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Korea better off with or without Trump?

SEATTLE - When the symbolic photo showing the leaders of the two Koreas smiling and holding hands atop Mount Paektu headlined here in the U.S. Thursday morning, many Americans reacted by hashing over whether their own President Donald Trump should take credit for the Kodak moment. “I saw the same picture flood my news feed first thing this morning,” said Pippa Sanders, 44, a ...

Foreign Affairs | 2018-09-21 16:32

Trump summit can change course of denuclearization talks

The scheduled summit between President Moon Jae-in and U.S. Donald Trump next week is anticipated to be a turning point for the U.S.-North Korea nuclear negotiations that have been in a stalemate, according to analysts, Friday.

Foreign Affairs | 2018-09-21 16:01

US, China, Japan put hopes on inter-Korean summit

Key allies of South Korea expressed wishes the ongoing inter-Korean summit would contribute to the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula. U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo hoped for the success of the summit, in a phone call with Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha, the foreign ministry stated, Tuesday. The two expressed their views on the summit late Monday, after a phone call earlier the same day, in which Kang informed Pompeo of the preparations for the summit.

Foreign Affairs | 2018-09-18 17:04

Toward permanent peace

Jeju grants humanitarian stay permit to 23 Yemenis

Jeju Island granted one-year residence permits to 23 Yemenis who applied for refugee status here on Friday. The Jeju Immigration Office, however, decided not to recognize them as refugees. Hundreds of Yemenis arrived on Jeju Island earlier this year and they applied for the refugee status. The local immigration office conducted interviews with 484 asylum seekers and gave stay...

Foreign Affairs | 2018-09-14 18:16

Suspect in murder of Korean man arrested on Cebu

A suspect in the killing of a Korean man last month has been arrested on Cebu in the Philippines. Local media reported Thursday that police arrested Jessie “Kano” Casado in the Cebu Hostel at 8 p.m. Wednesday.

Foreign Affairs | 2018-09-13 17:01

South Korean sports minister seeks support from Japan, China for unified Korean teams

South Korean Sports Minister Do Jong-whan said Thursday he has asked support from Japan and China for unified Korean teams at future Olympic Games in the two neighboring countries.

Foreign Affairs | 2018-09-13 15:23

Moon's envoy visits China to brief on North Korea visit outcome

Chung Eui-yong flew to Beijing earlier in the day accompanied by Qiu Guohong, the Chinese Ambassador to South Korea, to meet with Yang Jiechi, a ranking member of China's Communist Party who is in charge of foreign affairs.

Foreign Affairs | 2018-09-08 14:23

Two Koreas ask UN to circulate 'Panmunjom Declaration'

Two Koreas ask UN to circulate 'Panmunjom Declaration'

North Korea and South Korea are asking the U.N. to circulate a declaration their leaders agreed to in April that vows to remove nuclear weapons from the Korean peninsula and work toward a formal end to the Korean War. North Korea's U.N. Mission said ambassadors of the two countries sent a letter Friday to Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and General Assembly President Miros...

Foreign Affairs | 2018-09-08 14:15

Seoul is new US nuclear negotiator's first stop

Stephen Biegun, a former Ford executive and Washington's newly-appointed chief negotiator for Pyongyang's denuclearization, will visit South Korea from Monday to Wednesday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Friday. This will be Biegun's first Seoul trip after U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo appointed him as the Department of State's special representative for North Kor...

Foreign Affairs | 2018-09-07 16:54

Japanese warships carrying controversial flag to join Jeju fleet review

Several Japanese warships carrying a controversial flag symbolic of its past imperialism are expected to join an international fleet review slated to take place on South Korea's southern island of Jeju next month, a military source in Seoul said Thursday.

Foreign Affairs | 2018-09-06 10:17

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