CHILGOK, Nov. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Camp Carroll, an United States Forces Korea (USFK) base located in Chilgok County, North Gyeongsang Province, will soon see its 60-year-old barbed wire fence replaced with a new, less unsightly one. The USFK accepted Chilgok County’s request to remove the circular barbed wire fences that harm the city landscape [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — The U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) has placed the popular nightlife district of Itaewon in central Seoul off-limits for the upcoming Halloween weekend to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus. The multicultural district has been popular among foreigners and some South Koreans for Halloween celebrations, but concerns have risen [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — About 68 billion won (US$58.4 million) out of South Korea’s defense contributions to the United States Forces Korea (USFK) over the six years from 2014 has been left unused, data from the defense ministry showed Monday. According to the data released by Rep. Jeon Hae-cheol of the ruling Democratic [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — The U.S. Department of Army on Sunday began to require all American soldiers, families and other related civilians to have a negative test result for the new coronavirus prior to their departure for South Korea, officials said. The measure comes as the U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) has reported a [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 17 (Korea Bizwire) – The U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) has raised the health protection level against the new coronavirus for all areas within South Korea as local infections accelerated amid a surge in church-related cases. Effective at 5 a.m. Monday, the USFK heightened the Health Protection Condition Level (HPCON) to Charlie, or HPCON [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) eased anti-coronavirus restrictions for its personnel across the peninsula Monday, allowing service members and their families to dine at restaurants and conduct other off-base activities except for visiting bars and clubs. The lowering of the Health Protection Condition (HPCON) level by one notch to the [...]
SEOUL, July 21 (Korea Bizwire) — A joint panel of government and civilian experts on Tuesday endorsed a revised plan for a national park in Seoul to be built on land previously occupied by the U.S. Forces Korea (USFK), further expanding what would be South Korea’s largest urban park. In its second meeting, the state-civilian [...]
SEOUL, July 15 (Korea Bizwire) — The U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) has told its troops to follow the anti-coronavirus beach use guidelines that the southeastern city of Busan issued earlier this week after unruly July Fourth celebrations by some American service members raised the ire of local residents. Earlier this month, unidentified American service members [...]
SEOUL, July 14 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea is considering requesting the United States to have its service members and related individuals go through coronavirus testing before their departure for the South amid growing concerns over a surge in imported cases, officials said Tuesday. This month alone, the U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) reported a total [...]
SEOUL, July 7 (Korea Bizwire) — The U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) on Tuesday expressed regrets over its soldiers’ unruly behavior in the southeastern city of Busan on U.S. Independence Day last week, vowing to fully cooperate with South Korean authorities’ investigation and to take appropriate disciplinary action against those involved. The unidentified service members are [...]