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Fri, August 23, 2019 | 13:27

Liberian man struggles to find foothold in father's country

Suh Kwan-woo, 31, is running out of time. Before his temporary asylum-seeker visa ends, he needs to find his Korean father, a man called Kang Nak-ki who worked for Daewoo Engineering & Construction in Liberia in the late 1980s.

Lee Suh-yoon | 2019-04-12 15:18

Korean worker killed in Nigeria gun attack: ministry

A South Korean worker in Nigeria died earlier this week, days after suffering a gunshot from a local security guard, Seoul's foreign ministry said Friday. The 49-year-old employee at a South Korean firm in the largest Nigerian city of Lagos was seriously wounded when the private security guard shot him Monday (local time).

2019-04-12 13:08

Seoul welcomes WTO's ruling on Fukushima seafood ban

South Korea on Friday welcomed the World Trade Organization's decision to rule in favor of Seoul's import restrictions on Japanese seafood in the wake of the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster and said it would keep the ban in place going forward. The WTO appellate body overturned several points of the 2018 verdict earlier in the day, saying the Seoul government's measures are n...

2019-04-12 10:54

Japan delays construction of new embassy building

Seoul has revoked permission for Japan to construct a new embassy building in the city, as the latter delayed construction without notification. According to Jongno-gu Office in central Seoul, the construction permission has been canceled as of March 4, about four years after the office granted permission for the project in 2015.

Lee Min-hyung | 2019-04-10 17:10

Seoul cancels construction permit for new Japanese Embassy building

The construction permit for a new Japanese embassy building in central Seoul has been revoked due to construction delays, municipal officials said Wednesday. Seoul's Jongno Ward Office said it notified the Japanese Embassy on March 4 of the cancellation of the building permit issued in 2015.

2019-04-10 11:25

Korean prosecutor elected head of global prosecutors association

A senior South Korean prosecutor has been elected to lead an international body of prosecutors set up to strengthen transnational cooperation in prosecution investigations, Seoul's prosecution office said Tuesday.

2019-04-09 14:48

President Moon to meet Trump ahead of apparent talks with Pyongyang

President Moon Jae-in will visit the United States this week for talks with President Donald Trump that will focus on ways to restart denuclearization negotiations with North Korea, officials from Seoul's presidential office Cheong Wa Dae said Tuesday. Moon will head to Washington on Wednesday for his two-day visit. He and Trump will meet Thursday (U.S. time).

2019-04-09 10:16

Moon to push 'sanctions easing' agenda to Trump

[INTERVIEW] First Philippines film festival in Seoul to tackle 'migration'

Since the Philippines sent some 1,500 soldiers to South Korea to help the country and allied nations fight the North - which was backed by China and the Soviet Union - during the Korean War, the event has stood as a symbol of the two countries' diplomacy. This year, they celebrate the 70th anniversary of bilateral ties.

Ko Dong-hwan | 2019-04-09 09:31

Foreign ministry official dismissed for displaying crumpled national flag

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has dismissed the official responsible for displaying a crumpled national flag at Korea-Spain bilateral talks last week. According to the ministry Monday, the director-level official was removed from his post after putting up the taegeukgi for Thursday's meeting between Vice Foreign Minister Cho Hyun and his Spanish counterpart Fernando Valenzu...

Jung Min-ho | 2019-04-08 15:15

China has important role in denuclearization, peace on Korean Peninsula: new envoy

Jang Ha-sung, Seoul's new ambassador to Beijing, said Sunday that China has a critical role to play in realizing denuclearization and peace on the Korean Peninsula. Jang, a former presidential policy chief, arrived in the Chinese capital on Sunday to begin his term as the new envoy. He was named to the position in early March.

2019-04-07 17:51

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