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Moon heads to Papua New Guinea for APEC forum, meeting with Xi

SINGAPORE -- President Moon Jae-in left Singapore for Papua New Guinea on Friday for this year's summit of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation forum and bilateral meetings on its sidelines, includi...

Nov 16, 2018
Foreign Policy
South Korea warns Japan in row over forced labor ruling

South Korea’s Foreign Ministry on Thursday expressed regret over Japan’s continued criticism of the recent Supreme Court ruling in favor of Koreans forced into labor during Japan’s colonial rule of t...

Nov 15, 2018
Foreign Policy
Korea seeks trade pacts with ASEAN members, agrees to cooperate for regional pact

SINGAPORE -- South Korea will push for more bilateral free trade agreements with Southeast Asian nations and cooperate to conclude regional trade pact negotiations within next year, the Ministry of T...

Nov 15, 2018
Foreign Policy
Japan's embassy meets businesses over WWII forced labor ruling

The Japanese Embassy in Seoul on Thursday held a presentation for Japanese businesses operating here over a ruling in favor of South Koreans forced into labor during Japan’s colonial rule of the Kore...

Nov 15, 2018
Foreign Policy
Moon asks Moscow to play bigger role in prompting denuclearization steps from Pyongyang

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday hinted that sanctions on North Korea should be eased, in a meeting with President Moon Jae-in in Singapore, Cheong Wa Dae said. “President Putin said th...

Nov 14, 2018
Foreign Policy
Moon extends condolences over Laos dam accident

SINGAPORE -- President Moon Jae-in on Wednesday extended his condolences to the people of Laos over an accident at a dam construction site in July that resulted in multiple fatalities. Speaking durin...

Nov 14, 2018
Foreign Policy
Moon to meet with Pence in Singapore on Thursday

SINGAPORE -- South Korean President Moon Jae-in plans to meet with US Vice President Mike Pence on the sidelines of a regional summit in Singapore on Thursday, the presidential spokesman said Wednesd...

Nov 14, 2018
Foreign Affairs
Former senior judge indicted in judiciary power abuse probe

State prosecutors on Wednesday indicted a former senior judge, a key suspect in a judicial power abuse scandal involving former top court officials. The Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office ch...

Nov 14, 2018
Foreign Policy
Korea, US seeking to hold high-level economic dialogue next month: source

South Korea and the United States are seeking to hold a high-level economic dialogue in Washington next month, possibly over the future direction of bilateral cooperation, a government source in Seou...

Nov 14, 2018
Foreign Affairs
Moon to discuss Korean Peninsula with Chinese, US leaders

SINGAPORE -- President Moon Jae-in will meet with US Vice President Mike Pence and Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of multilateral summits, Cheong Wa Dae announced Wednesday. According...

Nov 14, 2018
Foreign Policy
Moon considers inviting NK leader to next year's Korea-ASEAN summit

SINGAPORE -- President Moon Jae-in said Wednesday he will actively consider inviting North Korean leader Kim Jong-un to a special summit that South Korea plans to host for Southeast Asian nations nex...

Nov 14, 2018
Foreign Affairs
S. Korea’s nuclear envoy seeks to visit US next week: report

North Korea slams South Korea, US for creating working group on North Korea issues

Nov 14, 2018
Foreign Policy
Moon holds summit with Brunei's sultan

SINGAPORE -- President Moon Jae-in held a summit with Brunei's Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah in Singapore on Wednesday and discussed ways to bolster bilateral relations between Korea and the Association of...

Nov 14, 2018
Foreign Affairs
Moon highlights cooperation, suggests multilateral summits at ASEAN meeting

SINGAPORE -- President Moon Jae-in on Wednesday called for closer cooperation between South Korea and the ASEAN member states. At the ASEAN meeting, Moon proposed special back-to-back summits next ...

Nov 14, 2018
Foreign Policy
Korea, UAE to hold high-level talks on nuclear energy cooperation this week

South Korea and the United Arab Emirates will hold the inaugural session of their high-level dialogue on nuclear energy cooperation in Seoul later this week, Seoul's foreign ministry said Wednesday. ...

Nov 14, 2018
Foreign Policy

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