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In wake of vulgar remarks, Japan’s No. 2 diplomat in Korea returns home

Aug 4, 2021

Japan’s No. 2 diplomat in South Korea has returned home after causing a stir with remarks disparaging President Moon Jae-in’s efforts to improve relations between the bickering neighbors, according t...
US will not accept nuclear N. Korea despite N. Korean ambitions: US official

Aug 4, 2021

WASHINGTON -- The United States will never accept a nuclear-armed North Korea despite the latter's apparent ambition to become a nuclear state, a ranking US intelligence official said Tuesday. Sydne...
Foreign minister requests ASEAN’s constructive role in Korean peace process

Aug 3, 2021

South Korean Foreign Minister Chung Eui-yong on Tuesday requested the 10-member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations play a “constructive role” in resolving the issues on the Korean P...
Vice FM Choi to visit Iran to attend Raisi's presidential inauguration this week

Aug 3, 2021

First Vice Foreign Minister Choi Jong-kun will visit Iran to attend the presidential inauguration of Ebrahim Raisi and for talks with his counterpart later this week, the foreign ministry said Tuesda...
Top nuclear envoys of S. Korea, Japan hold phone talks on cooperation for peninsula peace

Aug 2, 2021

South Korea's chief nuclear envoy, Noh Kyu-duk, held phone talks with his Japanese counterpart, Takehiro Funakoshi, on Monday to discuss cooperation to foster lasting peace on the Korean Peninsula, t...
S. Korea, Singapore agree to enhance defense cooperation

Aug 2, 2021

South Korea and Singapore held defense strategy talks in Seoul on Monday and agreed to expand their defense exchanges and cooperation, the defense ministry said. During the meeting, Deputy Defense M...
Top South Korean diplomat to attend ASEAN meetings this week

Aug 2, 2021

South Korean Foreign Minister Chung Eui-yong will attend a series of virtual talks led by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations this week, with all eyes on whether North Korea will attend one of...
No decision yet on annual military exercise with US: defense ministry

Aug 2, 2021

South Korea and the United States have not yet decided when and how to conduct an annual summertime exercise, the defense ministry said Monday, after North Korea warned the drills will cloud the futu...
Senior Japanese Embassy diplomat recalled home after disparaging remarks against Moon

Aug 1, 2021

SEOUL/TOKYO -- A senior Japanese Embassy diplomat in Seoul has been recalled home after causing a stir with remarks disparaging South Korean President Moon Jae-in's efforts to improve relations betwe...
S. Korea to offer more than $15 million to global education fund from 2021-25

Jul 30, 2021

Second Vice Foreign Minister Choi Jong-moon has announced South Korea's plan to offer more than $15 million to a global fund for quality education for children from 2021-25, the foreign ministry said...
US working with S. Korea to address cause of migration from Central America: Harris

Jul 30, 2021

WASHINGTON -- South Korea is one of the important partners of the United States in addressing the root causes of people from Central American nations fleeing their countries, US Vice President Kamala...
South Korea, US to work for return of 1/4 of Yongsan base by 2022

Jul 29, 2021

South Korea and the US will work together to seek the return of about one-quarter of the US military’s Yongsan Garrison site in central Seoul by next year, the Foreign Ministry said Thursday. The te...
FM Chung calls inter-Korean hotline restoration leaders' commitment to restore trust, improve ties

Jul 28, 2021

This week's restoration of inter-Korean communication lines underscores the commitments by President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un to restore mutual trust and improve bilateral ties...
18th Import Goods Fair

Jul 28, 2021
US welcomes restored inter-Korean hotlines

Jul 28, 2021

The US welcomed the reopening of the inter-Korean hotlines that had been severed for more than a year, calling it a “positive step,” sparking conjecture on whether the development could lead to anoth...