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Leaders of S. Korea, Qatar hold summit over bilateral ties

President Moon Jae-in and Qatar’s emir held a summit Monday to discuss ways to expand economic ties and promote bilateral cooperation, the presidential office Cheong Wa Dae said. As part of his firs...

Jan 28, 2019
Foreign Affairs
Japan's minister repeats Dokdo sovereignty claim in parliamentary speech

Japan's top diplomat stated again Monday that Dokdo, a pair of rocky islets in the East Sea over which Seoul maintains effective control, belongs to his country, a remark Koreans regard as reckless. ...

Jan 28, 2019
Foreign Affairs
Abe vows 'decisive' approach toward N. Korea to normalize ties

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Monday made public his determination to have talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in a bid to normalize bilateral diplomatic relations. In a policy speech...

Jan 28, 2019
Foreign Affairs
Foreign Ministry keeps travel ban in place for parts of Mindanao, Philippines

South Korea’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on Thursday that it will maintain its restrictions on travel to certain areas of the Philippines because of political instability, poor public secu...

Jan 24, 2019
Foreign Affairs
Korea, Britain discuss Brexit emergency measures

South Korea's industry ministry said Thursday it has reached a consensus with Britain to promptly prepare follow-up measures as London moves to leave the European Union. The Ministry of Industry, Tr...

Jan 24, 2019
Foreign Affairs
South Korea-US military cost-sharing deadlock drags out as US demands $1 billion

South Korea’s struggle to reach an agreement with the US for the cost of maintaining US troops here intensified when the gap between the total amount of Seoul’s contributions demanded by the US and t...

Jan 23, 2019
Foreign Affairs
US ambassador puts pressure on Cheong Wa Dae over USFK costs: report

The Foreign Ministry confirmed Tuesday that the US ambassador to South Korea visited Cheong Wa Dae last month, but declined to comment on a news report that the top envoy’s visit was designed to pres...

Jan 22, 2019
Foreign Affairs
Two Koreas and US officials gather in Stockholm to develop agenda for Trump-Kim summit

US President Donald Trump said Saturday that the US and North Korea have made progress in their denuclearization talks, while officials from the two countries have begun negotiations to craft details...

Jan 20, 2019
Foreign Affairs
No Davos meeting for Pompeo, Foreign Minister Kang as Trump calls off US delegation

Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha’s planned meeting with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on the sidelines of the upcoming World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, will not materialize as US Presid...

Jan 18, 2019
Foreign Affairs
Foreign minister: South Korea and US share common goal of complete denuclearization

Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-hwa reaffirmed Wednesday that the complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula is a shared goal of South Korea and the US, stressing close cooperation between the two...

Jan 16, 2019
Foreign Affairs
Korea seeks ways to minimize impact from Brexit vote

The South Korean government plans to hold an interagency meeting Wednesday to discuss policy measures in response to British lawmakers' rejection of a Brexit deal, a ministry official said. Deputy F...

Jan 16, 2019
Foreign Affairs
South Korea, US push to hold working-level video talks

The Foreign Ministry said Tuesday that South Korean and US officials are poised to hold working-level talks via video conferencing. “South Korea and the US are closely coordinating for the next work...

Jan 15, 2019
Foreign Affairs
[Newsmaker] No breakthrough from Korea-Japan military talks over radar tussle

Despite having held military talks, South Korea and Japan failed to narrow differences Monday in stand-offs over a recent radar incident, an informed source said. General-grade representatives from ...

Jan 15, 2019
Foreign Affairs
Korea voices 'deep regrets' over Tokyo official's criticism of Moon amid forced labor dispute

South Korea's foreign ministry on Friday expressed "deep regrets" over a senior Japanese official's criticism of President Moon Jae-in's remarks this week regarding an escalating diplomatic dispute o...

Jan 11, 2019
Foreign Affairs
PM calls for efforts to build future-oriented relations with Japan

South Korea's prime minister on Thursday called for government efforts to build a future-oriented relationship with Japan, separately from the task of addressing bilateral historical issues. Prime M...

Jan 10, 2019
Foreign Affairs

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