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Moon to meet Chinese, Japanese ambassadors for their credentials

Feb 7, 2020

Seoul has imposed limited and temporary immigration restrictions only affecting foreigners who have stayed recently in Wuhan. Speaking to reporters here in Korean earlier this week, Xing said he wou...
FM stresses Xi Jinping will visit Korea in first half

Feb 6, 2020

Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha said Thursday there was no change in Chinese President Xi Jinping’s plan to visit South Korea in the first half of the year, despite the outbreak of a coronavirus. ...
Diplomats of S. Korea, Japan hold working-level talks on wartime history, trade

Feb 6, 2020

Diplomats of South Korea and Japan held working-level talks in Seoul on Thursday to discuss a protracted row surrounding the issue of Tokyo's wartime forced labor, the foreign ministry said. Kim Jun...
Overseas Koreans report discrimination on coronavirus panic

Feb 5, 2020

As fears of the new coronavirus spread around the world, so do racist attacks and stereotypes targeting people of Asian descent, with many Koreans overseas reporting having experienced discrimination...
S. Korea to consider further action after entry ban on foreigners from Hubei, says PM

Feb 5, 2020

South Korea will take additional measures to contain the spread of the new coronavirus, if needed, after checking the situation not only in China's Hubei Province but also in other areas, the prime m...
Hun Sen: Cambodia expects more investment from S. Korea

Feb 4, 2020

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said Tuesday his country hopes to draw more investment from South Korea by taking advantage of a double taxation avoidance pact between the two sides. Meeting with P...
S. Korea, Japan to hold working-level talks this week on trade, history row

Feb 4, 2020

Diplomats from South Korea and Japan will meet in Seoul this week to continue working-level talks on a protracted row over wartime history and trade, the foreign ministry said Tuesday. Kim Jung-han,...
Entry ban, rigorous screening in place at airports

Feb 4, 2020

Travelers markedly fewer amid virus scare on first day of entry ban on China's virus-hit Hubei Province
Calls grow for entry ban for all of China

Feb 3, 2020

Restricting only those from Hubei province not effective given spread of virus in other parts of China, experts say
S. Korea has no plan to pull consular staff out of Wuhan: official

Feb 3, 2020

South Korea has no plan to withdraw the last-remaining staff members from its consulate in the coronavirus-hit Chinese city of Wuhan, an official said Monday. Eight people are still working at the S...
Air Force decides not to take part in Singapore airshow due to coronavirus outbreak

Feb 3, 2020

The Air Force said Monday that it has decided not to participate in an upcoming international airshow in Singapore as part of precautions against the new coronavirus. The Air Force's Black Eagles ha...
Defense chief to visit India for bilateral talks, defense expo

Feb 3, 2020

South Korean Defense Minister Jeong Kyeong-doo was set to depart for India on Monday to hold talks with his Indian counterpart to explore ways to further bilateral ties, his office said Monday. Duri...
S. Korea to request EU review of steel safeguard

Feb 3, 2020

South Korea said Monday it plans to ask the European Union to review a safeguard measure against Korean-made steel products that went into effect last year. During the four-day meeting, set to kick ...
Korea to ban entry from China's Hubei province

Feb 2, 2020

South Korea will bar entry to all foreign nationals who have been in China’s Hubei province in the past two weeks, following a wave of countries imposing drastic travel bans as fears of the new coron...
S. Korea not considering pulling out diplomats from Wuhan

Feb 2, 2020

Seoul's foreign ministry said Sunday it is not considering evacuating its diplomats from the coronavirus-hit Chinese city of Wuhan as more than 100 South Koreans are still residing in the affected ar...