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Fri, June 5, 2020 | 03:29

Korea, China, Japan, ASEAN affirm unity in coronavirus response

Korea, China, Japan, ASEAN affirm unity in coronavirus response

The leaders of South Korea, China, Japan and ASEAN member states reaffirmed their commitment to concerted efforts to overcome the coronavirus crisis during their special video summit on Tuesday. "I find it very meaningful that we have once again reaffirmed our strong solidarity for collective response," President Moon Jae-in of South Korea said, wrapping up the ASEAN Plus Thr...

2020-04-15 09:27

KF to hold online seminar on public diplomacy in COVID-19 era

KF to hold online seminar on public diplomacy in COVID-19 era

Korea Foundation (KF) and the University of Southern California Center on Public Diplomacy (USC CPD) will co-host an online seminar, Friday, on public diplomacy in the wake of the coronavirus crisis, the KF said, Tuesday.

Kim Rahn | 2020-04-14 14:13

Korea to deport three Vietnamese students for violating self-quarantine rules

Korea to deport three Vietnamese students for violating self-quarantine rules

Three Vietnamese students will be deported from South Korea for violating self-quarantine rules, the justice ministry said Thursday. The students, who have been in two-week self-isolation, allegedly went to a park in Gunsan, around 270 kilometers southeast of Seoul, on April 3 and stayed there for five hours, according to the ministry.

2020-04-09 16:05

US ambassador to South Korea is discussing plans to resign: Reuters

US ambassador to South Korea is discussing plans to resign: Reuters

U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Harry Harris has said privately that he does not plan to stay on beyond the November U.S. presidential election, regardless of whether President Donald Trump wins another term, five sources told Reuters. Harris, a 40-year veteran of the U.S. Navy who started in Seoul in 2018 after Trump appointed him, has expressed increasing frustration with th...

2020-04-09 14:03

Diplomacy at the heart & aftermath of the COVID-19 global tragedy

Diplomacy at the heart & aftermath of the COVID-19 global tragedy

Former British Prime Minister, Sir Winston Churchill, once said “a pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.” And before him, the French statesman, Napoleon Bonaparte, said “China is a sleeping giant. Let her sleep, for when she wakes she will move the world.”

2020-04-06 13:16

S. Korean diplomat charged with sexual assault in New Zealand: report

The diplomat is suspected of assaulting a staff member at the South Korean Embassy in Wellington three times in late 2017, according to the New Zealand Herald. The warrant was issued on Feb. 28.

2020-04-04 10:41

Korea, US tentatively agree to defense cost-sharing deal

Korea, US tentatively agree to defense cost-sharing deal

Korea and the United States have tentatively reached an agreement on how to share the costs of maintaining the 28,500-strong U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) here, according to a government source, Wednesday, when half of the Korean staff at U.S. military bases here went on unpaid leave due to a lapse in the deal to cover their wages. In addition, the source said the deal, also known...

Kang Seung-woo | 2020-04-01 16:58

Korea voices regret over racist attack on Korean in Australia

Korea voices regret over racist attack on Korean in Australia

The foreign ministry expressed regret to Australia's ambassador to Seoul, Friday, after a South Korean citizen was assaulted in southern Australia in an apparent racist attack over the coronavirus. In the southern city of Albany, a local woman reportedly assaulted a Korean man March 15, after telling him to stop moving around and stay at home in what was believed to be an att...

2020-03-28 10:03

Korea increases presence in global health crisis

Korea increases presence in global health crisis

Korea is gaining international attention amid the global health crisis, becoming an example of success in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic. The latest case showing the nation's elevated status was acknowledged during the G20 summit, held through an unprecedented 100-minute special video conference on Thursday night, following President Moon Jae-in's proposal for the...

Kang Seung-woo | 2020-03-27 20:37

[Exclusive] Korea to evacuate 150 nationals from Hungary

[Exclusive] Korea to evacuate 150 nationals from Hungary

The Korean and Hungarian governments, and SK Innovation are working together to bring some 150 Koreans stranded in Hungary back home on a chartered flight, according to the company officials, Friday. The cooperation has come about as the firm plans to send about 300 staff members to Hungary on a chartered flight as part of the ongoing construction of an additional electric ve...

Bahk Eun-ji | 2020-03-27 18:13

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