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Another suspect behind murder of Korean tourist in Pattaya arrested in Cambodia
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Yun: Seoul uses public diplomacy to counter Japan’s rightward shift
South Korea’s Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se said Thursday that Seoul has capitalized on its public diplomacy to respond to the rightward political shift and revisionist views of history in Japan that have worsened anti-Japanese sentiment here.“Whenever we meet Japanese opposition politicians and opinion leaders who visited Korea, we have delivered our position. Diplomatic missions in Japan have also carried out a variety of public diplomacy efforts,” he said during a parliamentary audit.“Along w
Sept. 10, 2015
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Yun to visit Australia, New Zealand
South Korea’s Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se will embark on a six-day trip to Australia, New Zealand and Fiji on Thursday, aiming to strengthen strategic diplomatic relations with the Pacific nations, the ministry said Wednesday.On Friday in Sydney, Yun and Seoul’s Defense Minister Han Min-koo will attend the “two-plus-two” meeting with their Australian counterparts -- Julie Bishop and Kevin Andrews, respectively -- to discuss a range of bilateral, regional and global issues, including North Kore
Sept. 9, 2015
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S. Korea, China reaffirm close coordination on N. Korean nuke
South Korean and Chinese nuclear envoys held talks here Monday on ways to bring North Korea back to the bargaining table, capitalizing on the mood of closer security ties between the two nations following President Park Geun-hye's visit to Beijing last week.Park and her Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping agreed in a summit to push for the resumption of "meaningful" six-party talks on denuclearizing the North. They also warned Pyongyang against further provocations to raise military tensions on the p
Sept. 7, 2015
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Malaysia and Korea ride ‘second wave’ of partnership
2015 marks the 58th anniversary of Malaysia’s independence from colonial Britain and the 55th anniversary of diplomacy between Kuala Lumpur and Seoul. Last week, the two countries celebrated their evolving partnership, while taking stock of unexplored opportunities. Malaysia and Korea established official ties in February 1960 following Malaysia’s independence on Aug. 31, 1957. Another national day ― Malaysia Day on Sept. 16 ― marks the federation of Malaya, North Borneo, Sarawak and Singapore i
Sept. 7, 2015
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Uzbekistan, Korea upgrade economic partnership
A doubly landlocked country in the heart of Central Asia, Uzbekistan has engaged the world steadily since gaining independence from the Soviet Union on Aug. 31, 1991. Its economy, once centrally planned, has been integrated into the global marketplace facilitated by structural transformation and foreign investment.The country sits on vast reserves of gold, uranium and natural gas deposit, and the government has modernized since 2006 the bulk of its basic industries using a $25 billion national f
Sept. 7, 2015
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Turkey marks independence, alliance with Korea
The Turkish Embassy held a reception on Monday to commemorate the 93rd anniversary of victory in the country’s War of Independence, which conveyed a message of reconciliation and peace. Known as the Armed Forces Day or Victory Day, Turkish Forces under military commander Mustafa Kemal Pasha, on Aug. 30, 1922, defeated World War I Allies in Afyon in central western Anatolia, laying the new modern state’s foundation.By November that year, the new regime in Ankara superseded the Ottoman Sultanate,
Sept. 7, 2015
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Pakistani national day teems with patriotic energy
The Pakistani Embassy, in collaboration with the Pakistani Business Association, held an Independence Day reception in Seoul on Aug. 30, which was attended by some 900 Pakistanis. Among the guests were Pakistani Ambassador Zahid Nasrullah Khan, first Korean Ambassador to Pakistan Oh Jae-hee, Rep. Jasmine Lee of the National Assembly and Pakistani singer Sara Raza Khan, who is regarded as an “idol celebrity” back home. Sara Raza Khan, who flew from Lahore for the event, sang various national song
Sept. 7, 2015
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S. Korea, Jordan to hold summit meeting to expand economic cooperation
The leaders of South Korea and Jordan will meet this week to discuss ways to expand bilateral economic ties and other issues facing the global community, the presidential office said Sunday.Cheong Wa Dae said President Park Geun-hye will meet King Abdullah II of Jordan on Friday in Seoul, with the two leaders to touch on trade, investment, and the construction and energy sectors as well as expanding economic cooperation.The Middle East monarch will be in the country on Thursday and Friday. Since
Sept. 6, 2015
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Park’s drive for unification faces headwinds
In the wake of President Park Geun-hye’s much-hailed visit to China, Seoul is poised to speed up its groundwork for a future unification with North Korea by intensifying diplomatic efforts with key neighbors and expediting humanitarian exchanges across the border. South Korea will initiate various discussions “in the near future” on how to bring about the peninsula’s unification, Park said, adding that the issue was also the focal point of her summit with President Xi Jinping last week. “We agre
Sept. 6, 2015
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Park: S. Korea to begin discussions with China on Koreas’ unification
President Park Geun-hye on Friday said South Korea and China could quickly begin various discussions on how to achieve a peaceful unification between South and North Korea.“Peaceful unification is the fundamental and the quickest way to resolve nuclear and other issues,” Park said in a press gaggle aboard Air Force One on the way back to Seoul from a trip to China, referring to tensions on the Korean Peninsula.Tensions persist on the divided peninsula over the North’s pursuit of its missile and
Sept. 4, 2015
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Park says she took cue from Schroeder over labor reform
President Park Geun-hye said Thursday that she has taken a cue from former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder over labor reform. Park made the comment to Schroeder during their encounter at a military parade in Beijing, presidential spokesman Min Kyung-wook told reporters after arriving in Shanghai, the second and last stop on Park's three-day trip to China. Germany's so-called Hartz reform is credited with transforming the labor market and welfare system in Germany. Park has repeatedly c
Sept. 3, 2015
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Warmer Seoul-Beijing ties send message to Pyongyang
When Chinese President Xi Jinping presided over a massive military parade on a rostrum overlooking Beijing's iconic Tiananmen Square, South Korean President Park Geun-hye sat two seats to the right of Xi. The presence of Park at the rostrum was notable, partly because of her yellow jacket, but also because Choe Ryong-hae, a key aide to North Korean leader Kim Jong-un who also attended the military parade, was barely visible. Choe was seen at the end of a row of other foreign officials watchin
Sept. 3, 2015
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S. Korea's chief nuclear envoy to visit U.S.
