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Foreign Ministry Providing Consular Assistance to S. Korean National Arrested in Russia

Foreign Ministry Providing Consular Assistance to S. Korean National Arrested in Russia

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 [...]

S. Korea, U.S., Japan Hold Talks on Export Control Coordination against Russia

S. Korea, U.S., Japan Hold Talks on Export Control Coordination against Russia

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 [...]

U.S. Official Stresses Cooperation with S. Korea, Japan over N.K.-Russia Military Cooperation

U.S. Official Stresses Cooperation with S. Korea, Japan over N.K.-Russia Military Cooperation

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — A U.S. diplomat on Monday highlighted America’s commitment to working in tandem with South Korea and Japan to address growing military cooperation between North Korea and Russia, which he said serves only to prolong Moscow’s war in Ukraine. Speaking at a forum, Robert Koepcke, deputy assistant secretary of state [...]

Eurasia Group Calls N. Korea, Russia, Iran ‘Axis of Rogues’ in 2024 ‘Top Risk’ Forecast

Eurasia Group Calls N. Korea, Russia, Iran ‘Axis of Rogues’ in 2024 ‘Top Risk’ Forecast

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — A U.S.-headquartered political risk consultancy named North Korea, Russia and Iran an “axis of rogues” in a report on its forecast of this year’s “top risks” on Monday, warning their deeper alignment and mutual support will pose a growing threat to global stability. Eurasia Group released the “Top Risks [...]

Hyundai Motor Chooses to Divest Russian Plant Temporarily Halted Amidst Ukraine Conflict

Hyundai Motor Chooses to Divest Russian Plant Temporarily Halted Amidst Ukraine Conflict

SEOUL, Dec. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – Hyundai Motor Co., South Korea’s largest automaker, said Tuesday it decided to sell its Russian manufacturing plant, which has been suspended due to the impact of the Russia-Ukraine war. The company said in a regulatory filing that the sale of Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Rus LLC in Saint Petersburg, Russia, was approved in an extraordinary board meeting held earlier in the day. The board also decided to sell General Motors [...]

S. Korean, British FMs Condemn N. Korea-Russia Arms Trade

S. Korean, British FMs Condemn N. Korea-Russia Arms Trade

SEOUL, Nov. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Foreign Minister Park Jin held talks with his British counterpart to discuss growing North Korean threats and ways to boost their bilateral relations, Seoul’s foreign ministry said Thursday. In the breakfast meeting held in London on Tuesday (local time), Park and Foreign Secretary David Cameron voiced concerns over North [...]

N. Korea’s Claimed Success in Spy Satellite Launch Raises Possibility of Russian Assistance

N. Korea’s Claimed Success in Spy Satellite Launch Raises Possibility of Russian Assistance

SEOUL, Nov. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — North Korea’s claimed success in placing its first military reconnaissance satellite into orbit on its third attempt has raised the possibility it could have received technological assistance from Russia. North Korea said a new type of Chollima-1 space rocket successfully put the Malligyong-1 satellite into orbit on Tuesday night, [...]

U.S. Expert Voices Concern over N.K.’s Cooperation with Russia, Abandonment of Decadeslong Effort to Normalize Ties with U.S.

U.S. Expert Voices Concern over N.K.’s Cooperation with Russia, Abandonment of Decadeslong Effort to Normalize Ties with U.S.

SEOUL, Nov. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has made concerning “strategic” changes in the regime’s decadeslong effort of seeking normalization with the United States, turning to Russia and China for cooperation instead, an American expert said Tuesday. Siegfried Hecker, an emeritus professor at Stanford University known for his direct experience with [...]

Middle East Instability, Russia’s War Raise Questions over U.S. Ability to Address Multiple Crises

Middle East Instability, Russia’s War Raise Questions over U.S. Ability to Address Multiple Crises

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Escalating tensions in the Middle East and Russia’s protracted war in Ukraine are raising anew consequential security questions over whether the United States can respond to a third crisis concurrently should it arise on the Korean Peninsula, the Taiwan Strait or elsewhere. After the war between Israel and Hamas [...]

NK leader Vows to Build ‘Forward-looking’ Ties with Russia in Talks with FM

NK leader Vows to Build ‘Forward-looking’ Ties with Russia in Talks with FM

SEOUL, Oct. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has vowed to build a “forward-looking” and “far-reaching” relationship with Russia during his meeting with its foreign minister, state media said Friday, as the two countries move to strengthen military ties amid speculation over their suspected arms deal. Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov made [...]