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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...
Vice FM meets with new EU ambassador

Oct 15, 2020

First Vice Foreign Minister Choi Jong-kun met with the new European Union (EU) ambassador to South Korea on Thursday and discussed bilateral ties and other issues of mutual concern, the foreign minis...
Top S. Korean, US security officials discuss alliance, N. Korea: Cheong Wa Dae

Oct 15, 2020

Top national security officials of South Korea and the United States held talks in Washington, DC this week and reaffirmed that their alliance remains robust, Cheong Wa Dae said Thursday. Suh Hoon, ...
Deputy FM Kim to visit Mexico next week for talks on resumption of FTA talks, economic cooperation

Oct 15, 2020

Deputy Foreign Minister Kim Gunn will visit Mexico next week for talks with his counterpart and other officials over economic cooperation, including the resumption of bilateral free trade talks, the ...
S. Korea's national security adviser in US on unannounced visit

Oct 15, 2020

WASHINGTON -- South Korea's national security advisor Suh Hoon has been in Washington on a previously unannounced trip and has already met with his US counterpart Robert O'Brien, multiple sources con...