SEOUL, March 22 (Korea Bizwire) — A South Korean Marine draftee who departed for Poland without approval while on vacation is in the custody of Ukraine authorities, a foreign ministry official said Tuesday, amid a report he intends to help Ukraine’s fight against Russia’s invasion. The Marine attempted to enter Ukraine from Poland but was [...]
OSLO, Norway, March 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Meltwater, a leading provider of social and media intelligence, together with the Play Magnus Group is pleased to announce the next tournament in the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour — the Charity Cup — a fundraiser for UNICEF and their work supporting families affected by the war in Ukraine. [...]
SEOUL, March 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Nine South Koreans, including Navy SEAL-turned-YouTuber Rhee Keun, are in Ukraine after having entered the war-ravaged country without government permission since March 2, many of them presumably as volunteer fighters, a foreign ministry official said Friday. South Korea has prohibited its citizens from traveling to the country since mid-February. [...]
SEOUL, March 15 (Korea Bizwire) — A former Korean Navy special warfare officer who recently left for Ukraine to join the war against Russia as a volunteer soldier posted news of his survival on social media Tuesday. “I’m alive,” Rhee Keun wrote on his Instagram account in an apparent denial of recent rumors about his [...]
SEOUL, March 15 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean national flag carrier Korean Air Lines Co. said Tuesday it will suspend routes to Russia until the end of April due to safety concerns involving Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Korean Air will temporarily halt the operation of passenger jets to Moscow and Vladivostok, and cargo planes that [...]
SEOUL, March 15 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea announced Tuesday it has decided to provide Ukraine with non-lethal military supplies, such as bulletproof helmets and blankets, as well as medical items. Seoul’s planned logistics support package worth 1 billion won (US$804,181) consists of about 20 items, including tents, meals, ready-to-eat (MREs), bedspreads and first-aid kits, [...]
LONDON, March 12 (Korea Bizwire) — The world’s top wine producers are responding to the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine in an innovative way. Crurated, the London-based membership wine community designed to connect connoisseurs with world-class producers, has announced it is dedicating the week of March 14-20, 2022 for The All Heart Auction, an online event auctioning [...]
SEOUL, March 10 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean military enthusiasts have stepped up to help Ukraine. The enthusiasts have begun donating combat uniforms, helmets and combat boots, as seen on Twitter and other social media platforms. The Ukrainian Embassy in Seoul did not make any public requests for donations of military equipment. However, the embassy [...]
SEOUL, March 8 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Korean government is taking administrative steps to revoke the passport of a Navy SEAL-turned-YouTuber for his unauthorized entry to Ukraine and it is also seeking criminal punishment against him, a related ministry said Tuesday. According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Rhee Ken, a former Korean Navy [...]
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, [...]