SEOUL, Aug. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — Foreign Minister Cho Hyun will visit HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Co.’s shipyard with Joseph Yun, the acting U.S. ambassador to South Korea, this week to explore ways to expand bilateral cooperation in the shipbuilding sector, the foreign ministry said Tuesday. Cho and Yun plan to visit the shipyard in [...]
SEOUL, July 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Philip Goldberg, the new U.S. ambassador to South Korea, arrived in the country Sunday to begin his duty, as the allies seek to reinforce their ties amid North Korea’s evolving military threats. The post has been vacant for 1 1/2 years since the departure of Harry Harris, timed with [...]
SEOUL, July 27 (Korea Bizwire) — U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Harry Harris has figured out a way to stay cooler in a hot and humid Seoul while keeping his mask on amid the coronavirus pandemic — go clean-shaven. Harris is now a mustache-free man after removing his signature facial hair at an old barbershop [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — The office of President Moon Jae-in openly reproached U.S. Ambassador Harry Harris for his remark on Moon’s stated plans to resume inter-Korean cooperation, calling it “very inappropriate.” “It’s very inappropriate for the ambassador to make such a mention for media over remarks by the president of the hosting nation,” [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — A ruling party heavyweight in South Korea strongly criticized U.S. Ambassador Harry Harris on Friday for his remarks on President Moon Jae-in’s push for inter-Korean cooperation. “It’s good to express his personal view, but if South Korea follows whatever a foreign ambassador says, he or she would be like [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — The U.S. ambassador to South Korea on Tuesday expressed hope Seoul will send troops to help safeguard the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz amid heightening tensions in Middle East following the U.S. killing of a top Iranian general last week. Amb. Harry Harris made the remarks in an interview [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean police on Wednesday announced measures to step up security at foreign ambassador residences here following a break-in of the U.S. ambassador’s home. The move by the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency includes providing clubs and capsaicin sprays to officers guarding embassies and ambassador residences. The police also affirmed [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Harry Harris visited a national cemetery in the southwestern city of Gwangju on Monday to pay homage to the Asian country’s fallen pro-democracy fighters. In his first visit to the National Cemetery for the May 18th Democratic Uprising since taking office a year ago, [...]