The Korea Herald

U.N. chief to visit S. Korea this week

Aug 8, 2011

Chief of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon is due in his home country Tuesday for talks with President Lee Myung-bak and senior officials over Korea’s U.N.-related activities and pending issues regardin...
Seoul protests U.S. agency’s sea name

Aug 8, 2011

S. Korea steps up effort for concurrent naming of East Sea/Sea of Japan South Korea has lodged an official complaint with the U.S. after one of its agencies backed Japan’s name for the waters betwee...
S. Korean FM departs for Russia for talks on N. Korea, bilateral issues

Aug 6, 2011

South Korean Foreign Minister Kim Sung-hwan left for Russia on Saturday to hold bilateral talks that are expected to focus on North Korea and other issues concerning the two nations. During his four...
Korean ferry ban on Japanese irks Tokyo

Aug 5, 2011

A South Korean ferry operator’s ban on Japanese passengers on its ferry service to Dokdo has irked Tokyo, aggravating tensions between two neighbors over the set of islands in East Sea. South Korea ...
Regional powers up efforts for N.K. talks

Aug 3, 2011

N.K. diplomat heads to China, Seoul’s foreign minister to leave for Russia A flurry of diplomatic efforts have been continuing among regional powers this week, as North Korea shows signs of taking n...
U.S. calls for restraint by Seoul, Tokyo in tensions over Dokdo

Aug 3, 2011

WASHINGTON (Yonhap News) -- The U.S. government formally requested Tuesday that South Korea and Japan maintain “restraint” in resolving their latest diplomatic tensions over Dokdo, a set of Seoul-con...
Seoul hits back at Tokyo’s renewed claim to Dokdo

Aug 2, 2011

Japan’s defense white paper lists Korean islets as its territory South Korea strongly protested against Japan’s move to claim Dokdo and will take strong countermeasures against any action to hurt it...
Korea turns back Japanese lawmakers

Aug 1, 2011

Criticism mounts over Tokyo’s territorial claim to Dokdo Three Japanese lawmakers were asked to return to their country as soon as they arrived at a South Korean airport on Monday, as Seoul deterred...
Lawmakers’ visit tied to Japan politics

Aug 1, 2011

Attempt to visit island could chill bilateral ties, damage economic cooperation Three Japanese politicians denying Korea’s sovereignty over Dokdo arrived at Gimpo airport Monday for an attempted vis...
U.S., N.K. dialogue provides optimism over 6-party talks

Jul 31, 2011

Regional powers likely to increase small-scale contact The six partners of the stalled regional dialogue aimed at denuclearizing North Korea are expected increase small-scale contact in the followin...
Japanese lawmakers to leave for Ulleungdo

Jul 31, 2011

Japanese lawmakers are expected to go ahead with their planned trip to an island near South Korea’s easternmost islets of Dokdo on Monday, upping tensions as the Seoul government plans to ban them fr...
South Korea seeks to ban Japanese lawmakers from visiting its territory

Jul 28, 2011

South Korea said Thursday it will ban two Japanese lawmakers from visiting an island near the country’s easternmost islets of Dokdo, a move that has been rekindling criticism over Tokyo’s longstandin...
China demanded S. Korea stop activities near Ieodo

Jul 27, 2011

Ieodo is not a disputed territory and both South Korea and China are aware that this submerged rock in the East China Sea cannot be claimed by either side, Seoul’s Foreign Ministry said Wednesday. T...
GNP leader calls for ban on Tokyo politicians’ island visit

Jul 25, 2011

South Korea’s ruling party leader urged the government Monday to ban a group of Japanese lawmakers from entering the country as they plan to visit an island near the country’s easternmost islets of D...
Three allies urge N.K. on denuclearization

Jul 24, 2011

Foreign ministers of two Koreas hold meetings to explore possible resumption of dialogue South Korea, the United States and Japan called on North Korea on Saturday to take action to dismantle its nu...