South Korea's chief envoy will visit Washington next week for talks on how to deal with North Korea, a government official said Thursday, apparently as part of brisk shuttle diplomacy among regional powers following President Park Geun-hye's visit to Beijing. Hwang Joon-kook, special representative for Korean Peninsula peace and security affairs, plans to leave for Washington "around next week" for a meeting with his American counterpart Sung Kim, the official told reporters on condition of a
Sept. 3, 2015
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Sino-U.S. rivalry a challenge for Korea’s diplomacy
Tiananmen Square on Thursday turned into a pomp-filled showcase of China’s military prowess, with the march of its goose-stepping troops leading a formidable display of intercontinental nuclear missiles, fighters, bombers, drones and other high-tech weapons.During the much-anticipated military parade to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II, Chinese leader Xi Jinping delivered a message of “peace and justice,” which was eclipsed by the massive presentation of China’s homebuilt com
Sept. 3, 2015
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Japan, U.S. welcome trilateral summit plan
Japan on Thursday expressed its resolve for discussions to arrange a trilateral summit with South Korea and China, while the U.S. lauded the three countries’ efforts to mend fences in the face of steadfast historical and territorial tension. Presidents Park Geun-hye and Xi Jinping announced after their meeting on Wednesday they will meet with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Seoul in late October or early November. The event is also likely to set the stage for first-ever talks between Park
Sept. 3, 2015
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Park’s visit illustrates evolving China ties
The summit Wednesday between Presidents Park Geun-hye and Xi Jinping demonstrated the two countries’ evolving, increasingly multifaceted ties while building momentum for Seoul’s efforts to play a more proactive role in peninsula issues and regional diplomacy. During the meeting, Xi touted the bilateral relationship has developed to its “best-ever” in terms of politics, economy, trade, people-to-people exchanges and other areas, thanks to the two leaders’ cooperation. Park, for her part, expresse
Sept. 2, 2015
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[Newsmaker] Sankei under fire again for attack on Park
Japanese newspaper Sankei Shimbun came under fire again for an online column that called President Park Geun-hye’s plan to attend China’s World War II victory event “toadyism” and likened her to a 19th-century Korean empress assassinated by Japan.President Park Geun-hye presides over a Cabinet meeting at Cheong Wa Dae on Tuesday. (Yonhap)In its Monday edition, the conservative daily carried the column accusing Korea’s diplomacy of being historically subservient to big powers -- China, Russia or
Sept. 1, 2015
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S. Korea to demand removal of Japanese column insulting Park
South Korea said Tuesday it plans to demand the retraction of a Japanese newspaper column that likens President Park Geun-hye to a former Korean empress slain by Japanese agents.Japanese conservative daily Sankei Shimbun carried a column on its homepage Monday critical of Park's plan to attend a massive military parade in Beijing marking China's victory over Japan in World War II.Calling Park's decision an example of "toadyism," the column said Korea's Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910) had a woman of p
Sept. 1, 2015
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Top nuclear envoys of S. Korea, China to hold talks ahead of Park-Xi summit
South Korea's top nuclear envoy, Hwang Joon-kook, arrived in Beijing on Tuesday to hold talks with his Chinese counterpart, ahead of a summit meeting between President Park Geun-hye and Chinese President Xi Jinping. Upon his arrival at the Beijing airport, Hwang said the planned meeting later in the day with Wu Dawei is aimed at fine-tuning the North Korean nuclear issue. Park will hold a summit with Xi on Wednesday in Beijing, a day before she attends a military parade marking the end of World
Sept. 1, 2015
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PM, Washington Gov. discuss inter-Korean deal
South Korean Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn and visiting Washington Governor Jay Inslee on Monday discussed an inter-Korean deal struck last week. The two Koreas reached a landmark deal last week to defuse tensions on the Korean Peninsula. In the agreement, North Korea "expressed regret" over the recent injury of South Korean soldiers in the explosion of landmines laid by North Korea in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) separating the two Koreas. Seoul accused Pyongyang of secretly burying the mines in
Aug. 31, 2015