SEOUL, Oct. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — The top nuclear envoys of South Korea and the United States are set to meet in Indonesia on Monday to discuss North Korea’s nuclear and missile developments, Seoul’s foreign ministry said. Kim Gunn, the special representative for Korean Peninsula peace and security affairs, will hold a bilateral meeting with [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — The defense ministry said Monday it will host an annual international security forum this week to discuss efforts to promote peace and cooperation, amid global security uncertainties highlighted by Hamas’ recent attack on Israel and Russia’s war in Ukraine. The three-day Seoul Defense Dialogue 2023 is set to kick [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea and the United States are expected to sign an arrangement aimed at bolstering bilateral security supply chains this month, Seoul’s arms procurement agency said Monday, amid the allies’ efforts to step up security cooperation. In a policy report for a parliamentary hearing, the Defense Acquisition Program Administration [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea experienced a gradual softening of an economic downturn on signs of improvement in production and exports of semiconductors and the upbeat service sector though external uncertainties linger, the finance ministry said Friday. “The economic slowdown has been gradually easing as the production and exports in the manufacturing [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 13 (Korea Bizwire) – A recent report has revealed that the annual average of foreigners suspected of criminal offenses in South Korea has risen to 36,000. According to data from the National Police Agency presented to the National Assembly during a national audit on Thursday, the number of foreigners arrested for crimes in [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — Prime Minister Han Duck-soo made an official visit to Denmark as part of his four-nation European trip to promote South Korea’s bid to host the 2030 World Expo in the southern city of Busan, his office said Thursday. Han arrived in Copenhagen on Tuesday (local time) for the second leg of [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea and Japan held vice-ministerial talks in Seoul on Thursday, the first such talks in nine years amid warming bilateral relations, as Japan was set to begin a second round of radioactive water discharge into the ocean. First Vice Foreign Minister Chang Ho-jin met his Japanese counterpart, Masataka [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — The government is set to begin a two-month crackdown next week on foreigners staying or working illegally in the country, the Ministry of Justice said Thursday. The crackdown, the third of its kind that will last through Dec. 9, will mainly focus on foreigners who work in entertainment services [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s Industry Minister Bang Moon-kyu met with a senior Greek official Thursday and discussed ways to boost bilateral cooperation on the eco-friendly shipbuilding industry and the overall economy, the industry ministry said. During a meeting with Kostas Fragogiannis, Greece’s deputy foreign and economic minister, Bang called for joint [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea wants to build a “healthy and mature” relationship with China, its top diplomat said Thursday, amid concerns over cooling bilateral relations as Seoul has been pushing for closer ties with the United States and Japan. Foreign Minister Park Jin made the remarks at a forum as the [...]