SEOUL, Dec. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — The U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) on Saturday raised its health protection level against the new coronavirus for all areas in South Korea following the resurgence of the pandemic. Starting at 12:01 a.m., USFK enforced the Health Protection Condition (HPCON) Charlie, or HPCON C, the third-highest warning level in its [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — The first batch of a coronavirus vaccine for U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) is expected to be shipped to South Korea as soon as it is approved for emergency use, Gen. Robert Abrams said Monday. The USFK commander made the remark in an interview with the American Forces Network radio [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — The United States on Friday returned 12 American military sites to South Korea, including some in central Seoul, amid persistent concerns that an additional delay would further dampen regional development efforts. During a virtual joint committee session of the Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA), Seoul and Washington agreed on [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — The U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) is facing criticism over a dance party held at one of its bases last week at which participants did not wear face masks amid South Korea’s heightened social distancing scheme to stem the resurgence of new coronavirus cases. The party took place at Flightline [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — The U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) has placed the popular nightlife district of Itaewon in central Seoul off-limits for the upcoming Halloween weekend to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus. The multicultural district has been popular among foreigners and some South Koreans for Halloween celebrations, but concerns have risen [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — The U.S. Department of Army on Sunday began to require all American soldiers, families and other related civilians to have a negative test result for the new coronavirus prior to their departure for South Korea, officials said. The measure comes as the U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) has reported a [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 17 (Korea Bizwire) – The U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) has raised the health protection level against the new coronavirus for all areas within South Korea as local infections accelerated amid a surge in church-related cases. Effective at 5 a.m. Monday, the USFK heightened the Health Protection Condition Level (HPCON) to Charlie, or HPCON [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) eased anti-coronavirus restrictions for its personnel across the peninsula Monday, allowing service members and their families to dine at restaurants and conduct other off-base activities except for visiting bars and clubs. The lowering of the Health Protection Condition (HPCON) level by one notch to the [...]
SEOUL, July 21 (Korea Bizwire) — A joint panel of government and civilian experts on Tuesday endorsed a revised plan for a national park in Seoul to be built on land previously occupied by the U.S. Forces Korea (USFK), further expanding what would be South Korea’s largest urban park. In its second meeting, the state-civilian [...]
SEOUL, July 15 (Korea Bizwire) — The U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) has told its troops to follow the anti-coronavirus beach use guidelines that the southeastern city of Busan issued earlier this week after unruly July Fourth celebrations by some American service members raised the ire of local residents. Earlier this month, unidentified American service members [...]