SEOUL, Jan. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — The U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) has issued guidelines on the prevention of an outbreak of Wuhan coronavirus amid deepening concerns over the spread of the pneumonia-like illness following four confirmed cases reported in South Korea. The deadly virus appears to have put the U.S. military on alert, particularly as [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — When TV personality Hong Suk-chun opened a Thai restaurant in Itaewon 14 years ago, the best-known foreigners’ district in South Korea was always bustling with American soldiers and foreign tourists, as well as local visitors sampling the exotic ambience of the neighborhood. Hong has since seen the district lose [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — The United States on Wednesday returned four of its military bases in South Korea in a decision to end a yearslong delay caused by differences on decontamination procedures and to allay worries over the adverse impact of the delay on regional development schemes. South Korea and the U.S. also [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea and the United States on Wednesday unveiled a sculpture symbolizing their decadesold alliance as a key guarantor of peace on the peninsula, in a sprawling American military base south of Seoul, officials said. Seoul’s defense ministry, the U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) and the American Chamber of Commerce [...]
SEOUL, May 16 (Korea Bizwire) — The U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) has suggested to South Korea that the Combined Forces Command between the two countries relocate to Camp Humphreys in Pyeongtaek, south of Seoul, despite an earlier plan to keep it in Seoul, a government source said Thursday. The CFC, currently headquartered at Seoul’s Yongsan [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — The U.S. military in South Korea has made a policy change to allow its troops to wear filtering masks while in uniform amid growing concerns about air pollution here, an official said Tuesday. The U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) had banned its service members from wearing masks except when they [...]
BUSAN, Mar. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Rumors are spreading that U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) is conducting ‘biochemical experiments’ at Busan’s Pier 8, angering residents who are calling for more information to be revealed and the program to be shut down entirely. The Nam District Residents Committee staged a protest in front of the pier on [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea signed a deal with the United States on Sunday to raise its contribution to the upkeep of American troops here by 8.2 percent this year. Top negotiators of the two sides inked the contract in Seoul, under which South Korea will pay 1.03 trillion won (US$890 million) [...]
SEOUL, June 7 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s defense ministry began preparations for a full-blown environmental impact assessment on the ongoing deployment of the U.S. THAAD missile defense system Tuesday, a ministry official said, a move that will inevitably delay its operation. The move came one day after President Moon Jae-in personally ordered a thorough study [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — A contaminant detected in groundwater beneath a U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) garrison in Seoul was above the permissible level, a government report showed Tuesday. The U.S. Army base in Yongsan, central Seoul, has long been suspected as the source of oil that has contaminated the nearby water and land. [...]