NEW YORK/SEOUL, Sept. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — President Yoon Suk Yeol held a series of summits with world leaders in New York on Wednesday (local time) as part of his ongoing efforts to secure support for South Korea’s bid to host the 2030 World Expo in Busan. Yoon, on the third day of his trip [...]
NEW YORK/SEOUL, Sept. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — President Yoon Suk Yeol held summits with the leaders of Sri Lanka, San Marino and seven other nations in New York on Monday (local time), kicking off a series of bilateral meetings arranged on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly to seek support for South Korea’s bid [...]
SEOUL, May 28 (Korea Bizwire) — President Yoon Suk Yeol and his adopted Labrador retriever appeared Sunday on a TV show featuring scenes of the dog adjusting to his new home at the presidential office. The retired service dog, named Saeromi, was adopted by Yoon and first lady Kim Keon Hee on Christmas Eve last [...]
SEOUL, May 16 (Korea Bizwire) — President Yoon Suk Yeol vetoed the opposition-led nursing act Tuesday amid strong protests from doctors and nursing assistants against it, in his second veto of a bill since he took office. The act, which was railroaded by the main opposition Democratic Party last month, is aimed at stipulating the [...]
SEOUL, May 9 (Korea Bizwire) — President Yoon Suk Yeol marks his first year in office on Wednesday amid positive assessments of his foreign policy achievements but with little to show in terms of political skill, according to experts. Yoon’s efforts to rebuild ties with the United States and Japan have won him praise, as [...]
SEOUL, April 19 (Korea Bizwire) — President Yoon Suk Yeol has said South Korea could provide aid beyond humanitarian or financial support if Ukraine comes under a large-scale attack against civilians, according to an interview published Wednesday. Yoon made the remark in the interview with Reuters ahead of an upcoming state visit to the United [...]
SEOUL, April 10 (Korea Bizwire) — The leak of purported U.S. documents containing information gleaned from eavesdropping on allies like South Korea has put Seoul in an awkward situation as it came just about two weeks before President Yoon Suk Yeol goes on a state visit to Washington. According to reports from The New York [...]
SEOUL, March 24 (Korea Bizwire) — President Yoon Suk Yeol vowed Friday to make North Korea pay for its reckless provocations as the regime claimed to have carried out additional simulations of nuclear attacks on its enemies. Yoon issued the warning hours after North Korea said it conducted the simulations this week involving cruise missile [...]
TOKYO, March 17 (Korea Bizwire) — President Yoon Suk Yeol and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida have bonded over a couple of drinks at a popular eatery in Tokyo, a person familiar with the exchange said. The two leaders, who held summit talks earlier in the day Thursday, visited Rengatei, a Western-style establishment known as [...]
SEOUL, March 7 (Korea Bizwire) — President Yoon Suk Yeol said Tuesday that South Korea will provide over US$10 million to help Turkey build shelters for survivors of last month’s devastating earthquake. Yoon unveiled the plan during a luncheon with members of the Korea Disaster Relief Team who were sent to Turkey shortly after the [...]