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Fri, October 22, 2021 | 14:31

Foreign minister to visit Russia next week for talks on peninsula issues

Foreign Minister Chung Eui-yong will visit Russia next week for discussions on bilateral ties and issues surrounding the Korean peninsula, the foreign ministry said Thursday. Chung will arrive in Russia on Tuesday for a three-day trip and will hold talks with his counterpart, Sergey Lavrov, on Wednesday.

2021-10-21 21:07

Japan's Mitsubishi Heavy appeals Korean court's asset sale order

Japan's Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has appealed a South Korean court's order to sell its assets here to compensate wartime forced labor victims, judicial officials said Wednesday.

2021-10-20 17:26

US intel chief, South Korea's top security advisor discuss North Korean issues

U.S Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines and a top South Korean security official met in Seoul to discuss North Korean issues, a Cheong Wa Dae official said Monday, as Seoul and Washington crank up diplomacy to resume dialogue with Pyongyang.

2021-10-18 21:33

Korea, Japan to remain apart on historical issues

President Moon Jae-in and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida have reaffirmed that the two nations are far from narrowing the differences in their views on historical issues such as Japan's wartime forced labor and sex slavery. The leaders had their first phone call Friday, which was made 11 days after Kishida took office. During the 30-minute call, the two agreed to develo...

Kwon Mee-yoo | 2021-10-17 16:43

Korea voices 'deep regrets' over Kishida's ritual offering to war shrine

Korea voices 'deep regrets' over Kishida's ritual offering to war shrine

South Korea expressed deep regrets Sunday over Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's ritual offering to a controversial war shrine in the latest move that underscores challenges in improving bilateral relations, just two days after their leaders agreed to develop their ties in a future-oriented manner.

2021-10-17 10:05

Korea, Japan to remain apart on historical issues

Moon, Kishida agree to accelerate diplomatic consultations to resolve forced labor row

President Moon Jae-in and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida agreed Friday to accelerate diplomatic consultations between the two countries to resolve a protracted row over wartime forced labor, the presidential office Cheong Wa Dae said.

2021-10-15 21:52

Academic activist protests Led Zeppelin's use of Rising Sun flag on anniversary T-shirts

Activist professor Seo Kyoung-duk said Friday that he has sent an email to legendary English rock band Led Zeppelin, to protest its use of the Japanese Rising Sun flag on T-shirts being sold to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the band's first Japan concert tour in 1971. The anniversary T-shirts with the pattern of the Rising Sun flag and faces of the four band members are...

Jung Da-min | 2021-10-15 16:58

Top nuke envoys of Korea, US, Japan to meet in Washington over North Korea diplomacy

The top nuclear envoys of South Korea, the United States and Japan will meet trilaterally in Washington next week to discuss joint efforts to bring North Korea back to dialogue, the foreign ministry said Friday.

2021-10-15 13:45

S. Korea, UAE agree to push for free trade deal

South Korea and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) announced Thursday that they will launch official talks toward a bilateral free trade agreement, Seoul's trade ministry said.

2021-10-14 21:10

Korea helps Colombia develop shipbuilding industry

The Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) has signed a record of discussion with Colombia's Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism to help the South American country establish a foundation to promote policies for its shipbuilding industry and innovation in related small- and mid-sized companies. The signing ceremony was held in the Colombian capital of Bogota, We...

Kang Seung-woo | 2021-10-14 14:19

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