SEOUL, Feb. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea plans to provide US$130 million in humanitarian assistance to Ukraine on the occasion of the first anniversary of Russia’s invasion, Seoul’s foreign ministry said Friday. The government reaffirmed its position through the ministry’s statement that the “sovereignty, territorial integrity and independence of Ukraine must be respected.” The [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — The top Ukrainian envoy here stressed that it’s “utter nonsense” to raise the idea of an armistice to end Russia’s war in his country with a division similar to that of Korea. One year into Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the war is likely to face a watershed moment in [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — POSCO International Corp., a South Korean commodities trader, said Tuesday it intends to take part in reconstruction projects in Ukraine after the war to help the country rebuild from the devastation. The trading unit under South Korea’s steel giant POSCO Holdings Inc. is the only Korean company maintaining a [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea plans to offer some 100 tons of humanitarian aid items to Ukraine, which is suffering power shortages this month amid its war with Russia, Seoul’s foreign ministry said Friday. The items, which include power generators, children’s vaccines, medical devices and emergency medicines, are scheduled to be sent [...]
TORONTO, Dec. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Undoubtedly you’ve heard carolers sing “Carol Of The Bells” every holiday season. You may also remember this song from the cult classic film “Home Alone”, but most will not be aware that this tune is an Americanized re-write of a 100+ year old Ukrainian folk song called “Schedryk”. Castlehill [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s defense ministry on Friday reaffirmed its commitment not to provide Ukraine with lethal military support, responding to a news report that Seoul is working on a “confidential” arms deal with Washington on the exports of artillery shells for use by Ukraine in its war against Russia. According [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea has never provided lethal weapons to Ukraine, President Yoon Suk-yeol said Friday, after Russian President Vladimir Putin warned of negative consequences for the two countries’ relations if Seoul sent arms to Ukraine. Putin said Thursday that he was aware South Korea has decided to supply weapons and [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Filipino boxing great Manny Pacquiao will fight in an exhibition match in South Korea this winter to raise money for war-torn Ukraine, the event’s organizers announced Tuesday. Pacquiao, the only eight-division world champion in boxing history, will take on the South Korean mixed martial artist DK Yoo at 11 [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Korean government said Saturday it does not recognize Russia’s recent annexation of Ukrainian territory as legitimate while strongly condemning Moscow’s invasion of the eastern European country. On Friday, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed treaties to annex four regions in Ukraine, following referendums in the territory late last [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Ukraine, which has been devastated by the Russian invasion, plans to add to its school textbooks the South Korean economic model dubbed the Miracle on the Han River, which refers to the country’s rapid economic growth after the 1950-53 Korean War. According to the South Korean Embassy in Ukraine, [...]