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Three S. Korean firms brought in N. Korean coal disguised as Russian products: probe

Three South Korean companies brought in North Korean coal and pig iron disguised as Russian products in possible violation of international sanctions, the South Korean customs agency said Friday. ...

Aug 10, 2018
Foreign Policy
Korea to offer $500,000 in aid for quake-hit Indonesia

South Korea said Friday it will provide Indonesian with $500,000 in humanitarian assistance after the Southeast Asian nation suffered damage from a recent earthquake. The cash aid will be delivered ...

Aug 10, 2018
Foreign Policy
Controversy persists over suspected N. Korean coal shipments to S. Korea

South Korea’s Foreign Ministry said Thursday that it is closely communicating with the US on the issue of suspected North Korean coal shipped to South Korea, amid concerns that the North may be explo...

Aug 9, 2018
Foreign Policy
Top NK diplomat’s Iran visit sends message to US

North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Yong-ho’s visit to Iran within hours of the US sanctions against the Islamic Republic taking effect raises questions over North Korea’s intentions amid a deadlock in ...

Aug 8, 2018
Foreign Policy
S. Korea to dispatch envoy to Libya for hostage release efforts

The government will dispatch a special envoy to Libya as part of efforts to rescue a South Korean man held captive by an unidentified armed group there, the Foreign Ministry said Wednesday. Foreign ...

Aug 8, 2018
Foreign Policy
EU’s foreign policy chief stresses importance of patience in dealing with N.K. issues

The European Union’s foreign affairs chief, Federica Mogherini, stressed the importance of patience in resolving difficult issues, like the North Korea nuclear standoff, when she met with Prime Minis...

Aug 6, 2018
Foreign Policy
Korea to send second group of disaster relief workers to Laos

Korea will send a second group of disaster relief workers to flood-stricken villages in southern Laos this week, with the first batch set to return home in the coming days, Seoul's foreign ministry s...

Aug 6, 2018
Foreign Policy
ARF ministers call on NK to fulfill commitment to complete denuclearization

The foreign ministers from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and 17 other countries urged North Korea to fulfill its commitment to complete denuclearization during their Singapore talks last...

Aug 6, 2018
Foreign Policy
N. Korean minister says US is backtracking on Sentosa deal

A top North Korean official on Saturday accused the United States of dragging its feet in building mutual confidence despite their landmark Sentosa summit accord. (Yonhap) Speaking at the ASEAN Reg...

Aug 4, 2018
Foreign Policy
US official delivers Trump’s reply to Kim Jong-un in Singapore

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said that the US delegation attending a regional security forum in Singapore delivered a letter from US President Donald Trump for North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on...

Aug 4, 2018
Foreign Policy
N. Korean, US top diplomats meet at regional forum in Singapore

North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Yong-ho encountered his American counterpart Mike Pompeo in Singapore on Friday at the opening of the ASEAN Regional Forum. They shook hands with each other and exch...

Aug 4, 2018
Foreign Policy
Pompeo warns against North Korea sanctions violations

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Saturday called on Russia, China and other countries to strictly enforce international sanctions on North Korea, saying Washington would take any violations “very...

Aug 4, 2018
Foreign Policy
S. Korea, US vow close coordination in solving NK nuclear issue

South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha and her US counterpart Mike Pompeo vowed close coordination to resolve North Korea’s nuclear standoff during a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of a reg...

Aug 4, 2018
Foreign Policy
S. Korean, US officials dealing with NK meet at security forum

South Korea’s nuclear envoy and a senior US State Department official met on the sidelines of an annual regional forum in Singapore on Friday, as the countries’ top diplomats are set to hold a meetin...

Aug 3, 2018
Foreign Policy
N. Korea yet to respond to S. Korea’s request for meeting

North Korea has not yet responded to South Korea’s request for a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of an annual regional security forum, as the North’s Foreign Minister Ri Yong-ho arrived in Singapo...

Aug 3, 2018
Foreign Policy

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