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Thu, August 5, 2021 | 10:30

Seoul seeks to expedite North Korea talks at ASEAN Regional Forum

The Moon Jae-in administration is making a last ditch effort to expedite talks with North Korea by taking advantage of the upcoming ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) Foreign Ministers Meeting, in which a representative from Pyongyang is expected to participate. According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Wednesday, Minister Chung Eui-yong has been participating in a series of virt...

Nam Hyun-woo | 2021-08-04 16:50

4 Koreans, abducted in waters off West Africa, have been released: foreign ministry

Four South Koreans, who were kidnapped near the Gulf of Guinea off West Africa, have been freed, following the release of another Korean national in a separate abduction in the same region, the foreign ministry said Monday.

2021-08-02 14:01

Senior Japanese Embassy diplomat recalled home after disparaging remarks against Moon

A senior Japanese Embassy diplomat in Seoul has been recalled home after causing a stir with remarks disparaging South Korean President Moon Jae-in's efforts to improve relations between the two countries, a Japanese paper reported Sunday.

2021-08-01 09:35

Defense chiefs of S. Korea, U.S. reaffirm commitment to alliance, combined defense posture

Defense Minister Suh Wook held phone talks with his U.S. counterpart Lloyd Austin on Friday and reaffirmed their commitment to a strong alliance and a firm combined defense posture, the defense ministry said.The two ministers discussed bilateral defense issues and the security situation on the Korean Peninsula, "reaffirmed an ironclad South Korea-U.S. alliance and stressed th...

2021-07-30 20:20

Senior diplomats of Korea, U.S. hold phone talks after reactivation of inter-Korean hotline

Senior diplomats of South Korea and the United States held phone talks Thursday, the foreign ministry said, after this week's restoration of inter-Korean communication lines raised hopes for the resumption of nuclear diplomacy with North Korea.

2021-07-29 19:31

Korea, Uzbekistan eye closer economic ties

South Korea's trade ministry said Thursday it plans to expand economic ties with Uzbekistan by launching new projects in a wide array of areas from ICT to the medical sector, as the COVID-19 pandemic has recently weighed down bilateral business cooperation.

2021-07-29 11:56

Biden cites pride in Korea-US friendship, calls it key to peace and stability

U.S. President Joe Biden on Monday said his country is proud of its friendship with South Korea, which he said still remains the key to maintaining peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula.

2021-07-27 09:10

US urges North Korea to return to negotiating table

Washington is seeking to build reliable and constructive relations with Pyongyang, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman said Friday, pressuring the reclusive regime to come back to the negotiating table. Her remark came after she and Korea's First Vice Foreign Minister Choi Jong-kun held a strategic dialogue in Seoul over pending security issues including the denuclea...

Jung Da-min | 2021-07-23 16:17

Korea, Japan agree to continue efforts to resolve pending issues

South Korea and Japan agreed Tuesday to continue efforts to resolve pending issues rooted largely in wartime history, the foreign ministry said Tuesday, despite the flare-up of tension over a Japanese diplomat's disparaging remarks on President Moon Jae-in's approach to Tokyo.

2021-07-20 21:11

Moon administration labors to improve relations with Japan, China in late stage

The Moon Jae-in administration is struggling to improve foreign relations before the President's term ends, but is yet to showcase any outcomes in the country's intertwined diplomacy with two of its closest neighbors. The president has had to ditch his plan to visit Japan to hold a summit with Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on the sidelines of the Tokyo Olympic Games,...

Nam Hyun-woo | 2021-07-20 16:53

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