SEOUL, March 8 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea will deliver emergency medical supplies to Ukraine this week to help people in need due to Russia’s invasion of the Eastern European nation, the foreign ministry said Tuesday. The government plans to ship 40 tons of medical equipment, including protective gear, medical gloves, masks, first aid kits, [...]
SEOUL, March 8 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul city government has put up a message wishing for “peace for Ukraine” against an image symbolizing Ukraine’s flag on a large signboard plastered on the front wall of the Seoul city library building. The message on the Seoul Metropolitan Library building was put up in the hope [...]
SEOUL, March 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Ukraine’s top envoy to Seoul said Monday his office has raised over US$3 million in donations from South Korea to support Ukrainian efforts in the war against Russia. “We will send some of the donated money directly to the National Bank of Ukraine and use some to buy and [...]
SEOUL, March 7 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea said Monday it plans to suspend transactions with Russia’s central bank, sovereign wealth funds and another Russian lender as it has joined the global move to impose more financial sanctions against Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine. The government said it will end transactions with the Central [...]
SEOUL, March 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. said Monday that it has temporarily suspended product shipments to Russia due to major disruptions in global logistics over the unrest over the Russian invasion of Ukraine. “Samsung was forced to stop shipments to Russia due to various factors, including logistics issues and unstable exchange rates, [...]
SEOUL, March 7 (Korea Bizwire) — A number of South Koreans have reportedly volunteered to join Ukraine’s military to fight against Russia’s invasion. The Ukrainian Embassy in South Korea said it is receiving numerous calls about joining the war in Ukraine, most of which turned out to be from South Korean nationals. “We’ve been notifying qualified [...]
ANSAN, March 7 (Korea Bizwire) — The city government of Ansan, southwest of Seoul, said Sunday it will begin a fundraising drive to help Ukraine, which is currently fighting against the Russian invasion. Ansan residents, including Russian nationals, will be hosting the fundraiser, setting up a donation box at the Foreign Residents Support Headquarters in [...]
SEOUL, March 7 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s foreign ministry on Monday warned of possible prison sentences against its citizens seeking to join Ukraine’s military to fight against Russia’s invasion without due approval from the government. Seoul has banned its nationals from traveling to all regions of Ukraine since mid-February amid safety concerns. Those who [...]
SEOUL, March 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Rhee Keun, a former Navy special warfare officer who recently gained huge popularity through the reality show “Fake Men” on YouTube, claimed Monday his team has arrived in Ukraine to join the war against Russia as volunteer soldiers. “Our team safely arrived in Ukraine,” the former lieutenant also known [...]
SEOUL, March 6 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea will ban exports of strategic items to Belarus starting this week as the former Soviet republic has been supporting Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the finance ministry said Sunday. The move came after South Korea decided to ban exports to 49 Russian organizations and firms last week, including [...]