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Trump drops Victor Cha as ambassador to South Korea

The Donald Trump administration has withdrawn the nomination of Victor Cha, senior adviser and Korea chair at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, as its ambassador to South Korea, media reports said Wednesday. They said the withdrawal came as Cha had a rift with the White House over the latter's measures on the North Korean nuclear threat and the Korea-U.S. Fr...

Foreign Affairs | 2018-01-31 15:28

TNKR fundraiser helps NK refugees

A fundraiser aimed to raise money and awareness of the plight of North Korean refugees will be held Sunday at Blue Bridge Bar in Itaewon, Seoul. The event, in collaboration with Teach North Korean Refugees (TNKR), IMATTER and Music Playground, will present “An International Night in Itaewon _ An Event in aid of North Korean Refugees.” Sponsored by online recruitment site “Live and Work in Malta,” the night promises music, prizes and networking. “The sponsors approached us and said they will put on the event and are really keen to support TNKR,” said TNKR co-founder Casey Lartigue Jr. “They p...

Foreign Affairs | 2018-01-30 14:40

Four Korean tourists injured in Russia

Four Korean tourists were injured in a fire at a guesthouse in Russia on Sunday. According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, two were seriously injured and the other two suffered minor injuries. The guesthouse is on Lake Baikal’s Olkhon Island. Local media reported that 34 people were staying there when the fire broke out - eight Koreans, 24 Chinese and two Russians. Two pe...

Foreign Affairs | 2018-01-29 15:19

Overall agricultural imports from China shrink after FTA deal

South Korea imported fewer agricultural products overall from China last year, but shipments in fruits, vegetables and meats increased, data from the Korea Rural Economic Institute (KREI) showed Monday. According to KREI's analysis of figures from the Korea Trade Statistics Promotion Institute, South Korea imported US$3.62 million worth of agricultural, forestry and livestock...

Foreign Affairs | 2018-01-29 09:21

Warning for travelers to Singapore: e-cigarette ban starts Feb. 1

Starting Feb 1, buying, possessing and using e-cigarettes will be illegal in Singapore. Anyone caught buying, possessing or using e-cigarettes can be fined up to $S2,000 (1,630,000 won). Foreign tourists will not be exempt. Other tobacco products like hookah, also known as shisha, and chewing tobacco will also be illegal.

Foreign Affairs | 2018-01-28 15:15

Ex-German Chancellor Schroder to marry Korean woman

It was love at first sight that bound them together.

Foreign Affairs | 2018-01-25 17:16

Abe likely to attend PyeongChang Olympics

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is likely to attend the opening ceremony of the PyeongChang Winter Olympic Games, a change from his previous stance that leaned more to boycotting it to protest the row over a deal on its wartime sexual slavery of Korean women. According to a Cheong Wa Dae official, Wednesday, the Japanese government officially asked the Korean Embassy in Ja...

Foreign Affairs | 2018-01-24 16:13

Trump signs safeguard measures

U.S. President Donald Trump signed a set of safeguard measures Tuesday against imported large residential washing machines and solar cells, including those from South Korea. In announcing the measures Monday, U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer said the International Trade Commission had found that U.S. producers were "seriously injured" by the imports. "Our action to...

Foreign Affairs | 2018-01-24 09:10

'Sport in Latvia'

Latvian Ambassador to Korea Peteris Vaivars, right, poses with Rep. Shim Ki-joon, second from left, of the ruling Democratic Party of Korea, and Rep. Choo Hye-sun of the minor opposition Justice Party at the “Sport in Latvia” photo exhibition in the National Assembly in Seoul, Tuesday. Ambassador Vaivars and Rep. Shim co-organized the exhibition to celebrate the u...

Foreign Affairs | 2018-01-23 20:47

Three Koreans severely injured in Cambodia car accident

Eight Korean teenagers were injured in a car accident in Cambodia Monday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said. Three were “severely injured,” while the other five suffered minor injuries in the accident, which happened about kilometers from Phnom Penh, the country’s capital, at around 7 a.m. (local time). The middle and high school students were on their way to Sihanoukville...

Foreign Affairs | 2018-01-23 16:04

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