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S. Korea appoints ex-deputy NIS director as new ambassador to Israel
South Korea on Wednesday appointed a former deputy director of the National Intelligence Service as its new ambassador to Israel, Seoul's foreign ministry said. Suh Dong-gu, who served as the first ...
Sept 18, 2019
US ready to resume nuke talks with N. Korea: top official
The United States is ready to resume denuclearization talks with North Korea, but will maintain sanctions on the regime for now, a top US official said Tuesday. US Assistant Secretary of State for E...
S. Korea, Japan explore possibility of talks between their top diplomats: sources
South Korea and Japan are exploring the possibility of their top diplomats holding talks on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York next week, though nothing has been decided yet, multip...
Sept 17, 2019
Seoul calls for action on Fukushima at IAEA
South Korea raised concerns at the general conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency in Vienna on Monday about Japan’s plans to dispose of contaminated water from the Fukushima nuclear pla...
Pompeo urges 'constructive dialogue' between S. Korea, Japan
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday emphasized the need for "constructive dialogue" between South Korea and Japan, two US allies that have been locked in a bitter dispute over trade and histo...
S. Korea names former vice FM as new ambassador to UN
South Korea on Monday named former Vice Foreign Minister Cho Hyun as its new ambassador to the United Nations, Seoul's foreign ministry said. Cho, who served as first vice foreign minister from Sept...
Sept 16, 2019
S. Korea voices concern over attack on Saudi Arabia's oil facilities
South Korea on Monday expressed concern over last week's attacks on key oil facilities in Saudi Arabia, saying it would undermine regional stability and energy security around the world. The drone a...
Foreign ministry to focus on early resumption of US-NK nuclear talks
The foreign ministry said Monday that it will focus its diplomacy on facilitating an early resumption of working-level nuclear talks between the United States and North Korea and substantive progress...
White House advisor notes Trump's resolve for peninsula denuke
A senior White House advisor has noted US President Donald Trump's commitment to denuclearizing the Korean Peninsula, while highlighting the benefit of having a "businessman" as the American leader. ...
S. Korea's top nuclear envoy visits Beijing for talks on N.K.
South Korea's chief nuclear envoy has held talks with a senior Chinese diplomat over North Korea and peninsula issues ahead of an expected resumption of nuclear dialogue between Washington and Pyongy...
Sept 13, 2019
Japan remains mum on S. Korea's request for talks on fisheries pact
Japan has spurned South Korea's request to hold talks to work out differences for the renewal of their fisheries agreement, a South Korean official said Friday. South Korea sent a letter to Japan in...
Senior diplomat to Cambodia relieved from position for sexual misconduct allegations
A South Korean diplomat stationed in Cambodia has been relieved from the post following allegations of sexual harassment against a female embassy employee, an official from the Ministry of Foreign Af...
Sept 11, 2019
Seoul files complaint with WTO over Tokyo's export curbs
South Korea filed a complaint with the World Trade Organization on Wednesday over Japan's export curbs, upping the stakes in the unprecedented trade row between the two Asian neighbors. The move cam...
Top diplomats of South Korea, Kazakhstan to hold talks in Seoul next week
The top diplomats of South Korea and Kazakhstan will hold talks in Seoul next week to discuss joint efforts to deepen bilateral cooperation, Seoul's foreign ministry said Tuesday. Foreign Minister K...
Sept 10, 2019
S. Korea, Philippines to hold 4th round of FTA talks this week
South Korea's trade ministry said Monday it plans to hold a fourth round of free-trade negotiations with the Philippines this week with the goal of striking the deal in November. During the four-day...
Sept 9, 2019