SEOUL, Sept. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s chip industry, heavily dependent on China for production and exports, faces a dilemma due to the United States government’s policy of promoting sanctions against Beijing, a report showed Thursday. The global chip supply network is projected to undergo reorganization between 2025 and 2030, aligning with the anticipated [...]
WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Nearly nine out of every 10 South Koreans hold a favorable view of the United States, the second highest rating among 17 countries surveyed, a poll showed Monday. It also showed more than 80 percent of South Koreans think the U.S. is a reliable partner. In the poll conducted [...]
WASHINGTON, April 22 (Korea Bizwire) — The United States’ approval rating in South Korea jumped at one of the steepest rates among Asian countries in 2021, a poll showed Friday. The approval rating of U.S. leadership in South Korea climbed to 59 percent last year from 30 percent a year earlier, according to Gallup. The increase [...]
SEOUL, March 12 (Korea Bizwire) — President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol ramped up diplomacy with South Korea’s most important neighbors on Friday, the first full day since his election, vowing to rebuild the alliance with the United States while developing relations with China. Yoon also spoke by phone with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and stressed the [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — As the so-called Korean Wave, coupled with an interest in health, continues to grow in the U.S., Korean home meal replacement (HMR) products and sauces are gaining popularity. The state-run Korea Agro-Fisheries & Food Trade Corp. (aT) said that South Korea’s food exports to the U.S. last year were [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Korean merchandise is attracting U.S. customers at America’s largest shopping mall in the Northeast region of the country. The state-run Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) hosted the K-Lifestyle event at American Dream mall in New Jersey, the United States, on Friday to assist Korean firms export consumer goods to [...]
SEOUL, March 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Starting next week, all U.S.-bound air travelers from South Korea will be required to undergo coronavirus screenings. In a joint statement with other government agencies, the justice ministry announced Friday that the mandatory health screenings will take effect Tuesday at all airports, as South Korea seeks to curb the [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop super band BTS will dazzle the world music scene with a series of high-profile performances in the United Sates next week ahead of its official release of a new album. American broadcaster iHeartRadio recently announced an upcoming live show featuring the septet, heralding the band’s full-swing return to [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea and the United States have agreed to reduce inconveniences South Korean travelers experience when entering the U.S. mainland, the transport ministry said Wednesday. In its annual aviation security meeting held in Washington last week, the Ministry of Land Infrastructure and Transport said it signed a “joint statement” [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s state-run Korea Gas Corp. signed a deal to import an additional US$9.6 billion worth of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the United States for up to 18 years, in line with efforts to expand ties with the world’s top economy in the energy segment, Seoul’s trade ministry [...]