SEOUL, Aug. 4 (Korea Bizwire) – A Chinese visa agency that handled South Korean business travelers was stripped of its business license, a move that could be seen as a retaliatory measure undertaken by Beijing after South Korea’s decision to deploy an advanced United States missile defense system on its soil, a local source here [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 3 (Korea Bizwire) – North Korea on Wednesday fired off a ballistic missile into waters off its east coast, the South Korean military said, in an apparent show of force against the deployment of an advanced U.S. missile defense system. North Korea launched a missile into the East Sea from its western province [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 2 (Korea Bizwire) – Rumors and speculation that China will retaliate against Korean cultural content for the recent THAAD battery deployment decision is rapidly spreading through the entertainment industry. And although the majority of the rumors have turned out to be false, the industry, which relies heavily on the export of K-pop and [...]
HONGSEONG, South Korea, July 29 (Korea Bizwire) – China’s Tsingtao Brewery made a last-minute decision on July 19 not to partake in the Daegu Chimaek (chicken and beer) Festival, which kicked off on July 27 in Daegu, less than two weeks after the Korean government announced that it would deploy a THAAD battery in South [...]
SEOUL, July 26 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea will again check the electromagnetic waves coming from the powerful radar used in the advanced U.S. anti-missile system to help allay fears about the health risks associated with the equipment, the defense ministry said Tuesday. The move comes after the Ministry of National Defense carried out a [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 23 (Korea Bizwire) – The Defense Ministry on Saturday ruled out any change in the site for deploying an advanced U.S. anti-missile system amid no signs of progress in ending the standoff with angry residents near the site. Residents in the country’s southeastern county of Seongju began protesting after South Korea and U.S. [...]
SEOUL, July 21 (Korea Bizwire) – President Park Geun-hye on Thursday defended the recent decision by Seoul and Washington to deploy an advanced U.S. antimissile system here, stressing she won’t bow to “criticism and resistance” to protect the nation. Presiding over a session of the National Security Council, Park vowed to devise “all necessary measures” [...]
SEOUL, July 15 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea will respond firmly to all North Korean threats made against the deployment of the U.S. antimissile system on its soil, the government said Friday, making clear that the move is designed to counter Pyongyang’s evolving nuclear and missile capabilities. The Ministry of National Defense and the Ministry [...]
SEOUL, July 14 (Korea Bizwire) – Locals in Seongju County, which was chosen by the government Wednesday as the site for THAAD (Terminal High Altitude Area Defense) battery deployment, took to the streets vehemently criticizing the decision. There took place a similar protest in front of the defense ministry building in Seoul on the same day [...]
SEOUL, July 14 (Korea Bizwire) – President Park Geun-hye will convene a session of the National Security Council (NSC) on Thursday to discuss follow-up measures to the recent decision by Seoul and Washington to deploy an advanced U.S. antimissile system here, her office said. On Wednesday, the allies announced their official decision to deploy a [...]