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Australian Embassy marks national day

Diplomatic CircuitFeb 7, 2019

Over 1,500 people gathered in Seoul on Jan. 25 to celebrate Australia’s national day with an event hosted by the Australian Embassy in South Korea with a theme in recognition of the Australian Open. ...
Denmark and Korea: Celebrating 60 years of partnership

Diplomatic CircuitFeb 7, 2019

It is a great pleasure to usher in the Year of the Golden Pig, a joyous occasion that also marks the 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Denmark and Korea. And although the diplomatic t...
US-NK summit to be held Feb. 27-28 in Vietnam: Trump

North KoreaFeb 6, 2019

US President Donald Trump reaffirmed his commitment to denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula and confirmed the second summit between Pyongyang and Washington will take place in Vietnam on Feb. 27 ...
North Korea may suggest shutdown of Yongbyon nuclear complex, international inspections: Foreign Minister Kang

North KoreaJan 25, 2019

South Korea’s foreign minister said Thursday that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is expected to take concrete steps toward denuclearization in order to keep his pledges concerning economic developme...
Will North Korea transfer ICBMs to China?

North KoreaJan 24, 2019

North Korea may not be ready to bring its intercontinental ballistic missiles and the idea of transferring its nuclear arsenal to China to the negotiating table as bargaining chips in talks with the ...
South Korea-US military cost-sharing deadlock drags out as US demands $1 billion

Foreign affairsJan 23, 2019

South Korea’s struggle to reach an agreement with the US for the cost of maintaining US troops here intensified when the gap between the total amount of Seoul’s contributions demanded by the US and t...
US ambassador puts pressure on Cheong Wa Dae over USFK costs: report

Foreign affairsJan 22, 2019

The Foreign Ministry confirmed Tuesday that the US ambassador to South Korea visited Cheong Wa Dae last month, but declined to comment on a news report that the top envoy’s visit was designed to pres...
Gangwon governor expects sanctions to be lifted for Kaesong complex, Kumgangsan tours

North KoreaJan 22, 2019

Gangwon Province Gov. Choi Moon-Soon said Tuesday that North Korea will get sanctions relief for the resumption of two key inter-Korean economic projects -- the Kaesong industrial complex and Kumgang...
Trump touts NK developments as ‘historic result’

North KoreaJan 21, 2019

US President Donald Trump identified his nuclear talks with North Korea as among his greatest achievements in the first half of his first term, amid hopes for substantial results from the second summ...
Two Koreas and US officials gather in Stockholm to develop agenda for Trump-Kim summit

Foreign affairsJan 20, 2019

US President Donald Trump said Saturday that the US and North Korea have made progress in their denuclearization talks, while officials from the two countries have begun negotiations to craft details...
South Korea, US to seek UN sanctions exemption for inter-Korean projects

North KoreaJan 17, 2019

Working-level officials from South Korea and the US agreed on Thursday that a sanctions exemption was needed to enable the two Koreas to carry out joint projects and said they would ask the United Na...
Senior North Korean official to deliver letter to Trump

North KoreaJan 17, 2019

North Korea’s chief negotiator in US-North Korea talks, Kim Yong-chol, is expected to deliver a letter to US President Donald Trump during his visit to Washington this weekend, according to media rep...
Foreign minister: South Korea and US share common goal of complete denuclearization

Foreign affairsJan 16, 2019

Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-hwa reaffirmed Wednesday that the complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula is a shared goal of South Korea and the US, stressing close cooperation between the two...
South Korea, US push to hold working-level video talks

Foreign affairsJan 15, 2019

The Foreign Ministry said Tuesday that South Korean and US officials are poised to hold working-level talks via video conferencing. “South Korea and the US are closely coordinating for the next work...
Local experts doubt report on NK bolstering nuclear arsenal

North KoreaJan 15, 2019

North Korea cannot afford to be slapped with additional international sanctions over the development of nuclear weapons, experts here said Tuesday, following a media report that the country might hav...