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Tillerson sacking signals tougher North Korea policy

The U.S.'s North Korea policy may get tougher following President Donald Trump's sacking of dovish Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and replacing him with the hawkish CIA Director Mike Pompeo. Some experts forecast confusion in the U.S.'s foreign and security policies during the transition period ahead of possible historic Washington-Pyongyang talks, while others predict no m...

Foreign Affairs | 2018-03-14 15:46

FM to visit US despite Tillerson ousting

Actor Park Hae-jin to plant trees in China to help combat fine dust

South Korean actor Park Hae-jin will plant trees in China, along with his fans, in a campaign to reduce fine dust, his agency said Wednesday. "Park will leave for China in April to fulfill his pledge to plant trees, which he made to his fans during an event for the JTBC series, 'Man x Man,' last year," Mountain Movement said.

Foreign Affairs | 2018-03-14 15:44

Trump fires Tillerson as US secretary of state

U.S. President Donald Trump ousted Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, Tuesday, (local time) and nominated Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Director Mike Pompeo as his replacement. According to a statement released by the White House, Tuesday, President Trump named Pompeo as the nation's top diplomat.

Foreign Affairs | 2018-03-13 22:35

'Comfort woman' statue planned in France

A “comfort woman” statue is expected to be erected in France to honor the victims of Japan's wartime sexual slavery. According to Ahn Shin-kwon, director of the House of Sharing, a shelter for surviving victims in Gwangju, Gyeonggi Province, the Gwangmyeong City Government and Koreans living in France are in favor of the idea. “We are trying to figure out if there is a way to...

Foreign Affairs | 2018-03-12 16:40

Turkish broadcaster apologizes for false report

A Turkish broadcaster has apologized for using South Korean President Moon Jae-in’s photo as a murder suspect. According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Monday, Show TV issued an apology to President Moon and the people of Korea during its prime-time news program on Sunday night (local time).

Foreign Affairs | 2018-03-12 14:39

Korean gov't demands Turkish TV apologize for false report

Korean gov't demands Turkish TV apologize for false report

The Korean government has called on a Turkish broadcaster to apologize for using President Moon Jae-in’s image falsely as a murder suspect. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Sunday it has repeatedly demanded Show TV, a Turkey-based TV channel, apologize after it used Moon’s image on a news program on Feb. 25 to represent a murder suspect who allegedly killed a Filipina mai...

Foreign Affairs | 2018-03-11 17:32

Moon gives US credit for inter-Korean reconciliation

President Moon Jae-in recognized the United States' support in creating the recent reconciliatory mood on the Korean Peninsula and eliciting North Korea's intentions for denuclearization talks with Washington. But he said there still will be hurdles toward the goal of denuclearizing the North and achieving lasting peace on the peninsula, adding he would make efforts for the g...

Foreign Affairs | 2018-03-08 17:00

Korea issues travel warning over Sri Lankan violence

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs warned Koreans about traveling to Sri Lanka amid anti-Muslim riots in Kandy and neighboring regions. “We advise Koreans traveling or living there to pay extra attention to your safety,” the ministry said Wednesday on Facebook. “Please be aware that violence started from Kandy. Be careful if you have to visit there and, when you do, avoid going ...

Foreign Affairs | 2018-03-08 13:36

China has its own North Korea scenario

China is the only country that can stop North Korea from becoming a fully fledged nuclear power. But Beijing will not take that step, even if that means the U.S. could attack the North, experts say. China’s oil supply provides key support to the Kim Jong-un regime, which would collapse in no time without it. Yet China has chosen to provide resources Pyongyang badly needs and ...

Foreign Affairs | 2018-03-07 15:01

Moon's security adviser to visit Washington with Kim Jong-un's 'undisclosed' message

South Korean President Moon Jae-in's top security adviser will head to the United States this week, officials from the presidential office Cheong Wa Dae said Wednesday, to brief U.S. officials on the outcome of his recent trip to North Korea that he earlier said included an undisclosed message from the communist state. Chung Eui-yong, the head of the National Security Office,...

Foreign Affairs | 2018-03-07 14:49

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