The Korea Herald

S. Korea to provide $4m in aid to 14 countries hit by locust swarms

Jul 7, 2020

South Korea decided Tuesday to provide $4 million in humanitarian aid to 14 countries suffering from food crises due to desert locusts, the foreign ministry said. The assistance will be provided to ...
[Newsmaker] New visa guidelines perplex Koreans attending US schools

Jul 7, 2020

The recent announcement that foreign students taking online classes in the US should leave the country is creating confusion and turmoil among South Korean students at colleges and universities there...
FM holds talks with Uzbek deputy PM on bilateral cooperation

Jul 6, 2020

Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha met with a deputy prime minister of Uzbekistan in Seoul on Monday and discussed ways to enhance bilateral cooperation, her office said. Sardor Umurzakov, Uzbekistan's...
S. Korea to award appreciation plaques to Korean War comrades

Jul 6, 2020

South Korea was to hold a ceremony Monday to express thanks to countries that fought during the 1950-53 Korean War in commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the outbreak of the conflict, the vetera...
With new team, Moon set to push for inter-Korean breakthrough

Jul 5, 2020

South Korean President Moon Jae-in, having reshuffled his top security team with figures known to be for engagement with North Korea, is widely expected to push to make a breakthrough in stalled rela...
Osan city holds annual memorial event honoring fallen US soldiers in 1st Korean War battle

Jul 5, 2020

OSAN -- An annual memorial ceremony was held Sunday to honor the American soldiers killed in the UN forces' first ground battle during the 1950-53 Korean War, followed by the opening of a new peace p...
Govt. fully activates task force on Sino-US row

Jul 5, 2020

The foreign ministry has fully activated a public-private task force set up to explore South Korea's security and economic strategies in the face of a growing rivalry between the United States and Ch...
S. Korea's top nuke envoy holds talks with Chinese, Russian ambassadors

Jul 3, 2020

South Korea's chief nuclear negotiator Lee Do-hoon met separately with the top Chinese and Russian envoys to Seoul on Friday and discussed the situation on the Korean Peninsula. The meetings took pl...
FM vows all-out efforts to resume dialogue with NK

Jul 2, 2020

Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha on Thursday said the government is making an all-out effort to resume stalled dialogues with North Korea, amid recent heightened tensions between the two Koreas. “For...
EU approves lifting of entry ban on S. Korea, 13 other countries

Jul 1, 2020

BRUSSELS/SEOUL -- The European Union (EU) has approved a guideline recommending its member states reopen their borders to 14 countries, including South Korea, after restricting all non-essential entr...
Korea, EU agree to strengthen ties, COVID-19 response

Jun 30, 2020

South Korea and the European Union on Tuesday agreed to continue cooperating on a range of global issues, from the COVID-19 pandemic and environment to multilateralism and global security issues, in ...
Biegun planning visit to S. Korea as early as July: sources

Jun 30, 2020

Stephen Biegun, US deputy secretary of state and the point man on North Korea, is planning to visit South Korea as early as next month, diplomatic sources said Tuesday. Officials in Seoul and Washin...
FM Kang says Bolton's memoir reveals 'far-right' perspective

Jun 29, 2020

Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha on Monday described former US National Security Advisor John Bolton's memoir as being fraught with a "far-right" perspective. She made her first comment on the public...
Tokyo objects to expanded G-7 summit including Seoul: report

Jun 28, 2020

The Japanese government has raised objections to the US proposal to include South Korea in an expanded Group of 7 summit in September, Japan’s Kyodo News reported Sunday, citing multiple diplomatic s...
Remains of 6 fallen UN service members from Korean War repatriated to Hawaii

Jun 27, 2020

The remains of six service members who died during the 1950-53 Korean War while fighting under the UN flag were sent to Hawaii, the United Nations Command (UNC) said Saturday. The remains, believed ...