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S. Korea Completes Environmental Assessment of U.S. THAAD Missile Defense Base

S. Korea Completes Environmental Assessment of U.S. THAAD Missile Defense Base

SEOUL, June 21 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea completed an environmental impact assessment of a U.S. THAAD missile defense unit in a southern county Wednesday, the defense and environment ministries said, clearing the way for its full-fledged deployment. The Yoon Suk Yeol administration has been pushing for the “normalization” of the Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense [...]

Gov’t Plans to Install Electromagnetic Wave Detectors Near THAAD Base Next Year

Gov’t Plans to Install Electromagnetic Wave Detectors Near THAAD Base Next Year

SEOUL, Nov. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s defense ministry has selected a successful bidder in its project to acquire and install electromagnetic wave detectors around the THAAD missile defense base in a southeastern county, officials said Sunday. The ministry is to receive the delivery of eight electromagnetic wave detectors by April 28, 2023, under [...]

G-Dragon Becomes 1st Korean Artist to Win Chinese Ad Deal Since THAAD Fallout

G-Dragon Becomes 1st Korean Artist to Win Chinese Ad Deal Since THAAD Fallout

SEOUL, May 4 (Korea Bizwire) — G-Dragon became the first South Korean celebrity to sign a corporate endorsement deal with a Chinese company following Beijing’s virtual ban on “hallyu,” or South Korean pop culture, since 2016, the singer’s agency said Monday. The singer-rapper of K-pop act BIGBANG recently signed a deal with Chinese bottled water [...]

Tourists from Well-off Regions in China Returning to S. Korea

Tourists from Well-off Regions in China Returning to S. Korea

SEOUL, Dec. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Chinese visitors from Shanghai, Guangdong Province, and economically advanced areas in China coming to South Korea have surged in number. Diplomatic sources argue that travel exchanges between China and South Korea are on the verge of recovery as China is gradually lifting its travel restrictions to South Korea originally [...]