SEOUL, Feb. 2 (Korea Bizwire) – U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis landed at Osan Air Base Thursday afternoon, becoming the first official from the Trump administration to visit South Korea. Mattis headed straight to the U.S. Forces Korea headquarters in Yongsan, Seoul, where he was briefed by USFK Commander Vincent Brooks on the security situation [...]
INCHEON, Feb. 1 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea has stopped issuing or extending visas for Chinese language instructors at the local branch of a Chinese non-governmental organization affiliated with its education ministry, sources said Wednesday. The Ministry of Justice has not issued or extended the one-year E-2 teaching visa for instructors at Confucius Institute in [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 1 (Korea Bizwire) – The number of Chinese tourists arriving in South Korea during the long Lunar New Year holiday significantly decreased compared to last year, local travel agencies said Wednesday. The number of Chinese visitors opting for South Korea as a tourist destination during the holiday season from Jan. 27 to Feb. [...]
BEIJING, Jan. 31 (Korea Bizwire) – An international cruise ship operator has cut the number of its services linking China directly with South Korea, a move deemed to be in line with Beijing’s retaliatory steps against Seoul’s planned installment of a U.S. anti-missile defense system, industry sources said Tuesday. According to the sources, MSC, which [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 31 (Korea Bizwire) – Defense chiefs of South Korea and the United States on Tuesday reaffirmed the planned deployment of an advanced missile defense system this year to counter growing threats from North Korea. Defense Minister Han Min-koo and U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis talked over the phone to confirm that the Terminal [...]
Seoul, Jan. 29 (Korea Bizwire) – Less Chinese tourists opted for Korea as a travel destination during the long Lunar New Year Holiday this year, Chinese media and travel agencies said Sunday. While as many as six million Chinese have gone or will go overseas during the holiday season from Jan. 27 to Feb. 2, [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 29 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s cultural and entertainment industries have been walking on thin ice for the past few months, as signs have continued to emerge that Beijing is going after Korea’s entertainers in protest of Seoul’s decision to bring in an American missile shield. On Tuesday, soprano Sumi Jo confirmed what [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 26 (Korea Bizwire) – Samgyetang, Korean chicken soup cooked with ginseng, started gaining popularity in China through trendy Korean television series. It took roughly ten years before the South Korean government successfully started exporting the dish in June of last year, when the first shipment to China departed. But the achievement was short [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 20 (Korea Bizwire) – Worries are growing that South Korean classical music might fall victim to the on-going diplomatic feud between Seoul and Beijing over a new anti-missile system called THAAD. According to the classical music industry Friday, the Chinese government has delayed issuing a visa to soprano Sumi Jo, without sufficient explanation. [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 20 (Korea Bizwire) – China has banned imports of South Korean air purifiers, industry sources said Friday, amid growing concerns Beijing is retaliating against Seoul’s move to install an advanced U.S. missile defense system. Air purifiers made by LG Electronics Inc., Shinil Co. and two other South Korean firms were listed as disqualified [...]