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S. Korea, Mekong nations vow closer ties amid COVID-19 pandemicSept 28, 2020The top diplomats of South Korea and the five Mekong River nations on Monday vowed to forge deeper economic ties while rolling out joint efforts to fight the new coronavirus pandemic, the foreign min... -
Vice FM holds talks with Australian ambassador about economic, vaccine cooperationSept 28, 2020First Vice Foreign Minister Choi Jong-kun held talks with Australian Ambassador to Seoul James Choi on Monday and discussed bilateral cooperation related to the economy and vaccine development, the f... -
The Swedish Red Cross Field Hospital film projectSept 28, 2020In 2003, I was appointed by the Swedish government as Swedish member of the Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission, NNSC, in Panmunjom, South Korea. I served in that position for almost three years d... -
Top nuclear envoy heads to US for talks amid tensions over NK killing of S. Korean citizenSept 27, 2020South Korea's chief nuclear envoy, Lee Do-hoon, left for Washington on Sunday for talks with his counterpart expected to include North Korea's recent killing of a South Korean citizen drifting in its... -
Chinese ambassador calls for South Korea to join Beijing's data security initiativeSept 27, 2020Chinese Ambassador Xing Haiming has called for South Korea to join Beijing's global data security initiative seen as a move to counter a US drive to discourage the use of Chinese technology on securi... -
S. Korea, China hold ceremony repatriating 117 sets of Chinese troop remainsSept 27, 2020South Korea and China held a ceremony Sunday to repatriate 117 sets of the remains of Chinese troops killed during the 1950-53 Korean War, the foreign ministry said. The seventh such repatriation ce... -
S. Korea to repatriate 117 sets of remains of Chinese troopsSept 27, 2020The remains of 117 Chinese soldiers killed in the 1950-53 Korean War were casketed Saturday to be sent back to their homeland the following day, the defense ministry said. In 2014, Seoul pledged to ... -
N. Korean apology for killing incident a 'helpful step':State Dept.Sept 26, 2020North Korea's apology over its recent fatal shooting of a South Korean government official is a "helpful step," the US State Department said Friday, while reaffirming its support for South Korea's co... -
US presidential envoy for arms control to visit Seoul next weekSept 25, 2020Marshall Billingslea, special US presidential envoy for arms control, will visit Seoul next week for talks with his South Korean counterpart on international arms control and nonproliferation issues,... -
Moon, Putin hope to deepen cooperation on 30th anniv. of bilateral tiesSept 25, 2020President Moon Jae-in and Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed their desire Friday to further develop bilateral relations, Cheong Wa Dae said, as the two countries mark the 30th anniversary of ... -
Top diplomats of S. Korea, Ecuador hold phone talks on COVID-19 responseSept 24, 2020The top diplomats of South Korea and Ecuador held telephone talks Thursday to discuss joint responses to the new coronavirus and the ongoing campaign of Seoul's trade minister for the director-genera... -
In call with Suga, Moon urges Japan to resolve forced labor issueSept 24, 2020President Moon Jae-in on Thursday called on the Japanese government to work together with South Korea to seek a solution to the issue of wartime forced labor. In his first telephone conversation wit... -
Let's live on: BTS urges the world's youth to persevere in pressing times of COVID-19Sept 24, 2020K-pop super group BTS on Wednesday presented a special message at the 75th United Nations General Assembly, urging the world's youth to remember and seek out their dreams despite the challenges that ... -
Pompeo to visit S. Korea next monthSept 24, 2020US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will likely visit South Korea next month, government sources said Wednesday. "I heard Pompeo will come to Korea early next month," a source said. "It will be probab... -
KDCA head, Bong Joon-ho included on TIME 100 list of influential peopleSept 23, 2020Jeong has been serving as the "field commander" of the country's fight against COVID-19, which is said to be a global example. Many agree that she has gained public trust for her relevant role and wo...
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