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Tue, June 18, 2019 | 09:56

Korea environment chief joins G20 move to reduce marine plastic waste

Korean environment minister Cho Myung-rae joined G20 member countries in Japan that agreed at the weekend to reduce marine plastic litter.

Ko Dong-hwan | 2019-06-17 16:00

North Korea holds key to reviving talks with US: presidential adviser

North Korea should be pushed to return to negotiations at the earliest possible date as its leader Kim Jong-un holds the key to getting denuclearization talks back on track, according to a presidential adviser on unification and diplomacy matters.

Jung Da-min | 2019-06-16 17:58

Seoul, Washington to discuss 4th inter-Korean summit

Korea's opposition party openly backs Hong Kong's 'democracy movement'

The minor opposition Bareunmirae Party has become Korea's first political party to officially support Hong Kong residents' anti-extradition protests. “We hear the strong echo of the cry of a Hong Kong headed toward freedom and democracy,” party spokesman Lee Jong-cheol said Friday. “Authorities in Hong Kong should not suppress their righteous demands.”

Jung Min-ho | 2019-06-16 14:26

Koreans back Hong Kong citizens' fight against extradition bill

South Korea, Sweden to expand ties on startups, SMEs

The leaders of South Korea and Sweden agreed Saturday to level up their countries' partnerships, especially in response to the Fourth Industrial Revolution. President Moon Jae-in and Prime Minister Stefan Lofven also exchanged views on how to promote inclusive growth, including welfare and gender equality, and labor-management relations, according to Cheong Wa Dae.

2019-06-15 16:28

Foreign pharmaceutical to invest $630 million in Seoul: Cheong Wa Dae

Foreign pharmaceutical to invest $630 million in Seoul: Cheong Wa Dae

Global pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca said Friday that it will invest $630 million in South Korea over the next five years. The announcement came at a business summit held in Sweden on the occasion of President Moon Jae-in's state visit, according to Cheong Wa Dae.

Ko Dong-hwan | 2019-06-15 08:04

South Korea, Sweden to expand ties on startups, SMEs

Vice foreign minister's dinner with Japanese ambassador

Vice Foreign Minister Cho Sei-young has held a dinner meeting with Japanese Ambassador to South Korea Yasumasa Nagamine, sources said Friday, amid speculation about whether the two countries will hold a summit on the sidelines of a Group of 20 meeting later this month.

2019-06-14 10:22

Japan's ex-PM urges Abe to apologize over past misdeeds

Moon to address Swedish parliament on denuclearization, peace

South Korean President Moon Jae-in will deliver another major speech on the Korea peace process Friday on a visit to Stockholm, his office said. In the Parliament House address with the theme of "The denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula and trust for peace," Moon plans to emphasize the need for North Korea to abandon its nuclear program.

2019-06-14 09:37

Another body found in Budapest search for boat accident victims

The body of what appeared to be an Asian person was found some 82 kilometers downstream from the sinking site of a tour boat in the Danube River in Budapest on Wednesday (Hungary time), officials said. Hungarian authorities are trying to identify the body. Should it be confirmed to be a South Korean victim, it will bring the total number of Koreans killed in the May 29 sinkin...

2019-06-13 09:50

Sunken Hungary tour boat lifted [PHOTOS]

Four bodies, three of them believed to be South Koreans, were found in the wreck of a tour boat raised from the Danube River early Tuesday (Budapest time), nearly two weeks after its deadly sinking left 26 South Koreans dead or missing. One of the bodies appears to be the Hungarian captain of the sightseeing boat, the Hableany, while the three others are believed to be South ...

2019-06-11 15:02

Four more bodies recovered from the Hableany [VIDEO]

Hungary to lift sunken tour boat

Hungarian authorities will start salvaging a sunken tour boat from the Danube River early Tuesday (Budapest time), officials said, nearly two weeks after its deadly sinking left 26 South Koreans dead or missing. Operations to lift the Hableany from waters beneath the Margit bridge in central Budapest will begin at around 6:30 a.m. local time (1:30 p.m. Korean time), the South...

2019-06-11 10:05

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