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Wed, July 15, 2020 | 05:45

Businesspeople to get entry ban exemption for China

Businesspeople to get entry ban exemption for China

Korea and China have agreed to introduce a fast-track entry system allowing Korean businessmen to travel in 10 Chinese areas despite current entry restrictions amid the coronavirus pandemic, according to the foreign ministry, Wednesday.

Kang Seung-woo | 2020-04-29 17:31

Virus shakes image of Western superiority

Virus shakes image of Western superiority

As the world confronts the coronavirus crisis, Western countries have been showing signs of surprising weakness. Meanwhile, Asian countries, including Korea, Taiwan and China, have been praised for their responses to the fast-spreading virus. The United States and some European countries have been struggling to contain the virus. There have been reports of ugly incidents from...

Kang Seung-woo | 2020-04-28 16:25

Closer to normal [PHOTOS]

Azerbaijan embassy twists facts about Khojaly genocide, Armenia claims

Azerbaijan embassy twists facts about Khojaly genocide, Armenia claims

The publication of an article on March 2 in the Korea Times by the Embassy of Azerbaijan titled “28 years on, international recognition underway for Khojaly genocide” is yet another expression of Azerbaijan's leadership to endemically voice their own interpretation of history in a way that easily resembles Goebbels' big lie: “if you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it...

2020-04-20 15:34

Moon, Trump agree to cooperate on coronavirus response, related North Korea aid

Moon, Trump agree to cooperate on coronavirus response, related North Korea aid

South Korean President Moon Jae-in and U.S. President Donald Trump agreed Saturday to continue cooperation in response to the coronavirus and reaffirmed a push for humanitarian assistance for North Korea with regard to the pandemic, Cheong Wa Dae said. In phone talks that lasted half an hour, Trump called South Korea's handling of COVID-19 the "best model," noting that it suc...

2020-04-19 09:40

[FULL TEXT] Joint statement from ASEAN Plus Three

[FULL TEXT] Joint statement from ASEAN Plus Three

The following is a full text of a joint statement adopted at the special ASEAN Plus Three summit on COVID-19. It was provided by Cheong Wa Dae. WE, the Heads of State/Government of the Member States of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), the People's Republic of China, Japan, and the Republic of Korea, held the Special ASEAN Plus Three (APT) Summit on Coronavi...

2020-04-15 13:59

Korea, China, Japan, ASEAN seek joint fund for medical supplies in summit deal

Korea, China, Japan, ASEAN seek joint fund for medical supplies in summit deal

Korea, China, Japan, ASEAN seek joint fund for medical supplies in summit deal

The leaders of South Korea, China, Japan and ASEAN member states have agreed to push for a joint fund for medical supplies against pandemics like COVID-19, according to their joint statement released Wednesday. The statement was adopted to summarize the results of a Special ASEAN Plus Three summit that the 13 countries held via videoconferencing the previous day to discuss jo...

2020-04-15 13:54

[FULL TEXT] Joint statement from ASEAN Plus Three

Korea, China, Japan, ASEAN affirm unity in coronavirus response

Korea, China, Japan, ASEAN affirm unity in coronavirus response

The leaders of South Korea, China, Japan and ASEAN member states reaffirmed their commitment to concerted efforts to overcome the coronavirus crisis during their special video summit on Tuesday. "I find it very meaningful that we have once again reaffirmed our strong solidarity for collective response," President Moon Jae-in of South Korea said, wrapping up the ASEAN Plus Thr...

2020-04-15 09:27

KF to hold online seminar on public diplomacy in COVID-19 era

KF to hold online seminar on public diplomacy in COVID-19 era

Korea Foundation (KF) and the University of Southern California Center on Public Diplomacy (USC CPD) will co-host an online seminar, Friday, on public diplomacy in the wake of the coronavirus crisis, the KF said, Tuesday.

Kim Rahn | 2020-04-14 14:13

Korea to deport three Vietnamese students for violating self-quarantine rules

Korea to deport three Vietnamese students for violating self-quarantine rules

Three Vietnamese students will be deported from South Korea for violating self-quarantine rules, the justice ministry said Thursday. The students, who have been in two-week self-isolation, allegedly went to a park in Gunsan, around 270 kilometers southeast of Seoul, on April 3 and stayed there for five hours, according to the ministry.

2020-04-09 16:05

US ambassador to South Korea is discussing plans to resign: Reuters

US ambassador to South Korea is discussing plans to resign: Reuters

U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Harry Harris has said privately that he does not plan to stay on beyond the November U.S. presidential election, regardless of whether President Donald Trump wins another term, five sources told Reuters. Harris, a 40-year veteran of the U.S. Navy who started in Seoul in 2018 after Trump appointed him, has expressed increasing frustration with th...

2020-04-09 14:03

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