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Tue, January 21, 2020 | 08:22

US envoy's blunt talks add to concerns on alliance

US envoy's blunt talks add to concerns on alliance

Whenever he is asked about the South Korea-U.S. alliance, U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Harry Harris has always reaffirmed its importance. For instance, he said the bilateral bond “remains strong and vibrant” at one time, and that the alliance was the “linchpin for Northeast Asian security” at another. Ironically, it is Harris' straightforward yet blunt way with words that i...

Yi Whan-woo | 2020-01-19 16:46

US envoy calls on South Korea to consult with US about engagement with North Korea

South Korea says US ambassador's remarks on inter-Korean ties 'very inappropriate'

South Korea says US ambassador's remarks on inter-Korean ties 'very inappropriate'

Cheong Wa Dae openly reproached U.S. Ambassador Harry Harris for his remarks on President Moon Jae-in's stated plans to resume inter-Korean cooperation, calling them "very inappropriate." "It's very inappropriate for the ambassador to make such comments to the media over remarks made by the president of the hosting nation," a presidential office official told reporters.

2020-01-18 09:28

Seoul exploring own way to contribute security in Hormuz

Seoul exploring own way to contribute security in Hormuz

Presidential Chief of Staff Noh Young-min said Thursday that the government could seek its own way to protect the lives and properties of Koreans in the Strait of Hormuz rather than participating in a U.S.-led naval coalition policing the region. His remarks came amid Washington's increasing pressure on Seoul to participate in the International Maritime Security Construct (IM...

Jung Da-min | 2020-01-17 17:26

'Harris Out!'

A civic group member stages a one-person demonstration against U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Harry Harris near the U.S. Embassy in central Seoul, Friday, for his comments made a day before on President Moon Jae-in's engagement policy toward North Korea. Harris told foreign report...

Jung Da-min | 2020-01-17 16:51

Gov't says inter-Korean policy matter of sovereignty

Gov't says inter-Korean policy matter of sovereignty

South Korea's policy on North Korea is a matter of sovereignty, the unification ministry said Friday, after U.S. Ambassador Harry Harris called for Seoul to make sure to consult closely with Washington about its engagement plans with the North. On Thursday, Ambassador Harris told foreign media reporters that South Korea should consult with Washington about its plans to engage...

2020-01-17 14:25

Ruling party lawmaker condemns US Ambassador Harris for remarks on alliance consultations

Ruling party lawmaker condemns US Ambassador Harris for remarks on alliance consultations

Ruling party lawmaker condemns US Ambassador Harris for remarks on alliance consultations

A ruling party heavyweight in South Korea strongly criticized U.S. Ambassador Harry Harris on Friday for his remarks on President Moon Jae-in's push for inter-Korean cooperation. "It's good to express his personal view, but if South Korea follows whatever a foreign ambassador says, he or she would be like a 'governor general' of the Japanese colonial government of Korea," Rep...

2020-01-17 13:43

33 forced labor victims and bereaved families sue 6 Japanese companies

33 forced labor victims and bereaved families sue 6 Japanese companies

A group of 33 Korean victims of wartime forced labor in Japan and their bereaved families living in the southwestern city of Gwangju and South Jeolla Province launched a joint compensation lawsuit against six Japanese companies Tuesday. The 33 plaintiffs include two surviving victims of Japanese forced labor, while the other 31 victims were all deceased and represented by the...

2020-01-14 16:07

Iranian envoy called in over 'ending Seoul-Tehran ties'

Iranian envoy called in over 'ending Seoul-Tehran ties'

The foreign ministry has called in the Iranian ambassador to Korea over his reported remark that Tehran could sever ties with Seoul if Korea sent its naval forces to the Strait of Hormuz. But the envoy claimed he did not mention “severing ties” and said there had been an error in translation. According to ministry officials, Saturday, the ministry called in Saeed Badamchi Sha...

Kim Rahn | 2020-01-12 16:17

Korea's exports to Iran dip nearly 90 pct in 2019

Korea's exports to Iran dip nearly 90 pct in 2019

South Korea's exports to Iran dropped nearly 90 percent from a year earlier in the first 11 months of last year, the fastest rate among the top 20 export countries, data showed Sunday. In the January-November period, Seoul's shipments to the Middle East country came to US$259 million, down 88.6 percent from the same period a year earlier, according to the data from the state-...

2020-01-12 09:56

Ministry lodges protest over Iranian envoy's reported mention of possible end of Seoul-Tehran ties

Ministry lodges protest over Iranian envoy's reported mention of possible end of Seoul-Tehran ties

The foreign ministry has called in Iran's top envoy in South Korea to lodge a protest over his reported remarks hinting at the possibility that Tehran could sever ties with Seoul should it send naval forces to the tense Strait of Hormuz, an official said Saturday.

2020-01-11 11:37

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