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Moon to hold summit with Abe in PyeongChang

President Moon Jae-in and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will hold a summit in PyeongChang, the alpine town that will host the upcoming Winter Olympics, the Foreign Ministry said Friday. Abe wil...

Feb 2, 2018
Foreign Policy
Concerns grow over withdrawal of Victor Cha as US ambassador to S. Korea

Washington’s decision to drop Victor Cha as its next US ambassador to South Korea is fueling concerns that the Trump administration may be considering a figure with a tougher stance on North Korea an...

Feb 1, 2018
Foreign Policy
[Newsmaker] US scraps Victor Cha as pick for ambassador to S. Korea

Washington has abandoned plans to nominate Victor Cha as the next US ambassador to South Korea, reportedly due to his disagreement with the Trump administration’s “bloody nose” strategy against Pyong...

Jan 31, 2018
Foreign Policy
US drops Cha as pick for ambassador to Korea

WASHINGTON -- The United States has withdrawn former White House official Victor Cha from consideration for ambassador to South Korea, a US official said Tuesday. The official on the White House Nat...

Jan 31, 2018
Foreign Policy
26 foreign leaders to visit S. Korea during Olympics

A total of 26 heads of state or government from 21 countries, including German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, will visit South Korea for the PyeongChang Win...

Jan 29, 2018
Foreign Policy
Top-level foreign guests from 21 countries to visit S. Korea during Olympics

A total of 26 heads of state or government from 21 countries, including German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, will visit South Korea during the PyeongChang ...

Jan 29, 2018
Foreign Policy
Japan foreign minister hopes for improved ties with China

Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono expressed hopes for improved relations with China during talks Sunday in Beijing with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi. Japan is making efforts to further a gradua...

Jan 28, 2018
Foreign Policy
Schroeder voices support for inter-Korean talks

Former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder has voiced strong support for the recently resumed inter-Korean dialogue, saying talks between the two Koreas should be pursued under any circumstances. In...

Jan 28, 2018
Foreign Policy
Former German leader Schroeder visits inter-Korean border with Korean fiance

PAJU -- Former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder on Friday expressed his support for fresh inter-Korean rapprochement during his first visit to the heavily-fortified border between the two Koreas. ...

Jan 26, 2018
Foreign Affairs
Kang in Davos, stresses Olympics’ role in easing NK tensions

Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha promoted the PyeongChang Winter Olympics as a chance to defuse tensions with North Korea at the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, the Foreig...

Jan 26, 2018
Foreign Policy
Ex-UN chief says conciliatory mood on Korean Peninsula unlikely to last

Former UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Thursday that the conciliatory mood in inter-Korean relations created by North Korea’s participation in the PyeongChang Winter Olympics might not continue...

Jan 25, 2018
Foreign Policy
Kang stresses private sector's role in raising funds for UN development goals

Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha stressed the need for the private sector's role in financing the UN Sustainable Development Goals, at the World Economic Forum's annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, ...

Jan 25, 2018
Foreign Policy
Seoul welcomes Abe's offer to visit during Winter Olympics

The presidential office Cheong Wa Dae on Wednesday welcomed Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's offer to visit South Korea, possibly to attend the opening ceremony of the PyeongChang Winter Olympic ...

Jan 24, 2018
Foreign Policy
‘Excessive courtesy’ for North delegation creates stir

The South Korean government was embroiled in controversy for treating the North Korean delegation “excessively” well here during its two-day visit to the South aimed at inspecting venues and faciliti...

Jan 23, 2018
Foreign Policy
Long-term approach needed to handle sexual slavery issue with Japan: envoy

TOKYO -- South Korea needs to take a "long-term" approach in dealing with the decadeslong feud with Japan over its wartime sexual slavery of Korean women, South Korea's top envoy in Japan has said. ...

Jan 23, 2018
Foreign Policy

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