SEOUL, Nov. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — One Russian and one Vietnamese suspect were recently extradited to the United States after being apprehended in South Korea earlier this year, the justice ministry said Tuesday. The Russian is under investigation by U.S. authorities on suspicions of using ransomware to encrypt data at multiple U.S. companies and then [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 2 (Korea Bizwire) – North Korea’s foreign minister, currently visiting Russia for talks, said the strategic value of her country’s relations with Russia holds greater importance in the severe international political landscape, the country’s state media reported Saturday. Choe Son-hui made the remarks during her speech at a ceremony unveiling a plaque honoring [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — A joint exhibition aimed at promoting information technology exchanges between North Korea and Russia has opened in Pyongyang, the North’s state media said Wednesday, marking their first such event in 18 years. The exhibition, held at the People’s Palace of Culture, opened Tuesday, according to the Korean Central News [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — A pro-Russia Telegram account has posted a photo showing the Russian and North Korean flags side by side on a Ukrainian battlefield, indicating that North Korea has likely sent troops to support Russia in its prolonged war with Ukraine. The image, shared by a blogger named @rvvoenkor_bot on Monday, [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 17 (Korea Bizwire) – The South Korean Ministry of National Defense and the White House have voiced concerns over reports suggesting North Korea has sent troops to support Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, marking a potential escalation in military cooperation between Pyongyang and Moscow. On October 16, South Korea’s Defense Ministry stated they were “closely [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Five Russian university students have arrived in North Korea for a language program, marking Russian students’ first entry to Pyongyang after a four-year hiatus since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Russian Embassy in Pyongyang said Friday. The students from MGIMO University of the Russian Foreign Ministry visited [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 18 (Korea Bizwire) – As North Korea and Russia deepen ties across various areas, the two countries are now pursuing a joint project to safeguard the critically endangered Korean tiger, known as the Amur tiger, according to Russian officials. In comments reported by the state RIA Novosti news agency on June 17, Alexander Kozlov, [...]
SEOUL, May 8 (Korea Bizwire) – Hundreds of thousands of barrels of Russian naphtha, a crucial raw material for plastics and synthetic fibers, have been stranded at sea for over a week as South Korea, a major buyer, shuns cargoes from the nation following its invasion of Ukraine, according to Bloomberg. The standoff is a consequence [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — The foreign ministry said Tuesday it has been providing consular assistance to a South Korean national arrested in Russia reportedly on espionage charges. Russia’s TASS news agency reported Monday that South Korean citizen Baek Won-soon has been held in the Lefortovo detention facility in Moscow since late February, and [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea, the United States and Japan held inaugural director-level talks Thursday to discuss ways of enhancing trilateral cooperation on export controls in the commerce and industry sectors against Russia, Seoul’s industry ministry said. The inaugural Commerce and Industry Export Control Dialogue took place in Tokyo, as leaders of [...]