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Park renews resolve to make Pyongyang opt for denuclearization

Jun 23, 2016

President Park Geun-hye on Thursday renewed her resolve to make North Korea opt for denuclearization through sanctions and pressure and ordering her military to maintain a robust deterrence against a provocative North Korea. During her luncheon with military leaders, Park also pointed to Pyongyang's continued provocations, including the launching of two intermediate-range ballistic missiles this...
EU 'fully' supports S. Korea's efforts to prevent escalation of tensions on peninsula

Jun 23, 2016

A high-ranking European Union official said Thursday that the EU "fully" supports Seoul's efforts to make sure there is no escalation of tensions, and stressed North Korea's recent test-fire of missiles is drawing strong condemnation from the international community. Gunner Wiegand, managing director of Asia and Pacific at the European External Action Service, also said that the EU-South Korea b...
Chinese naval squadron arrives in S. Korean port from Gulf of Aden

Jun 23, 2016

A Chinese naval squadron docked at a port in Korea's southeastern coastal city of Busan on Thursday for exchanges with the Korean Navy as it was returning home following its anti-pirate mission in the waters of the Gulf of Aden off Somalia. The flotilla of Chinese warships is comprised of the 4,050-ton frigate Daqing, the 4,200-ton destroyer Qingdao and the 2,300-ton supply ship Taihu. The thre...
S. Korea set to hold top commanders' meeting over N.K. missile

Jun 23, 2016

South Korea is set to convene a meeting of top commanders on Thursday to check the country's readiness to counter North Korea's latest missile provocations, Seoul's defense ministry said. Defense Minister Han Min-koo plans to preside over the meeting to be attended by about 150 top-ranked military commanders, to discuss the North's test-firing of two mid-range ballistic missiles and the South Ko...
Parliament speaker, Chinese envoy discuss ways to bolster ties

Jun 22, 2016

National Assembly Speaker Chung Sye-kyun on Wednesday held talks with the Chinese ambassador to Seoul and discussed ways to beef up bilateral ties between the two neighboring countries. "South Korea and China have been developing their friendship since the establishment of diplomatic ties in 1992. The free trade agreement between the two also helped build up the connection," Chung said during th...
Neutral waters between Koreas clear of Chinese fishing boats: defense ministry

Jun 16, 2016

All Chinese boats illegally fishing in the neutral waters near the Han River's estuary between the two Koreas have left the area after the South Korean military kicked off a crackdown operation late last week, the defense ministry said Thursday. "Currently, there are no Chinese boats in the neutral waters in the estuary area," Moon Sang-gyun, the Ministry of National Defense's spokesman, said in...
U.S. looking at additional sanctions on N. Korea: State Department

Jun 12, 2016

The United States is considering additional sanctions on North Korea, State Department deputy spokesman Mark Toner said, stressing the importance of putting pressure on Pyongyang to end its nuclear program. Department deputy spokesman Mark Toner “Sanctions are only as strong as they are implemented, and so we really are urging our partners in the region to implement, to the fullest extent possi...
N. Korea accuse S. Korean Navy of violating its sea border

Jun 6, 2016

North Korea's state-run media accused the South Korean Navy of violating its sea border Monday amid heightened tensions on the Korean Peninsula. The Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) monitored in Seoul said warships from the South violated its waters in the Yellow Sea around 4:30 a.m. on Sunday. It claimed that South Korea pushed 19 fishing boats into waters Pyongyang claims at its own. The new...
Seoul, Washington discussing location of THAAD deployment

Jun 6, 2016

South Korea and the United States are discussing the possible location of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system that could be deployed in the country to deter North Korea's ever growing missile threats, military sources said Monday. According to sources, the possible candidates for the base of the THAAD system includes U.S. military bases in the southern city of Daegu or Pyeongt...
Park urges Pyongyang to give up nukes in memorial speech

Jun 6, 2016

President Park Geun-hye said Monday that South Korea will join forces with the international community to induce North Korea to give up its nuclear weapons development program and return to the negotiation table during a Memorial Day speech. "North Korea must realize that the international community will roll out tougher sanctions as the regime clings to the development of nuke and missiles," Pa...
Seoul says it is meaningful for Obama to mention Korean victims

May 27, 2016

South Korea said Friday that it is meaningful that U.S. President Obama explicitly mentioned Korean victims in his historic speech in Hiroshima, while visiting a memorial site honoring those killed in an atomic bombing about seven decades ago. Obama paid a visit to the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park, where he laid a wreath for those who lost their lives and gave a speech in which he mentioned Kor...
Korea, China to discuss nuclear energy partnership

May 25, 2016

Korea and China will hold high-level talks this week on nuclear energy cooperation, the government said Wednesday. The bilateral Nuclear Power Joint Committee meeting, the 13th of its kind, is scheduled to open in Beijing on Thursday. In the two-day session, Korea will be represented by Hong Nam-ki, vice minister of science, ICT and future planning. His Chinese counterpart is Xu Dazhe, the dire...
PM returns from overseas trip

May 24, 2016

Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn returned from his overseas trip to Uzbekistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkey on Tuesday, after expanding Seoul's diplomatic ties and fostering business opportunities for local firms. During his trip, Hwang met Uzbekistan Prime Minister Shavkat Mirziyoyev and agreed to expand economic cooperation between Seoul and Tashkent. It marked the first time in eight years for a Kore...
Korean envoy receives award from Rome

May 24, 2016

Korean Ambassador to Italy Lee Yong-joon on Monday received a Premio Simpatia 2016 award from the Rome city government for his contributions to disseminating Korean culture in the European country. Lee is the first Korean diplomat to receive the award in the ceremony held at the city hall. He was honored for his contributions to spreading Korean culture among Italians since his appointment as a...
Park to visit Africa, France later this month

May 12, 2016

President Park Geun-hye plans to leave for Ethiopia later this month on a 12-day, four-nation trip to Africa and France with the aim of boosting bilateral ties, South Korea's presidential office said Thursday. The trip, which will also take Park to Uganda and Kenya, comes as South Korea is pushing its companies to explore business opportunities in foreign countries that could give a much-needed ...