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Tue, October 3, 2023 | 07:01
Yoon says he hopes to meet Xi to develop bilateral ties
President Yoon Suk-yeol said, Wednesday, he was looking forward to seeing Chinese President Xi Jinping in person to discuss ways to develop relations between South Korea and China for the next 30 years as Seoul and Beijing celebrate the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties. In response, Xi said the two countries should be good neighbors, friends and partne...
Foreign Affairs | 2022-08-24 22:17
Former, current gov't officials clash over Vogue shoot in Cheong Wa Dae
Tak Hyun-min, the former protocol secretary - during the previous Moon Jae-in administration - and Park Min-shik, the minister of patriots and veterans affairs, engaged in a war of words over a recent fashion magazine shoot at Cheong Wa Dae.
Politics | 2022-08-24 15:01
Anti-China sentiment overshadows 30th anniversary of Korea-China ties
South Korea will mark three decades of diplomatic relations with China, Wednesday, and both countries have become important partners of each other, as evidenced by the fact that China is Korea's No. 1 trading partner and Seoul is Beijing's fourth-largest export destination.However, despite these quantitative developments, negative views of China have been increasing sharply a...
Foreign Affairs | 2022-08-23 16:17
Korea rejects Iran's calls to release frozen funds
Despite repeated demands from Iran that Korea swiftly unlock funds held in two Korean banks, the Korean government remains adamant that releasing the assets is out of the question as long as U.S. sanctions on Tehran remain unchanged, according to the foreign ministry here. Korea and Iran are set to celebrate the 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations in October, but their t...
Foreign Affairs | 2022-08-22 16:35
North Korea refuses to form ties with Yoon-led South Korea: experts
In a scathing statement unveiled, Friday, Kim Yo-jong, the powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, said Pyongyang has no intention of establishing a “significant” relationship with the new South Korean government that recently unveiled an aid-for-disarmament initiative for the northern neighbor. Experts, meanwhile, said North Korea's fiery words reflect its intent...
Politics | 2022-08-19 17:03
Yoon opposes forceful change to status quo in North Korea
President Yoon Suk-yeol said, Wednesday, that South Korea will not pursue any efforts for regime change or any other intervention that can alter the current political system of North Korea, adding that Seoul is not in a position to guarantee Pyongyang's security. The president also ruled out the possibility of South Korea acquiring its own nuclear weapons against evolving Nor...
North Korea | 2022-08-17 16:04
Envoy raises awareness of Korea among Serbian public
Serbia was a late adopter of globally booming Korean culture - represented by K-pop - due to its lack of exchange with Seoul as well as civil unrest in the Balkan state. However, in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak, in which physical contact has become limited, the use of social network platforms and over-the-top media services has been sharply increasing, thereby a...
Foreign Affairs | 2022-08-17 15:05
Ex-USFK commander rejects China's claims over THAAD
The former commander of U.S. Forces Korea, Robert Abrams, refuted China's claims that the previous South Korean administration promised to restrict the operations of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system on the Korean Peninsula and that the U.S. missile defense battery undermines Beijing's security interests. In 2016, South Korea decided to deploy the U.S.-ow...
Defense | 2022-08-14 14:48
KOICA seeks support for Busan's bid to host World Expo
The Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) promoted the Korean port city of Busan's bid to host the World Expo 2030 in its participation in the Forum Economic Ministers Meeting (FEMM) in Port Vila, Vanuatu, last week, where it discussed development cooperation issues facing Pacific Island countries. The FEMM is convened by the 18-member Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) and...
Foreign Affairs | 2022-08-14 12:57
Defense minister refutes China's claim on THAAD
South Korea's defense minister said, Thursday, a U.S. anti-missile shield, currently deployed on the Korean Peninsula, cannot operate to Washington's advantage, rejecting China's claim that the system's radar can spy on its military maneuvers and undermine its security interests.In addition, Defense Minister Lee Jong-sup vowed to speed up the normalization of the Terminal Hig...
Politics | 2022-08-11 16:51
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