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Tue, October 26, 2021 | 01:50

S. Korea to provide Iran with 1 mil. doses of AstraZeneca vaccine

South Korea will donate 1 million doses of AstraZeneca vaccine to Iran, on humanitarian grounds, to help address its vaccine shortage, Seoul's foreign ministry said Monday. The shipment of the vaccines will begin later in the day for arrival in Iran on Wednesday to support the Middle Eastern nation's COVID-19 vaccination campaign as a symbol of six decades of friendly ties be...

2021-10-25 20:04

Moon, Biden expected to meet on sidelines of G20 summit or UN climate talks

President Moon Jae-in and U.S. President Joe Biden are expected to hold a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of a G20 summit in Italy or the U.N. climate summit in Britain, a senior presidential official said Monday. Moon and Biden are scheduled to participate in the G20 summit next week, as well as the COP26 climate talks on Nov. 1 and 2, when world leaders will assess achie...

2021-10-25 20:04

Seoul, Washington remain apart on North Korea policy

The top envoys from South Korea and the United States charged with negotiations regarding the denuclearization of North Korea still remain poles apart over the details of any engagement policy toward Pyongyang. Special Representative for Korean Peninsula Peace and Security Affairs Noh Kyu-duk and U.S. Special Representative for North Korea Sung Kim met in Seoul, Sunday, to di...

2021-10-24 16:39

US to continue talks with South Korea on end-of-war declaration, other options for North Korea diplomacy: envoy

The U.S. special representative for North Korea said Sunday that he looks forward to continuing exploring different options with South Korea to resume dialogue with North Korea, including the proposed declaration of a formal end to the 1950-53 Korean War.

2021-10-24 11:15

US envoy on North Korea eyes 'productive' consultations in South Korea on ways to revitalize peace process

The top U.S. envoy on North Korea said Saturday he expects "productive" consultations with South Korea as he arrived here for a two-day visit.

2021-10-23 18:12

Moon to meet Pope Francis at Vatican next week

President Moon Jae-in will meet with Pope Francis at the Vatican next week to discuss peace on the Korean Peninsula and efforts to end the COVID-19 pandemic, the presidential office said Friday.

2021-10-22 17:28

Foreign minister to visit Russia next week for talks on peninsula issues

Foreign Minister Chung Eui-yong will visit Russia next week for discussions on bilateral ties and issues surrounding the Korean peninsula, the foreign ministry said Thursday. Chung will arrive in Russia on Tuesday for a three-day trip and will hold talks with his counterpart, Sergey Lavrov, on Wednesday.

2021-10-21 21:07

Japan's Mitsubishi Heavy appeals Korean court's asset sale order

Japan's Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has appealed a South Korean court's order to sell its assets here to compensate wartime forced labor victims, judicial officials said Wednesday.

2021-10-20 17:26

US intel chief, South Korea's top security advisor discuss North Korean issues

U.S Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines and a top South Korean security official met in Seoul to discuss North Korean issues, a Cheong Wa Dae official said Monday, as Seoul and Washington crank up diplomacy to resume dialogue with Pyongyang.

2021-10-18 21:33

Korea, Japan to remain apart on historical issues

President Moon Jae-in and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida have reaffirmed that the two nations are far from narrowing the differences in their views on historical issues such as Japan's wartime forced labor and sex slavery. The leaders had their first phone call Friday, which was made 11 days after Kishida took office. During the 30-minute call, the two agreed to develo...

2021-10-17 16:43

Korea voices 'deep regrets' over Kishida's ritual offering to war shrine

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