SEOUL, Dec. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Over 6 out of 10 South Korean university students think that a resolution of the North Korean nuclear issue is necessary to achieve the reunification of the two Koreas, a survey showed Tuesday. In the survey conducted by Seoul’s foreign ministry, Chung-Ang University and the Hyundai Research Institute on [...]
SEOUL, May 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Nearly 70 percent of South Korean youths think that reunification with North Korea is necessary, a survey showed on Thursday. According to the poll conducted by the National Youth Policy Institute, 67.8 percent of 3,228 elementary, middle and high school students replied that two Koreas need to reunify. Among [...]
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 [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 9 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s per capita income could plunge by up to 30 percent if the divided two Koreas are unified, a report showed Tuesday. In the report to assess a unified peninsula’s economic potential, the Korea Development Institute (KDI) estimated that South Korea’s per capita gross national income (GNI) could [...]
SEOUL, July 28 (Korea Bizwire) – It has been over 60 years since the Korean peninsula was divided in half following the cessations of hostilities between North and South Korea in 1953. The two sides signed an armistice that created the Korean Demilitarized Zone, but have yet to agree on a peace treaty. In the [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – The Financial Services Commission announced on November 18 its financial plan for the two Koreas’ reunification called “Korea’s Reunification & Financial Policy Task.” The Unification Finance Task Force, teamed up with the Ministry of Strategy and Finance, the Ministry of Unification and other research institutes, have studied for the last [...]