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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
S. Korea mulls restoration support for flood-hit Laos

The South Korean government is considering offering more support to Laos in the aftermath of a dam collapse that has left at least 27 killed and 131 missing, the Foreign Ministry said Monday. (Yonha...

July 30, 2018
Foreign Policy
US official seeks cooperation from local businesses on sanctions

A US official on Thursday requested cooperation from South Korean businesspeople seeking to resume inter-Korean projects amid a lack of progress on the North’s denuclearization, at a meeting with tho...

July 27, 2018
North Korea
N. Korea returns remains of US war dead

North Korea returned remains believed to be those of 55 American soldiers killed during the 1950-53 Korean War on Friday, the 65th anniversary of the end of the Korean War, in a move that is the firs...

July 27, 2018
North Korea
Kang says inspection needed for NK’s dismantling of missile testing site

Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha on Thursday hailed North Korea’s dismantling of a missile engine testing site as a meaningful step toward denuclearization, but stressed the need to verify it. Speaki...

July 26, 2018
Foreign Policy
NK steps up call to declare end to Korean War

North Korea continued to call on South Korea and the US to declare an end to the Korean War through its state-run media on Tuesday as it started to dismantle a key missile-engine test site. The Rodo...

July 25, 2018
North Korea
US issues advisory on NK sanctions evasion tactics

The US issued an advisory on Monday warning businesses about North Korea’s sanctions evasion tactics, ramping up pressure on the reclusive country amid a lack of progress on denuclearization talks. ...

July 24, 2018
Foreign Policy

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