building for the 2017 Seoul Biennale of Architecture and Urbanism that will open at the Dongdaemun Design Plaza on August 2, due to a 36-square-meter model of a Pyeongyang apartment being built as part of the exhibit. To the experienced eye, the first thing to observe from [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — North Korea said Friday that more than 70 countries and regions have applied to attend the North Korea-led International Taekwondo Federation’s (ITF) championships to be held in Pyongyang later this month. Preparations for the championships slated for Sept. 15-21 are in the final stage, according to the Korean Central [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — Facing a bellicose northern neighbor that fires missiles, tests nukes and habitually threatens a war of annihilation, South Korea may look like a dangerous flashpoint to the eyes of outsiders. But the country has been inured, or resigned, to the perennial threats from North Korea for decades. So small [...]
SEOUL, Nov.11 (Korea Bizwire) – A tourist package that provides an aerial tour of Pyeongyang has been launched. The Swedish travel agency ‘Korea Konsult’ (www.koreakonsult.com), which caters to tourists wanting to visit North Korea, made an announcement on its homepage that it is providing foreign tourists who visit North Korea with a special opportunity to [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 21 (Korea Bizwire) - Curiosity is mounting over when “5 p.m., August 22″ will be. North Korea has set an ultimatum that South Korea should either stop its propaganda broadcasting, or else be subject to military action. The message was sent on August 20, around 5 p.m. However, controversy has arisen with regards [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 21 (Korea Bizwire) – The Korean government is planning to operate a cross-country railroad on the Korean peninsula and develop links to the Trans-Siberian Railroad (TSR), according to a report to President Park Geun-hye from the Ministry of Unification, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of National Defense and the Ministry of Patriots’ [...]