WASHINGTON, Jul. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Former U.S. President Donald Trump’s formal nomination as the Republican flag-bearer this week is raising anew crucial policy questions over how he would deal with advancing North Korean threats, the alliance with South Korea and other high-stakes issues should he return to office. Both hope and concern have been [...]
WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Former President Donald Trump’s recent controversial remarks on the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is stoking a renewed yet consequential question for South Korea: Would America’s security commitment remain steadfast in the midst of seemingly unbridled North Korean threats? During a campaign rally in South Carolina on Saturday, Trump [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — A controversy has erupted in South Korea over U.S. President Donald Trump’s choice of words in a comment regarding South Korea’s sanctions on North Korea. Trump was responding to a reporter’s question about reports from Seoul that South Korea is considering lifting some sanctions against North Korea. “Well, they [...]
WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Former U.S. President Barack Obama mulled a preemptive attack on North Korea after its fifth nuclear test in 2016, according to a book released Tuesday. Obama was deeply disturbed to learn that North Korea had conducted its biggest-yet nuclear detonation on Sept. 9, 2016, with the North claiming the [...]
WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday hailed General Motors Co.’s decision to shut down a plant in South Korea, saying the carmaker will now “move back” to Detroit. GM announced the same day that it will close one of its four car assembly plants in South Korea by the [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 11 (Korea Bizwire) – Deputy Minister for Trade Kang Sung-chun left for the United States yesterday as South Korea looks to make one last push to encourage its second-largest trading partner to back off from imposing tariffs on solar panels and washing machines. Though fingers are crossed, the general mood is pessimistic, with [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 1 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea and the United States have not discussed any military options, including a naval blockade, against North Korea, an official from South Korea’s presidential office Cheong Wa Dae said Friday. The remarks came hours after President Moon Jae-in and U.S. President Donald Trump held their second telephone conversation [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 9 (Korea Bizwire) – Where Trump goes, his Twitter feed will follow, as the U.S. president has left a running diary of his stops in Japan and South Korea through a series of tweets. With the South Korean leg of his journey at a close, Trump heads to Bejiing, prompting curious observers to [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 8 (Korea Bizwire) – U.S. President Donald Trump has said he would like to visit the Demilitarized Zone next time he’s in South Korea after his trip was canceled this morning due to foggy weather, a spokesperson for the National Assembly said. The spokesperson, who speaks for the South Korean parliament, said earlier today [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 7 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean President Moon Jae-in and his wife Kim Jung-sook on Tuesday will present traditional Korean stone bowls and brass spoons and chopsticks as gifts to visiting U.S. President Donald Trump and his wife Melania Trump after a state dinner, the presidential office said. Moon will host a state [...]