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Moon, Abe, Li to meet May 9

Leaders of South Korea, China and Japan will hold a tripartite summit in Tokyo, May 9, Cheong Wa Dae said, Tuesday. It will be a South Korean president's first visit to Japan in six-and-a-half years. The annual tripartite meeting comes after a halt since the last one in Seoul in November of 2015.

Foreign Affairs | 2018-05-01 21:18

Korea not considering replacement think tank after USKI's closure

South Korea is not considering establishing a replacement think tank after its decision to end funding to a Washington-based think tank led to its closure, a state council overseeing research institutes said Thursday.

Foreign Affairs | 2018-04-26 16:07

South Korea, US working together for early appointment of new ambassador to Seoul

South Korea and the United States have been working together to fill the post of U.S. ambassador to Seoul as soon as possible, the foreign ministry said.

Foreign Affairs | 2018-04-26 16:03

Turkish president to visit Korea

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will make a state visit to Korea on May 2 upon President Moon Jae-in's invitation, Cheong Wa Dae said, Wednesday. The two leaders will have bilateral talks and a dinner. It will be the first meeting between leaders of the two nations since their relations were upgraded to a strategic partnership in 2012.

Foreign Affairs | 2018-04-25 16:28

Turkish president to visit Seoul next week

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey will visit South Korea next week on a state visit that will include a bilateral summit with his South Korean counterpart Moon Jae-in, Seoul's presidential office Cheong Wa Dae said Wednesday.

Foreign Affairs | 2018-04-25 11:57

Two Koreans killed in Toronto van attack

Two Koreans were killed and one was injured in a van attack in Toronto, the Korean government said Tuesday (KST). The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said two Koreans were killed and one was seriously wounded as a result of the attack, in which a van plowed into pedestrians in the Canadian city. Their identities have not been disclosed.

Foreign Affairs | 2018-04-24 12:56

Vietnam massacre victims testify at mock trial

Two survivors of a 1968 Vietnam War massacre, allegedly committed by South Korean soldiers, gave their testimonies in a hypothetical court hosted by local civic groups over the weekend, calling on the nation to admit to and apologize for the wartime killings. The two Vietnamese women who have the same name - Nguyen Thi Thanh - respectively from Phong Nhi Village and Ha My Vil...

Foreign Affairs | 2018-04-22 16:31

Acclaimed female Arab director to visit Korea

Kaouther Ben Hania, a Tunisian director who in her films exposed violence against women in Arabic society, will visit Korea in June. The Korea-Arab Society, a non-profit organization in Seoul and host of the Arab Film Festival, said Wednesday that Ben Hania will join the festival from June 1 to 6. It will jointly take place in Seoul and Busan.

Foreign Affairs | 2018-04-18 18:57

[INTERVIEW] Korea must learn lessons from USKI disaster

South Korea should learn lessons from the recent fiasco involving the Washington, D.C.-based U.S.-Korea Institute (USKI) to overhaul its public diplomacy, a prominent Korean-American activist said Tuesday. Kim Dong-suk, executive committee chairman of Korean American Civic Empowerment, called the USKI case demonstrates the plight of the country's public diplomacy, especially ...

Foreign Affairs | 2018-04-17 16:33

Korean naval destroyer arrives in Ghana to help rescue kidnapped nationals

The South Koreans were abducted in western Africa on March 26 by unidentified forces while working on a fishing ship. Negotiations are reportedly underway for their release.

Foreign Affairs | 2018-04-15 17:37

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