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Fri, August 23, 2019 | 13:28

Fading hopes for survivors from Hungary ferry disaster [PHOTOS]

Hopes for survivors were fading on Thursday after one of the country's worst boat disasters that left seven South Korean tourists dead and 21 others missing.

2019-05-31 10:30

Families of Korean boat-capsize victims to fly to Hungary [PHOTOS]

A tour agency says the family members of seven South Koreans killed during a boat capsizing in Budapest will fly to the Hungarian capital as early as Thursday night.

2019-05-30 14:36

Ferry disaster in Hungary [PHOTOS]

Members of the South Korean Embassy's Budapest staff talk with a police officer on the banks of the River Danube in Budapest, Hungary, Thursday.

2019-05-30 14:16

7 Koreans dead, 21 missing in boat accident in Hungary

6-year-old among Koreans on capsized boat [VIDEO]

A search is underway for 21 people missing while seven have been confirmed dead and another seven have been rescued.

2019-05-30 14:11

Japanese court denies request to remove Korean names from Yasukuni Shrine

A Japanese court has denied a request by 27 Korean people to remove the names of their family members from the Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo. The shrine honors Japan's war dead, including Class A war criminals.

Kim Jae-heun | 2019-05-29 17:17

Diplomat grilled for leaking Moon-Trump phone talk

A ranking diplomat from the Korean Embassy in Washington, D.C. is being questioned by prosecutors for leaking information from a telephone conversation between President Moon Jae-in and U.S. President Donald Trump to a lawmaker. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs vowed “zero tolerance” towards the diplomat's wrongdoing, Monday, in response to the ministry's continuous involvemen...

Lee Min-hyung | 2019-05-27 17:27

Parliamentary speaker Moon set to visit Russia, Baltic states

National Assembly Speaker Moon Hee-sang was set to embark on a 10-day trip to Russia and the Baltic nations in an effort to promote parliamentary diplomacy over peace on the Korean Peninsula. Moon will depart on a three-day trip to Russia that will be followed by visits to Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, according to his office.

2019-05-27 10:30

Moon congratulates Indian PM Modi on election victory

President Moon Jae-in conveyed a congratulatory message Friday to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who scored a massive election win earlier this week.

Park Si-soo | 2019-05-25 14:55

Intensifying US-Sino rivalry poses tricky challenge to Korea's diplomacy

An intensifying Sino-U.S. rivalry on trade, security and other fronts is posing an increasingly tricky foreign policy challenge to South Korea, as it strives to keep its defense alliance with Washington and strategic partnership with Beijing. The United States' campaign to prod its allies to shun equipment from China's telecom giant Huawei is a stark reminder that South Korea...

2019-05-24 13:52

Seoul urges Tokyo to accept WTO's ruling on Fukushima seafood ban

South Korea's trade minister has urged Japan to accept the World Trade Organization's (WTO) decision that upheld Seoul's import restrictions on Japanese seafood following the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster, Seoul's trade ministry said Friday. During an informal trade ministerial gathering at the WTO held in France earlier this week, South Korean Trade Minister Yoo Myung-hee ...

2019-05-24 10:21

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