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Controversy persists over suspected N. Korean coal shipments to S. Korea

South Korea’s Foreign Ministry said Thursday that it is closely communicating with the US on the issue of suspected North Korean coal shipped to South Korea, amid concerns that the North may be explo...

August 9, 2018
Foreign Policy
Top NK diplomat’s Iran visit sends message to US

North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Yong-ho’s visit to Iran within hours of the US sanctions against the Islamic Republic taking effect raises questions over North Korea’s intentions amid a deadlock in ...

August 8, 2018
Foreign Policy
S. Korea to dispatch envoy to Libya for hostage release efforts

The government will dispatch a special envoy to Libya as part of efforts to rescue a South Korean man held captive by an unidentified armed group there, the Foreign Ministry said Wednesday. Foreign ...

August 8, 2018
Foreign Policy
[Herald Interview] ‘North Korean defectors can serve as a bridge for unified Korea’

The Korea Herald is publishing a series of articles featuring inter-Korean relations to mark the paper’s 65th anniversary that falls on Aug. 15. Following is the third installment. -- Ed After 65 ye...

August 6, 2018
North Korea
US official delivers Trump’s reply to Kim Jong-un in Singapore

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said that the US delegation attending a regional security forum in Singapore delivered a letter from US President Donald Trump for North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on...

August 4, 2018
Foreign Policy
Pompeo warns against North Korea sanctions violations

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Saturday called on Russia, China and other countries to strictly enforce international sanctions on North Korea, saying Washington would take any violations “very...

August 4, 2018
Foreign Policy
S. Korea, US vow close coordination in solving NK nuclear issue

South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha and her US counterpart Mike Pompeo vowed close coordination to resolve North Korea’s nuclear standoff during a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of a reg...

August 4, 2018
Foreign Policy
N. Korea’s top diplomat rejects meeting with S. Korean counterpart

North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Yong-ho turned down a request for a formal bilateral meeting with her South Korean counterpart Kang Kyung-wha on the sidelines of an annual regional forum in Singapor...

August 4, 2018
North Korea
S. Korean, US officials dealing with NK meet at security forum

South Korea’s nuclear envoy and a senior US State Department official met on the sidelines of an annual regional forum in Singapore on Friday, as the countries’ top diplomats are set to hold a meetin...

August 3, 2018
Foreign Policy
N. Korea yet to respond to S. Korea’s request for meeting

North Korea has not yet responded to South Korea’s request for a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of an annual regional security forum, as the North’s Foreign Minister Ri Yong-ho arrived in Singapo...

August 3, 2018
Foreign Policy
Annual regional security forum kicks off, NK to top agenda

An annual regional security forum kicked off in Singapore on Thursday, bringing together top diplomats from 26 countries and the European Union for talks on political and security issues in the Asia-...

August 2, 2018
Foreign Policy
[Herald Interview] ‘Declaring end to Korean War catalyst for NK denuclearization’

Declaring a formal end to the Korean War now is the best option for the US to accelerate North Korea’s denuclearization process and avoid repeating the mistakes of its past administrations, according...

August 2, 2018
Foreign Policy
1 Korean, 3 Filipinos held captive for nearly a month in Libya

A South Korean man and three Filipinos have been held captive in Libya for 27 days by an unidentified armed group, a Foreign Ministry official said Wednesday. The four were abducted at a water plant...

August 1, 2018
Social affairs
Kang holds meetings with ASEAN ministers

Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha held bilateral meetings with her counterparts from six Southeast Asian countries in Singapore on Tuesday to secure support for the government’s efforts to denuclearize...

August 1, 2018
Foreign Policy
Kang to step up diplomatic efforts at ARF

South Korea’s Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha is set to fly to Singapore on Tuesday to attend a series of major forums on regional security in Singapore, amid a flurry of diplomacy to denuclearize No...

July 30, 2018
Foreign Policy

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