SEOUL, Aug. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea and the United States were set to kick off major combined military drills this week as the allies seek to bolster joint readiness against evolving military threats from North Korea. The annual Ulchi Freedom Shield (UFS) exercise, based on an all-out war scenario, is set to take [...]
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, Nov. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Motor Co. and its affiliate Kia Corp. said Wednesday their combined sales in the United States fell 4.1 percent last month from a year earlier due to a lack of semiconductor parts. Hyundai and Kia sold 108,828 vehicles in the world’s most important automobile market in October from [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Six in 10 South Koreans expect some substantial outcome from the second summit between North Korea and the United States, slated for Feb. 27-28 in Vietnam, a poll showed Monday. In the survey of 501 South Korean adults nationwide conducted by pollster Realmeter last Friday, 62.5 percent issued an [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea and the United States will sign a preliminary deal this weekend on splitting the costs of their military alliance, a diplomatic source in Seoul said Friday. A signing ceremony will be held in Seoul on Sunday, led by their top negotiators, Chang Won-sam and Timothy Betts, according [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — The role of Sweden is in the spotlight with the United States and North Korea meeting in the Scandinavian country to have working-level discussions for the second U.S.-North Korea Summit to be held next month. Steven Biegun, U.S. special envoy for North Korea negotiations and Choe Son-hui, North Korean [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Gil Tae-jin, a 23-year-old university student studying materials engineering at Kookmin University in Seoul has completed a 3,500-kilometer cycling trip across the North American continent from Seattle, Washington in the United States to Mexico. Gil decided to make the journey that lasted two months after hearing that Google’s map [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korea Economic Research Institute held a seminar on August 23 regarding social mobility and education, where Professor Lee Joo Ho of the Korea Development Institute presented his findings on the correlation between children’s school grades and a family’s economic, social and cultural standing (ESCS). His research was based [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean companies are increasingly facing protectionist measures in major export markets such as the United States and China, the state trade promotion agency said Monday. A total of 30 countries have taken import restrictive measures against South Korean-made products, largely steel and metal goods, or have engaged in [...]