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Mon, December 9, 2019 | 05:49
Moon congratulates Widodo on commencing second term
Moon congratulates Widodo on commencing second term
South Korean President Moon Jae-in sent a formal congratulatory message Sunday to Indonesian President Joko Widodo for the launch of his second term, expressing hope for win-win partnerships between the two nations. Moon dispatched his chief of staff, Noh Young-min, to the Sunday inauguration ceremony in Jakarta as a special envoy. Noh is carrying the president's personal let...
2019-10-20 15:58
Korean man drowns in Phuket
Korean man drowns in Phuket
A Korean tourist and a Thai diving instructor have drowned while diving off Koh Racha Yai in Phuket. According to the Bangkok Post, the tourist, 37, surnamed Cho, and the instructor, 34, who came to his rescue, drowned near Ao Lah on Saturday morning.
2019-10-20 15:57
PM to meet Abe on Thursday
PM to meet Abe on Thursday
Lee will visit Japan from Tuesday to Thursday to attend the Japanese emperor's enthronement event amid frayed ties between South Korea and Japan over the issue of Tokyo's wartime forced labor.
2019-10-18 15:27
  • Moon to send 'handwritten letter' to Abe via PM
Nelson Mandela's daughter begins role as S. African ambassador to South Korea
Nelson Mandela's daughter begins role as S. African ambassador to South Korea
"I'm really happy to be serving in Korea. I think we've got a great bilateral relationship between the two countries," she told reporters. "I will continue to strengthen the relations, and I look forward during my tenure to strengthening them."
2019-10-18 10:18
US urges S. Korea to renew GSOMIA with Japan: Pentagon
US urges S. Korea to renew GSOMIA with Japan: Pentagon
"We strongly believe in the integrity of our mutual defense, and our security ties must persist despite the frictions in other areas of the South Korea and Japan relationship," Helvey said at the discussion hosted by the Institute for Corean-American Studies. "That's why we again call on the Republic of Korea to renew GSOMIA ... with Japan. And we call on both sides to partic...
2019-10-18 09:53
  • South Korea, Japan agree to mend frayed ties
  • 'Moon-Abe summit possible at APEC'
Korea-U.S. friendship night
Korea-U.S. friendship night
Park Jin, right, chairman of the Korean-American Association, toasts former U.S. Forces Korea Commander Vincent Brooks, who received the Korean-American Friendship Award for his contribution to the promotion of bilateral ties between the two countries, at the Grand Walkerhill Seoul hotel, Wednesday. / Yonhap
Baek Byung-yeul | 2019-10-16 21:50
Seoul, Tokyo discuss details of Lee-Abe meeting
Seoul, Tokyo discuss details of Lee-Abe meeting
South Korea and Japan held working-level talks Wednesday afternoon on arranging a brief one-on-one meeting between Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Tokyo. Seoul's foreign ministry said Kim Jung-han, director-general for Asian and Pacific Affairs at the ministry, met with his Japanese counterpart Shigeki Takizaki at the ministry's headquarte...
Kim Yoo-chul | 2019-10-16 17:09
  • PM to meet Abe at Japanese emperor's enthronement event
Ambassador Lee asked to dispel concerns over Korea-US alliance
Ambassador Lee asked to dispel concerns over Korea-US alliance
New South Korean Ambassador to the United States Lee Soo-hyuck's top tasks are how to dispel growing concerns about the alliance between Seoul and Washington and to promote the improvement of relations.
Lee Min-hyung | 2019-10-15 16:54
Former Japanese PM pays respects to Korean victims of forced labor
Former Japanese PM pays respects to Korean victims of forced labor
Former Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama paid tribute to Koreans forced to work for Japanese companies during Tokyo's 1910-45 colonial rule of the Korean Peninsula. On the second day of his two-day visit to South Korea, Hatoyama visited the National Memorial Museum of Forced Mobilization under the Japanese Occupation in the southern port city of Busan.
2019-10-12 14:54
  • 'Moon-Abe summit possible at APEC'
Seoul, Tokyo end 1st round of talks on trade row, agree to meet again
Seoul, Tokyo end 1st round of talks on trade row, agree to meet again
South Korea and Japan ended their first round of talks on a bilateral trade dispute, Friday, with an agreement to meet again for further consultations. The two sides met in Geneva to discuss Seoul's complaint filed with the World Trade Organization over Tokyo's restrictions on exports of certain materials to South Korean companies.
2019-10-12 11:51
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