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Ministry to hold forum on cooperation among S. Korea, China, Japan next week

South Korea will hold a semi-governmental forum on cooperation with China and Japan next week, Seoul's foreign ministry said Friday, as long-simmering historical feuds remain a major hurdle to improv...

Nov 30, 2018
Foreign Policy
Korea-US summit to be 'pull aside': report

South Korean President Moon Jae-in and US President Donald Trump will have a "pull aside" rather than a formal bilateral meeting on the sidelines of a Group of 20 summit in Argentina this week, Reut...

Nov 30, 2018
Foreign Policy
S. Korean president arrives in Argentina for G-20 summit

South Korean President Moon Jae-in arrived in Argentina on Thursday for a Group of 20 summit and meetings with various global leaders, including US President Donald Trump. Moon's arrival here follow...

Nov 29, 2018
Foreign Policy
Korea irked by Japan's 'overreaction' to court rulings

SEOUL/TOKYO -- The South Korean government urged Japan on Thursday to refrain from "overreacting" to Seoul court rulings against a Japanese firm for wartime forced labor. "It's very regrettable that...

Nov 29, 2018
Foreign Policy
OECD forum on well-being closes, adopts Incheon Declaration

An Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development global forum on well-being closed in South Korea on Thursday, with the Incheon Declaration adopted to renew its commitment toward better quali...

Nov 29, 2018
Foreign Policy
Japan calls forced labor ruling 'unacceptable'

SEOUL/TOKYO -- Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono said Thursday that South Korea's additional court rulings against a Japanese firm for wartime forced labor are "very regrettable and unacceptable." ...

Nov 29, 2018
Foreign Policy
Supreme Court orders Mitsubishi to compensate Korean forced labor victims

South Korea’s top court on Thursday ruled in favor of Korean victims who were forced into labor during Japan’s colonial rule of the Korean Peninsula, ordering a Japanese company to compensate them fo...

Nov 29, 2018
Foreign Policy
Supreme Court to rule on damages suits over Japan forced labor

South Korea's Supreme Court was set to rule Thursday on damages claims filed by Koreans against a Japanese firm over wartime forced labor and unpaid work. The four-judge bench will deliver its rulin...

Nov 29, 2018
Foreign Policy
Korean president heads to Argentina for G-20 summit

PRAGUE -- South Korean President Moon Jae-in headed to Argentina, ending his two-day unofficial visit to the Czech Republic, en route to the Group of 20 summit in the South American country. The pre...

Nov 29, 2018
Foreign Policy
Leaders of S. Korea, Czech Republic pledge efforts to improve ties

South Korean President Moon Jae-in and Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis agreed Wednesday to further improve their countries' bilateral ties and make joint efforts to prepare the countries for the fo...

Nov 29, 2018
Foreign Policy
Inter-Korean rail connection cannot occur without NK’s denuclearization: US official

Experts say connecting inter-Korean railways could serve as catalyst in North Korea’s denuclearization

Nov 28, 2018
Foreign Policy
Moon, Trump to hold summit on G20 sidelines

President Moon Jae-in and US President Donald Trump will hold a summit meeting on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Buenos Aires, US National Security Adviser John Bolton said Tuesday. Moon, who is...

Nov 28, 2018
Foreign Policy
S. Korea, Australia to extend free English program for young N. Korea defectors

South Korea and Australia agreed Wednesday to extend a free English-language training program for young North Korean defectors as part of efforts to help them sharpen their competitive edge in the gl...

Nov 28, 2018
Foreign Policy
Korea, Chile hold talks to update FTA

South Korea and Chile opened their first round of talks Wednesday to revise their bilateral free trade agreement to reflect changes in the market over the past 15 years, Seoul's trade ministry said W...

Nov 28, 2018
Foreign Policy
CIA official in charge of Korea to depart at year-end: sources

A senior US Central Intelligence Agency official in charge of Korea affairs will resign at the end of the year, multiple sources said Tuesday. Andrew Kim, head of the CIA's Korea Mission Center, has...

Nov 28, 2018
Foreign Policy

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