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FM meets brother of S. Korean official killed by N. Korea

Oct 21, 2020

Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha on Wednesday met with the elder brother of a South Korean fisheries official killed by North Korea near the western sea border last month. Kang's meeting with Lee Rae...
Biegun reiterates need to regularize, formalize Quad for joint security

Oct 21, 2020

WASHINGTON -- The United States sees a need to formalize a NATO-like joint structure for security in the Indo-Pacific region, US Deputy Secretary of State Stephen Biegun said Tuesday. The No. 2 US d...
Seoul in last spurt to rally support for trade minister’s bid for WTO leadership

Oct 20, 2020

The South Korean government is making last-minute efforts to rally support for Trade Minister Yoo Myung-hee’s run for director general of the World Trade Organization, with top officials asking for s...
S. Korean defense chief, US commander vow strong cooperation for NK denuclearization

Oct 20, 2020

Defense Minister Suh Wook and Adm. Phil Davidson, commander of the US Indo-Pacific Command, discussed the security situation on the Korean Peninsula Tuesday and vowed a stronger combined readiness po...
S. Korea vows contributions to Afghan support fund until 2024

Oct 20, 2020

South Korea has pledged to continue its contributions over the next four years to a multilateral fund designed to help war-torn Afghanistan rebuild security forces, the foreign ministry said Tuesday....
S. Korea to acquire data analyzing system for Global Hawk next month: procurement agency

Oct 20, 2020

South Korea plans to bring in the intelligence analysis system for the advanced unmanned aircraft Global Hawk from the United States next month in a move expected to enhance the country's capabilitie...
Russia found behind cyber attacks on PyeongChang Olympics

Oct 20, 2020

WASHINGTON -- Russia's military intelligence unit was found to have been behind cyber attacks against the 2018 Winter Olympic Games in South Korea's alpine town of PyeongChang, the US Department of J...
Moon requests Malaysia's support for S. Korea's WTO chief bid

Oct 19, 2020

President Moon Jae-in had a phone call with Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin on Monday and asked the Southeast Asian country to back South Korean Trade Minister Yoo Myung-hee's bid to become...
S. Korea voices 'deep regrets' over Suga's offering to Yasukuni war shrine

Oct 17, 2020

South Korea voiced "deep regrets" on Saturday over Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga's sending of a ritual offering to a war shrine seen as a symbol of Japan's past militarism. Earlier in the d...
Two S. Koreans kidnapped in Ghana released

Oct 17, 2020

Two South Korean fishermen kidnapped in waters off Ghana in August have been released, their company said Saturday. The two were abducted on Aug. 28 when their Ghanaian-flagged fishing vessel was at...
French Embassy's request for tax exemption part of 'administrative inquiry': top envoy

Oct 16, 2020

The French Embassy asked for an exemption from property taxes from the South Korean government, but it was part of an "administrative inquiry," its top envoy said Friday. Ambassador Philippe Lefort ...
S. Korea reiterates priority on citizens' health in handling Fukushima water issue

Oct 16, 2020

South Korea's foreign ministry reiterated its "foremost priority" to protect its citizens' health and safety Friday in dealing with Japan's potential discharge of contaminated water from its crippled...
Biden criticizes Trump for making US less secure, more isolated

Oct 16, 2020

WASHINGTON -- US Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden lashed out at President Donald Trump on Thursday, arguing that he has made the United States less secure and more isolated in the world. ...
Asian American communities hold key in US presidential election: Biden supporters

Oct 16, 2020

WASHINGTON -- Asian American voters, including Pacific Islanders, will play a major role in determining who will win in many of the most closely contested states of the upcoming US presidential elect...
US, S. Korea hold same views on declaration of war's end: S. Korean adviser

Oct 16, 2020

WASHINGTON -- There exists no difference of opinion between South Korea and the United States on the need to formally end the Korean War as part of the process to denuclearize North Korea, South Kore...