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Tue, July 14, 2020 | 22:19
Foreign ministry calls in Japanese diplomat over renewed Dokdo claims in defense white paper
Foreign ministry calls in Japanese diplomat over renewed Dokdo claims in defense white paper
Kim Jung-han, director general for Asia and Pacific affairs at Seoul's foreign ministry, summoned Hirohisa Soma, a senior official from the Japanese Embassy in Seoul, to express regret over the annual report and urge Tokyo to withdraw the claims.
2020-07-14 13:42
Biegun, Moon's top security adviser discuss N. Korea issues
Biegun, Moon's top security adviser discuss N. Korea issues
The two met at the presidential office Cheong Wa Dae in the morning on the last day of Biegun's three-day visit to South Korea, aimed at reviving stalled diplomacy with Pyongyang.
2020-07-09 14:07
  • Ball is again in North Korea's court
Value of Japan's exports to Korea hits 11-year low in May
Value of Japan's exports to Korea hits 11-year low in May
The value of Japan's exports to South Korea sank to a near 11-year low in May due to the coronavirus pandemic and Tokyo's export controls, data showed Wednesday. Japan shipped 329.3 billion yen (US$3 billion) worth of goods to its neighboring country in May, down 18 percent from a year earlier, according to the data from the Korea International Trade Association (KITA) and th...
2020-07-08 10:14
Calling for disbandment of South Korea-US working group
Calling for disbandment of South Korea-US working group
Members of the minor liberal Jinbo Party stage a protest in front of the U.S. Embassy in central Seoul, Tuesday, calling for the disbandment of the South Korea-U.S. working group, which coordinates North Korea-related issues, that it claims is hampering inter-Korean relations. The protest was held on the occasion of U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Stephen Biegun's three-day vi...
2020-07-07 17:31
US nuclear envoy to visit South Korea, Japan next week: source
US nuclear envoy to visit South Korea, Japan next week: source
The top U.S. envoy for North Korea will visit South Korea and Japan next week amid stalled denuclearization talks between Washington and Pyongyang, a diplomatic source here said Saturday.
2020-07-04 21:56
Japan needs to lift retaliatory export curbs: FM
Japan needs to lift retaliatory export curbs: FM
Korea and Japan are still at loggerheads over reparations for wartime forced labor and Japan's restrictions on certain materials exported to Korean companies, Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha said Thursday. Her remarks indicated the soured relations between the two nations are unlikely to be resolved anytime soon; rather, the tension is likely to grow along with Korea's compla...
2020-07-02 16:01
Korea-Japan conflict has no way out
Korea-Japan conflict has no way out
The rift between Korea and Japan, caused by court-ordered compensation for wartime forced laborers and other history-related issues, is showing no signs of closing as bilateral tensions are running high in more sectors, with the two sides engaging in full-on tit-for-tat spats. Since July last year when the Japanese government imposed restriction on exports of three key indust...
2020-06-30 16:59
  • Moon to reshuffle diplomacy, security teams
  • Korea reliant on Japan's key industrial components
Japan may add more export curbs against Korea: report
Japan may add more export curbs against Korea: report
Japan may come up with new export curbs against South Korea, which could further complicate already frayed ties between the two Asian neighbors, a trade association said Tuesday. Seoul and Tokyo have been at loggerheads since July last year, after Japan abruptly rolled out restrictions on exports of key industrial materials to South Korea, namely photoresist, etching gas and ...
2020-06-30 13:13
Japan opposes Korea's G7 participation
Japan opposes Korea's G7 participation
Japan has stepped up its efforts to prevent Korea from joining the G7 with Tokyo lobbying the United States to drop Seoul from its expansion scenario for the group of advanced economies. Diplomatic experts say its opposition was an expected response, while advising the Korean government to stay unresponsive to the neighboring country's “politically calculated” move. According...
2020-06-28 15:33
  • Moon to reshuffle diplomacy, security teams
  • Yonsei Uni. professor slammed over writing for Japan's rightist media
  • Japanese carmakers suffer extended setback in Korea from trade row
Seoul to expand ties with Beijing, Tokyo in marine shipping amid pandemic
Seoul to expand ties with Beijing, Tokyo in marine shipping amid pandemic
South Korea said Sunday it plans to bolster ties with neighboring countries in the field of marine shipping to overcome the pandemic-caused challenges, by utilizing smart technologies and promoting non-contact cooperation. South Korea will take part in a virtual ministerial meeting for logistics slated for Monday, and plans to request China and Japan to bolster shipping indus...
2020-06-28 11:11
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