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Trump and China loom over a tumultuous year in Asia

To judge by the stream of extraordinary images on the Korean Peninsula, you might think 2018 marked the beginning of an elusive peace in one of the world's last vestiges of the Cold War. Just months after a barrage of threats of missile strikes and personal insults had many fearing the worst, President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un strode toward each other ...

Foreign Affairs | 2018-12-29 19:10

Korean delegation to attend inauguration ceremony for new Brazilian president

South Korea will send a delegation, including two ruling party lawmakers, to next week's inauguration ceremony for Brazilian President-elect Jair Bolsonaro, Seoul's foreign ministry said Wednesday. Democratic Party Reps. Jeon Hae-cheol and Choi In-ho will attend the ceremony slated to take place in Brasilia on Jan. 1.

Foreign Affairs | 2018-12-26 11:25

Foreign minister 'invisible' in inter-Korean affairs

The foreign ministry is losing ground in a decision-making process on the ongoing inter-Korean affairs, as it is failing to win support from President Moon Jae-in's inner circle. This comes at a critical time when the Ministry of Foreign Affairs should play an active role as a mediator for peace with other countries. But National Security Office (NSO) chief Chung Eui-yong hol...

Foreign Affairs | 2018-12-23 16:59

Korean PM seeks Libya's help for abducted Korean, Filipinos

South Korean Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon has asked the Libyan government to help win the safe release of a South Korean and three Filipino workers abducted in the African country, the prime minister's office said Thursday.

Foreign Affairs | 2018-12-20 14:33

South Korea, India agree on arms, civilian cooperation

The top diplomats of South Korea and India agreed Wednesday to enhance cooperation in the arms industry and expand people-to-people exchanges, Seoul's foreign ministry said. Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha and her Indian counterpart Sushma Swaraj held their joint committee meeting in New Delhi to evaluate bilateral ties and cooperation in various areas, including the economy,...

Foreign Affairs | 2018-12-20 09:59

S. Korean, US nuclear envoys to discuss sanctions relief Thursday

U.S. Special Representative for North Korea Stephen Biegun arrived in Seoul, Wednesday, for high-level discussions that may be centered on easing sanctions on the North. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Lee Do-hoon and his counterpart Biegun will meet Thursday to discuss possible sanctions relief for inter-Korean projects, including a groundbreaking ceremony for inter-Kor...

Foreign Affairs | 2018-12-19 17:13

Kenyan-born marathoner gets Korean name

A Kenyan-born marathoner who acquired Korean citizenship recently has legally changed his name to Oh Joo-han, from Wilson Loyanae Erupe.

Foreign Affairs | 2018-12-19 15:11

Moon rejects Japan's claims over forced labor ruling

President Moon Jae-in denied Japan’s claims that the South Korean Supreme Court’s recent ruling on wartime labor violates the diplomatic treaty signed between Seoul and Tokyo in 1965, Friday. During a meeting with a group of Japanese lawmakers at Cheong Wa Dae, Moon countered claims that Japan has completed its reparations over its 1910-45 colonization of the Korean Peninsula.

Foreign Affairs | 2018-12-14 17:09

Will South Korea's new 'China Bureau' enhance diplomacy toward Beijing?

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is considering a partial shakeup of its organizational structure to set up a bureau separately tasked with China affairs early next year as part of its efforts to strengthen diplomatic endeavors with Beijing, government sources said Tuesday. The ministry is in talks with the interior ministry to push ahead with the establishment of the China bu...

Foreign Affairs | 2018-12-11 11:32

South Korean diplomat to lead UN development agencies

Cho Tae-yul took office as the president of the executive board of the U.N. Development Programme (UNDP), U.N. Population Fund (UNFPA) and U.N. Office for Project Services (UNOPS) during its special session following the election Thursday. It is the first time since the establishment of the board in 1994 that South Korea has taken its presidency. Since 1994, Seoul has served ...

Foreign Affairs | 2018-12-07 10:04

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