SEOUL, Dec. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – China’s tourism agencies have resumed sales of tour packages to South Korea, industry sources said Tuesday, in the latest sign of a thaw in the bilateral ties frayed over diplomatic tension. China’s state-owned tour operator CYTS showcased individual and group tours to Seoul, Busan and the southern resort island [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 14 (Korea Bizwire) – The South Korean and the Chinese host cities of the next two Winter Olympics reached a cooperative agreement Thursday to ensure the success of their events. Lee Hee-beom, the top organizer for the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics, and Cai Qi, his counterpart for Beijing 2022, signed their memorandum of understanding (MOU) on mutual exchange and cooperation in a ceremony at [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — Six in 10 South Koreans have a negative viewpoint of China’s influence on their country, according to a poll released Wednesday. In the poll of 758 adult South Koreans organized jointly by the Asan Institute for Policy Studies and several foreign institutions early this year, 60 percent negatively evaluated [...]
SEOUL, May 17 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea and China appear to be moving toward mending their strained ties over the installation of a U.S. missile defense system here as exchanges and contacts in diverse areas have apparently been gaining traction since the inauguration of liberal President Moon Jae-in, experts said Tuesday. The recently wrapped-up [...]
SEOUL, April 21 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean historians and activists rallied in downtown Seoul Friday angered by a report that U.S. President Donald Trump quoted Chinese leader Xi Jinping as saying the two Koreas “used to be a part of China.” The members of the Institute of Korean Cultural Studies and other history institutions [...]
CHINA, Apr. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — U.S. President Donald Trump’s remarks in an interview with the Wall Street Journal after a recent meeting with Chinese president Xi Jinping that “Korea actually used to be a part of China” have come under fire. Questions mounted over Xi’s comments during a briefing held by the Chinese Foreign Ministry. [...]
SEOUL/BEIJING, Apr. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s foreign ministry said Thursday that it is working to confirm reports that Chinese leader Xi Jinping told U.S. President Donald Trump that Korea “used to be a part of China.” “We are working to confirm the reports through diverse diplomatic channels including the United States and China,” [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea on Wednesday dismissed the controversial remark reportedly made by U.S. President Donald Trump that Korea was “part of China” as untrue and not worthy of response. “Whether that is true or not, Korea hasn’t been a part of China for thousands of years and it is an [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — As North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is constantly testing U.S. President Donald Trump’s resolve, the Pentagon is reacting with a clear warning message by placing a host of formidable strategic assets near the Korean Peninsula. The return of the Carl Vinson Strike Group, which belongs to the San Diego-based [...]
WASHINGTON, Apr. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — A majority of Americans support using force against China to defend South Korea or other Asian allies in the event of a military conflict, a survey showed Tuesday. The Pew Research survey, conducted among 1,505 people Feb.16-March 15, found that 58 percent back the use of force against Beijing [...]