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Thu, September 24, 2020 | 20:42

Scholars in Korea, India vow post-COVID-19 strategic cooperation

Scholars in Korea, India vow post-COVID-19 strategic cooperation

Amid the frictional geopolitical landscape and global uncertainties posed by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, scholars and experts from Korea and India have come together to examine channels of bilateral cooperation in economy and trade, healthcare and defense.

2020-09-24 16:11

In talks with Suga, Moon expresses hope for 'optimum' resolution to wartime forced labor issue

In talks with Suga, Moon expresses hope for 'optimum' resolution to wartime forced labor issue

South Korean President Moon Jae-in and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga agreed Thursday to make joint efforts to resolve pending issues between the neighboring countries, including the wartime forced labor problem, Cheong Wa Dae said. In phone talks with Suga, Moon pointed out that it is true that there are different positions between the two sides on the forced labor i...

2020-09-24 14:39

Korea joins efforts for fair access to COVID vaccines

Korea joins efforts for fair access to COVID vaccines

Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Korea has made efforts toward ensuring a “fair and equitable” distribution of coronavirus vaccines to all countries around the world. Korea, which has gained recognition for its successful handling of the coronavirus, is a member of the Friends of the COVAX Facility (FOF), which issued a statement, Monday, calling for affordable, fair and equitable...

Kang Seung-woo | 2020-09-22 16:19

Foreign ministry resumes mediation process for New Zealand sexual abuse case

Foreign ministry resumes mediation process for New Zealand sexual abuse case

The foreign ministry has resumed a mediation process to resolve a sexual abuse case involving a South Korean diplomat once stationed in New Zealand, officials said Tuesday. The decision came as the ministry accepted the New Zealander victim's request for mediation by a third party, a dispute settlement process that exists under New Zealand's labor law.

2020-09-22 10:54

Suga hopes for 'forward-looking' ties with Korea in letter to Moon

Suga hopes for 'forward-looking' ties with Korea in letter to Moon

Japan's new Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga expressed hope for "forward-looking" relations with South Korea as "important neighbors" in his recent letter to President Moon Jae-in, Cheong Wa Dae said Monday. Suga sent a reply to Moon on Saturday for his congratulatory message, as he was sworn in as the successor of Shinzo Abe, according to Cheong Wa Dae spokesman Kang Min-seok.

2020-09-22 09:25

In UN speech, Moon calls for global cooperation in fight against virus

In UN speech, Moon calls for global cooperation in fight against virus

South Korean President Moon Jae-in emphasized Monday the importance of global cooperation, based on multilateralism, in the fight against the novel coronavirus. "Solidarity and cooperation is a power unique to humans that a virus can never match," he said in a video speech during an annual United Nations meeting. "At the same time, it is the most potent weapon at our disposal...

2020-09-22 09:09

Seoul voices 'deep regret' over Abe's visit to Yasukuni Shrine

Seoul voices 'deep regret' over Abe's visit to Yasukuni Shrine

South Korea voiced "deep concern and regret" after former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo on Saturday visited a war shrine seen as a symbol of Japan's past militarism.

2020-09-19 18:22

Japan's ex-PM Abe visits controversial Tokyo shrine

Japan's ex-PM Abe visits controversial Tokyo shrine

Japan's ex-PM Abe visits controversial Tokyo shrine

Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe tweeted Saturday that he had visited a shrine viewed by China and both Koreas as a symbol of wartime aggression.

2020-09-19 12:39

Seoul voices 'deep regret' over Abe's visit to Yasukuni Shrine

South Korea marks 70th anniversary of Philippine Forces' participation in Korean War

South Korea marks 70th anniversary of Philippine Forces' participation in Korean War

GOYANG - South Korea honored the heroic efforts of members of the Philippines Armed Forces who participated in the 1950-53 Korean War, the start of which has its 70th anniversary this year.

Jung Da-min | 2020-09-18 18:07

FM's Vietnam visit consolidates Korea's status as top economic partner

FM's Vietnam visit consolidates Korea's status as top economic partner

Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha, who wrapped up her two-day Hanoi trip Friday, is the first foreign minister to visit Vietnam during the COVID-19 pandemic. Her visit fueled speculation that Vietnam is treating Korea as its top economic partner over major powers that could possibly have more influence on Vietnamese businesses.

Yi Whan-woo | 2020-09-18 17:00

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