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Civic groups stage rally against Japan's economic retaliation
Civic groups stage rally against Japan's economic retaliation
Local civic groups staged a protest on Saturday, calling for Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to end Tokyo's economic retaliation against South Korea and apologize for its wartime forced labor.
2019-08-31 21:54
Foreign Minister joins 'Victory Korea' fund
Foreign Minister joins 'Victory Korea' fund
Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha signs up for a fund named “Victory Korea,” which invests in domestic companies producing components and materials, at an NH Bank branch at the foreign ministry complex in central Seoul, Friday morning. This comes amid many layers of conflict between Seoul and Tokyo, ranging from historical interpretation, trade and security. Courtesy of the Min...
Jung Da-min | 2019-08-30 17:40
Senior Japanese lawmakers plan to meet PM Lee
Senior Japanese lawmakers plan to meet PM Lee
Japan's ruling party lawmakers plans to meet Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon on the sidelines of their upcoming visit to Seoul to find out “common ground” in resolving the deepening South Korea-Japan trade spat after Japan's removal of South Korea from its list of trusted trading partners, political sources familiar with the matter said, Friday.
Park Ji-won | 2019-08-30 17:19
No Abe!
No Abe!
Members of a civic group protest the Japanese government's decision to remove Korea from its list of countries that enjoy minimum export controls, in front of Songdo Convensia in Incheon, Friday, where three culture ministers of Korea, China and Japan held a meeting and agreed to boost cultural and tourism exchanges amid escalating diplomatic and trade rows between Seoul and ...
Kim Jae-heun | 2019-08-30 17:05
Moon slams Tokyo's 'dishonest' attitude
Moon slams Tokyo's 'dishonest' attitude
President Moon Jae-in slammed Japan, again, for connecting historical conflicts with economic issues amid the lingering trade row with the neighboring country during a Cabinet meeting at Cheong Wa Dae, Thursday. He also called on Tokyo to reflect on its wartime history, highlighting the actions of Germany as an example.
Do Je-hae | 2019-08-29 16:57
  • Gov't augments budget for diplomacy with Japan
S. Korea, US bristle at each other over GSOMIA termination
S. Korea, US bristle at each other over GSOMIA termination
South Korean First Vice Foreign Minister Cho Sei-young on Wednesday urged the United States to refrain from public messaging against Seoul's recent decision to terminate a military information-sharing pact with Japan, a source here said.Cho summoned U.S. Ambassador Harry Harris to make the request as Washington has repeatedly expressed disappointment and concerns in a rare pu...
2019-08-29 10:00
  • Foreign ministry lodges complaints to US ambassador
  • US Embassy twitter account turns into battlefield for Koreans
Cheong Wa Dae voices 'strong regret' over Japan's export curbs
Cheong Wa Dae voices 'strong regret' over Japan's export curbs
The office of President Moon Jae-in expressed "strong regret" Wednesday over Japan's export restrictions against South Korea and also urged Tokyo to "hold hands" extended by Seoul to resolve a related problem diplomatically. In a statement issued after Japan finally demoted South Korea's trade status, Deputy National Security Adviser Kim Hyun-chong said, "The government stron...
2019-08-28 16:32
  • Korea's open rebellion against US
  • Trilateral framework at risk
South Korea expresses 'deep regret' over removal from Japan's whitelist
South Korea expresses 'deep regret' over removal from Japan's whitelist
South Korea on Wednesday expressed "deep regret" over Japan's official removal of it from a list of favored trade partners and called for an immediate retraction of the latest export restriction. First Vice Foreign Minister Cho Sei-young called in Japanese Ambassador to South Korea Yasumasa Nagamine to protest the removal, which Seoul believes is another act of political reta...
2019-08-28 10:05
  • Cheong Wa Dae voices 'strong regret' over Japan's export curbs
  • Korea's open rebellion against US
  • Trilateral framework at risk
GSOMIA decision may mark start of ROK-US alliance unraveling: expert
GSOMIA decision may mark start of ROK-US alliance unraveling: expert
Korea's decision to quit a three-year-old intelligence-sharing pact with Japan could be looked back on as the start of the unraveling of the U.S.-led defense and security structure in Northeast Asia, a Korea expert in the United States warns. "Years from now, when historians look back on this day, they will probably conclude that the unraveling of the U.S.-centric defense and...
Oh Young-jin | 2019-08-26 16:27
Korean man detained in India for smuggling gold
Korean man detained in India for smuggling gold
A Korean national has been detained at a New Delhi airport on suspicion of smuggling gold worth more than 19 million Indian rupees ($265,000). News 18, an Indian media outlet, reported Friday (local time) that customs officers detained the man who arrived at Indira Gandhi International Airport from Hong Kong Wednesday. His identity is being withheld.
Jung Min-ho | 2019-08-26 16:26
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