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Moon appoints new foreign ministerFeb 8, 2021President Moon Jae-in appointed Chung Eui-yong as his new foreign minister on Monday, Cheong Wa Dae announced. Chung, former director of national security at Cheong Wa Dae, will begin his tenure ... -
S. Korea working to bring home seized sailors in Iran as early as this weekFeb 7, 2021South Korea plans to help crew members aboard an oil tanker seized by Iran to return home as early as this week after Tehran's announcement that it will set most of them free, diplomatic sources said... -
Korean Harvard students decry professor's claims on sex slaves as 'incorrect and misleading'Feb 5, 2021A group of Korean students at Harvard Law School has decried a professor's recent controversial claims that victims of Japan's wartime sexual slavery were willing prostitutes as "factually incorrect ... -
Foreign ministry restores phrase 'closest neighbor' describing Japan in white paperFeb 5, 2021The foreign ministry has restored the expression "closest neighbor" to refer to Japan in its latest white paper published this week, as Seoul pushes to improve ties with Tokyo frayed over wartime iss... -
Foreign minister says vaccine hoarding will only lengthen pandemicFeb 5, 2021Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha said Friday that the hoarding of vaccines by a few countries would only undermine the public interest and lengthen the pandemic. “It is especially important to keep a... -
S. Korea, Georgia sign air service agreementFeb 5, 2021South Korea and Georgia have signed an air services agreement that would lay the foundation for operations of direct flights traveling between the two countries, the foreign ministry said Friday. Fo... -
US begins global defense posture review: BidenFeb 5, 2021US President Joe Biden said Thursday that the United States will review its global defense posture, a move that could affect the number of US troops stationed overseas, including those in South Korea... -
Moon, Biden signal fresh restart of peace process on Korean PeninsulaFeb 4, 2021Their first phone call, full of laughter, touched on a slew of topics from the pope to North Korea and Myanmar -
Embassy officials meet sailors aboard seized S. Korean ship in IranFeb 4, 2021Officials at the South Korean Embassy in Iran have met with the crew members aboard a Korean oil tanker seized in the country, the foreign ministry said Thursday, a day after Tehran said it will free... -
S. Korea welcomes extension of New START treaty between US, RussiaFeb 4, 2021South Korea welcomes the extension of a key nuclear arms control treaty between the United States and Russia, the foreign ministry said Thursday, expressing expectations that it would contribute to g... -
South Korean Embassy in US to showcase new documentary on kimchiFeb 4, 2021WASHINGTON -- The South Korean Embassy in Washington said Wednesday it will soon release a documentary on kimchi, the most well-known traditional Korean dish that is also part of the UNESCO Intangibl... -
Moon, Biden to map out 'comprehensive' N. Korea strategy togetherFeb 4, 2021SEOUL/WASHINGTON -- The leaders of South Korea and the United States agreed Thursday to draw up a joint "comprehensive" strategy on North Korea during their phone talks, Cheong Wa Dae announced. Sou... -
Iran agrees to free sailors of S. Korean tanker, but timing uncertainFeb 3, 2021Iran agreed on Tuesday to free the 19 crew members of a South Korean oil tanker that was seized a month ago, but it is uncertain when the sailors will return home. Tehran has not yet released the sh... -
Harvard professor invites fury by calling ‘comfort women’ prostitutesFeb 3, 2021Author previously received Japan’s Order of the Rising Sun; critics question ties with Mitsubishi as endowed professor -
Seoul-Tokyo cooperation vital to regional peace: PentagonFeb 3, 2021South Korea and Japan are the most important allies to the United States in the region and cooperation between the three countries is a key to regional peace and security, a Pentagon official said Tu...
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