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Fri, February 3, 2023 | 15:43

Yoon meets with officials involved in nuclear power plant construction in UAE

Yoon meets with officials involved in nuclear power plant construction in UAE

President Yoon Suk Yeol on Friday met with a group of officials involved in Korea's construction of a nuclear power plant in the United Arab Emirates to learn from their experience and help promote the industry's growth, his office said.

2023-02-03 14:49

FM Park discusses ways to enhance alliance with US lawmakers, former ambassadors

FM Park discusses ways to enhance alliance with US lawmakers, former ambassadors

Korean Foreign Minister Park Jin sought to rally support for efforts to further strengthen the U.S.-Korea alliance Thursday in meetings with various U.S. officials and lawmakers.

2023-02-03 09:59

[INTERVIEW] 'Extended deterrence is best option to ensure peace on Korean Peninsula'

Who is Park Jin?

Park Jin, a Seoul native, is known for his extensive expertise in foreign affairs from his versatile career straddling politics, academia and public service. The 66-year-old, four-term lawmaker of the ruling People Power Party (PPP) served as head of the National Assembly's Foreign Affairs, Trade, and Unification Committee from 2008 to 2010. In that capacity, he helped pass t...

2023-02-03 07:09

[Q/A] ROK-US alliance evolves into global strategic partnership

Q/AROK-US alliance evolves into global strategic partnership

This year marks the 70th anniversary of the ROK-U.S. alliance and Foreign Minister Park Jin believes that the evolving bilateral alliance is now in top form. The ROK stands for the Republic of Korea, South Korea's official name. “South Korea and the United States share a long history of cooperation based on shared values of democracy, human rights and the rule of law, which h...

2023-02-02 17:28

[INTERVIEW] 'Extended deterrence is best option to ensure peace on Korean Peninsula'

[INTERVIEW] 'Extended deterrence is best option to ensure peace on Korean Peninsula'

INTERVIEW'Extended deterrence is best option to ensure peace on Korean Peninsula'

South Korea is seeking stronger assurances from the United States that it will provide "effective" extended deterrence, which Seoul's foreign minister believes is the "best practical option" for deterring North Korea's evolving threats and ensuring peace on the Korean Peninsula. “It is important to strengthen the U.S. extended deterrence in defending South Korea against North...

2023-02-02 17:27

S. Korea's top diplomat, UN chief discuss concerns over NK's possible nuke test

S. Korea's top diplomat, UN chief discuss concerns over NK's possible nuke test

South Korean Foreign Minister Park Jin met with United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday to discuss international concerns that North Korea may conduct a nuclear test in the near future.

2023-02-02 10:23

Appellate court rules against local temple claiming ownership of statue stolen from Japan

Appellate court rules against local temple claiming ownership of statue stolen from Japan

An appellate court on Wednesday ruled against a Buddhist temple in a civil suit it filed to claim a 14th century statue taken away to Japan centuries ago, and stolen and brought back to South Korea a decade ago.

2023-02-01 21:02

Seoul, Washington team up to stop NK's cryptocurrency theft

Seoul, Washington team up to stop NK's cryptocurrency theft

South Korea and the United States have worked closely to shut down North Korea's cryptocurrency networks as the North tried to finance its nuclear and missile programs by deviating from international sanctions, U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Philip Goldberg said Wednesday. He said the two sides made progress since they began discussions last year after the Seoul-Washington su...

2023-02-01 19:00

Korea seeks measures to better protect foreign workers

Korea seeks measures to better protect foreign workers

Minister of Employment and Labor Lee Jung-sik on Tuesday morning visited a farm in Pocheon, northern Gyeonggi Province, where four Cambodian migrant workers work and also live. The city, about 35 kilometers away from the nearest point of the inter-Korean border, was swept by frigid Arctic air late last month, plummeting wind chill to well below minus 20 degrees Celsius.

2023-02-01 17:13

Korea, US, EU urge ending of violence in Myanmar in joint statement

Korea, US, EU urge ending of violence in Myanmar in joint statement

Korea, the United States, the European Union and 19 other countries issued a joint statement calling for the end of violence in Myanmar on Wednesday, the second anniversary of a military coup in the Southeast Asian nation.

2023-02-01 15:25

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