WASHINGTON/SEOUL, Sept. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — An American soldier who crossed the inter-Korean border into North Korea in July is in U.S. custody after his release by the reclusive regime, senior U.S. administration officials said Wednesday, capping an intense diplomatic operation facilitated by Sweden and China. Speaking in a press briefing, the officials said Pvt. [...]
WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday delivered congratulatory remarks for South Koreans as they celebrate the Chuseok holiday, the Korean equivalent of Thanksgiving, this week. “This special holiday, steeped in tradition and cultural significance, brings families, friends, and communities together. We are reminded of the enduring spirit [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Top industry officials of South Korea and Qatar discussed ways Wednesday to enhance bilateral cooperation on the energy and shipbuilding industries, Seoul’s industry ministry said. During the meeting in Seoul, South Korea’s Industry Minister Bang Moon-kyu and Qatar’s Minister of State for Energy Affairs Saad Sherida Al-Kaabi discussed how [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea, China and Japan held a high-level meeting Tuesday to discuss three-way cooperation and explore the possibility of resuming the long-stalled summit of their leaders. The trilateral senior officials’ meeting held in Seoul brought together South Korean Deputy Foreign Minister Chung Byung-won; Takehiro Funakoshi, Japan’s senior deputy foreign [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — President Yoon Suk Yeol issued a stern warning against North Korea on Tuesday, saying the regime will be brought to an end by the South Korea-U.S. alliance if it uses nuclear weapons. Yoon made the remark during a speech marking the 75th Armed Forces Day, which is celebrated on [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 25 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea and Turkey agreed Monday to strengthen cooperation in the areas of defense and the arms industry and push to sign a military deal as part of such efforts, the defense ministry said. South Korean Vice Defense Minister Shin Beom-chul and his Turkish counterpart, Alpaslan Kavaklioglu, said the [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea, China and Japan are set to hold a series of meetings in Seoul on Monday to discuss resuming the long-stalled summit of their leaders. The deputy director-general meetings come a day before high-level talks among South Korean Deputy Foreign Minister Chung Byung-won, Takehiro Funakoshi, Japan’s senior deputy [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 23 (Korea Bizwire) – The top diplomats of South Korea and Iran discussed strengthening bilateral ties and the recent transfer of Tehran’s frozen funds in Seoul on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly in New York, Seoul’s foreign ministry said Saturday. Foreign Minister Park Jin and his Iranian counterpart, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, held [...]
SEOUL/HANGZHOU, China, Sept. 23 (Korea Bizwire) – Chinese President Xi Jinping said Saturday he will seriously consider a visit to South Korea when he met with South Korean Prime Minister Han Duck-soo on the sidelines of the Asian Games, an official said. Xi brought up the issue first during the meeting with Han in the [...]
NEW YORK/ WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — President Yoon Suk Yeol held another round of back-to-back summits with world leaders in New York on Thursday as he rampped up his push to promote South Korea’s bid to host the 2030 World Expo in Busan. Since his arrival in New York on Monday to attend [...]