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Wed, February 26, 2020 | 11:23

Japanese scholar criticizes Abe over historical revisionism

Japanese scholar criticizes Abe over historical revisionism

A Japanese historian has stepped up criticism against Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s push for historical revisionism and his reluctance for the country to take responsibility for its wartime wrongdoings. This has led to Tokyo’s countermeasures to the October 2018 South Korean Supreme Court ruling on wartime forced labor compensation.

2019-12-22 16:19

Xi's visit to Korea key to improving bilateral ties

Xi's visit to Korea key to improving bilateral ties

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi's recent visit to Seoul has renewed Koreans' attention to problems with China that have been overlooked due to other pressing diplomatic issues.

2019-12-22 15:23

Parties slam Japan's easing of export curbs as 'insufficient,' call for full removal

Parties slam Japan's easing of export curbs as 'insufficient,' call for full removal

Ruling and opposition parties on Saturday slammed Japan's recent easing of its export curbs on South Korea as "insufficient," calling for their full removal. A day earlier, Japan lifted its ban on exports of a chip material to South Korea, one of the three export items Japan embargoed in July amid the countries' diplomatic row over historical issues.

2019-12-21 20:41

Biegun's China visit yet to revive dialogue with North Korea

Biegun's China visit yet to revive dialogue with North Korea

U.S. Special Representative for North Korea Stephen Biegun will be promoted to the number two position at the U.S. State Department as the U.S. Senate voted to confirm Biegun as the next deputy secretary of state. The vote was 90-3.

2019-12-20 16:24

Moon to hold bilateral summit with Abe in China on Dec. 24: Cheong Wa Dae

Moon to hold bilateral summit with Abe in China on Dec. 24: Cheong Wa Dae

South Korean President Moon Jae-in will hold one-one-one talks with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in China next week, Cheong Wa Dae announced Friday, saying their meeting is "of great significance. "Their Christmas Eve meeting in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, will be first official summit in 15 months between the leaders amid soured Seoul-Tokyo ties over a trade fight stemm...

2019-12-20 11:42

Moon, Xi to hold summit in Beijing on Dec. 23

Seoul, Saudi discuss economic and defense cooperation

Seoul, Saudi discuss economic and defense cooperation

South Korea and Saudi Arabia discussed the two countries' future cooperation in various sectors including economy and defense, according to South Korea's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Thursday.

2019-12-20 09:02

Moon to hold bilateral summit with Abe in China next week

Moon to hold bilateral summit with Abe in China next week

South Korean President Moon Jae-in will hold his first one-one-one summit talks with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in 15 months next week, when they visit China for an annual group meeting involving a Chinese leader, a Cheong Wa Dae official said Wednesday. The summit plan raises expectations for a possible breakthrough in efforts to end a months-long trade fight between...

2019-12-18 15:25

Moon, Xi to hold summit in Beijing on Dec. 23

Seoul in tight spot over late payments for Iranian oil

Seoul in tight spot over late payments for Iranian oil

South Korea is in a tight spot between the United States and Iran amid Tehran's demand that Seoul pay for the oil it received from the Middle Eastern country.

2019-12-16 20:17

Seoul urges Tokyo to drop export curbs

Seoul urges Tokyo to drop export curbs

South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha and her Japanese counterpart Toshimitsu Motegi met during the Asia-Europe Meeting forum (ASEM) in Madrid, Spain, Sunday (local time).

2019-12-16 17:54

[INTERVIEW] Veteran diplomat successfully directs ASEAN summit

[INTERVIEW] Veteran diplomat successfully directs ASEAN summit

The 2019 ASEAN-Republic of Korea Commemorative Summit and the first Korea-Mekong Summit held in Busan from Nov. 25 to 27 were unforgettable experiences for members of the Summit Preparation Office, who had been preparing for the international events since February. Suh Jeong-in, the office's executive director, was no exception.

2019-12-16 09:38

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