SEOUL, Aug. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — The United States is considering using American military bases in South Korea as one of the housing sites for evacuees from Afghanistan, along with other overseas bases, including those in Japan, the Wall Street Journal has reported. The Pentagon is “looking at American bases in Japan, Korea, Germany, Kosovo, [...]
SEOUL, July 24 (Korea Bizwire) — The U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) has extended the current antivirus rules banning visits to bars and clubs until next month, the U.S. military said Friday, as South Korea struggles to contain the virus fast spreading across the country. The country’s daily caseload has remained above the 1,000 threshold since [...]
SEOUL, July 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Dozens of American service members stationed in South Korea donated blood Wednesday to help ensure stable and diverse supplies amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) said. The U.S. military hosted a blood drive at Camp Humphreys in Pyeongtaek, some 70 kilometers south of Seoul, in partnership [...]
BUSAN, June 23 (Korea Bizwire) — U.S. soldiers stationed in South Korea will be fined if they hold parties without wearing masks on and around a popular beach here during the coming U.S. Independence Day holiday amid the coronavirus pandemic, a local ward office said Wednesday. The Haeundae Ward office in the southern port city [...]
SEOUL, May 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Around 2,000 foreigners, including U.S. soldiers in South Korea, set off firecrackers and held parties without wearing masks on and around a local beach amid the coronavirus pandemic, police said Sunday. The foreigners danced, drank and set off firecrackers on and around Haeundae Beach in the southern city of [...]
SEOUL, May 27 (Korea Bizwire) — U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) said Thursday it will begin allowing fully vaccinated members to visit bars and clubs this week outside the Seoul metropolitan area. The move that will be effective from Friday comes as about 75 percent of the USFK-affiliated population has been vaccinated so far since its [...]
SEOUL, May 17 (Korea Bizwire) — The U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) has offered to provide part of its COVID-19 vaccines to the Korean government to help relieve the country’s vaccine shortage, government sources said Monday. USFK recently delivered its intention of providing around 13,000 doses of Johnson & Johnson (J&J) vaccines, and South Korean defense [...]
SEOUL, May 14 (Korea Bizwire) — U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) on Friday lifted mask-wearing requirements on its installations for personnel who are fully vaccinated and for whom at least two weeks have passed since getting their final shot. But, USFK affiliated personnel will still have to wear masks in accordance with South Korean laws and [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — The U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) said Wednesday it will ease antivirus restrictions for most areas except for Seoul and some surrounding regions, starting Monday, allowing its members to dine at restaurants and conduct off-base activities. The Health Protection Condition (HPCON) level will be adjusted by one notch to the [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 17 (Korea Bizwire) – United States Forces Korea (USFK) on Sunday issued a “shelter in place” directive, ordering part of its service members to remain at home after additional COVID-19 outbreaks were reported inside its barracks. According to USFK’s Twitter account, the directive dated Saturday requires service members based at Yongsan Garrison in [...]