The Korea Herald

Japanese media weigh Seoul’s response to textbooks

Mar 18, 2016

TOKYO -- Some Japanese media on Friday said Seoul appeared to be tempering its response to the Tokyo government’s latest decision to approve controversial high school textbooks with renewed claims to Dokdo. “The South Korean government did lodge a formal complaint and requested a meeting with the Japanese ambassador, but it seemed to be refraining itself for the sake of improving relations with ...
Park warns N. Korea could self-destruct unless it embraces change

Mar 15, 2016

President Park Geun-hye said Tuesday that North Korea could self-destruct unless it embraces change, the latest in a series of harsh warnings aimed at pressuring North Korean leader Kim Jong-un to give up his nuclear weapons program. Tensions have spiked on the divided Korean Peninsula as North Korea has ratcheted up its bellicose rhetoric in response to the massive military drills under way be...
British General in S. Korea to observe Key Resolve

Mar 15, 2016

The nominee for the British military’s second highest post arrived in South Korea Tuesday to observe the annual joint military exercises between Seoul and Washington, the British Embassy said. Lt. Gen. Gordon Messenger made the visit to encourage 56 servicemen from the British Army, Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force who are taking part in the ongoing Key Resolve, the embassy said in a press re...
S. Korea, Egypt agree on infrastructure investment

Mar 3, 2016

South Korea and Egypt agreed Thursday to beef up cooperation in infrastructure development worth US$3.6 billion, paving the way for Seoul to make inroads into the fast-growing North African country. President Park Geun-hye and her Egyptian counterpart, Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, reached an agreement at a summit here, Cheong Wa Dae said. The presidential office said the two leaders were present for t...