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Tue, October 3, 2023 | 12:31

Yoon pitches Busan Expo bid at UN in bilateral talks

Yoon pitches Busan Expo bid at UN in bilateral talks

President Yoon Suk Yeol has made sales pitches for South Korean port city Busan's bid to host the World Expo 2030 by holding summits with nine world leaders attending this week's United Nations General Assembly within seven hours after his arrival in New York.

Nam Hyun-woo | 2023-09-19 16:22

Yoon, UN chief discuss N. Korea, Ukraine

Yoon meets world leaders in New York for 2nd day to promote Expo bid

Putin may regret forging closer ties with Kim: experts

Putin may regret forging closer ties with Kim: experts

Closer relations between North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and Russian President Vladimir Putin is not a win-win partnership, but “Kim's win,” according to analysts, who viewed that the Russian leader may later regret his decision to forge closer ties with Pyongyang. While North Korea has a lot to gain from Russia such as technological support in advancing its weapons and food ...

Lee Hyo-jin | 2023-09-19 16:20

N. Korea's Kim arrives in Pyongyang after Russia trip: state media

Biden condemns N. Korea's defiance of UNSC resolutions, remains committed to diplomacy

S. Korean foreign ministry summons Russian envoy over NK ties

Seoul's environment minister to attend UN Climate Ambition Summit

Seoul's environment minister to attend UN Climate Ambition Summit

Environment Minister Han Wha-jin will attend the United Nations' Climate Ambition Summit to be hosted by U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres this week in New York, her ministry said Tuesday.

2023-09-19 16:11

Korea, China, Japan to hold high-level talks next week to discuss trilateral summit

Korea, China, Japan to hold high-level talks next week to discuss trilateral summit

Korea, China and Japan plan to hold a high-level meeting in Seoul next week to discuss three-way cooperation, including setting up a trilateral summit of their leaders, according to Seoul's foreign ministry Tuesday.

2023-09-19 15:40

Korean Assembly speaker, Central Asian counterparts discuss cooperation at inaugural conference

Korean Assembly speaker, Central Asian counterparts discuss cooperation at inaugural conference

Korea's parliamentary speaker and counterparts from five Central Asian countries held a conference in Seoul on Tuesday to discuss cooperation in areas of mutual interest.

2023-09-19 15:02

Yoon meets leaders of Sri Lanka, San Marino, other nations

Yoon meets leaders of Sri Lanka, San Marino, other nations

President Yoon Suk Yeol held summits with the leaders of Sri Lanka, San Marino and seven other nations in New York on Monday (local time), kicking off a series of bilateral meetings arranged on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly to seek support for South Korea's bid to host the 2030 World Expo.

2023-09-19 09:13

Yoon arrives in New York to attend UN General Assembly

Yoon arrives in New York to attend UN General Assembly

President Yoon Suk Yeol arrived in New York on Monday to embark on a five-day trip to attend the U.N. General Assembly and meet with world leaders amid signs of growing military cooperation between North Korea and Russia.

2023-09-19 08:03

Senior S. Korean, US officials discuss recent N. Korea-Russia summit

Senior S. Korean, US officials discuss recent N. Korea-Russia summit

South Korea's top nuclear envoy met with a senior U.S. State Department official Monday to discuss the recent summit between North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and Russian President Vladimir Putin, Seoul's foreign ministry said.

2023-09-18 18:17

'Camp David Summit is not anti-China': US ambassador

'Camp David Summit is not anti-China': US ambassador

The recent trilateral summit between South Korea, the United States and Japan at Camp David was not aimed at containing China's assertions in the Indo-Pacific region, according to U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Philip Goldberg, Monday, who said it is rather a recognition that there are “important issues involved for peace and security in the Indo-Pacific region.”

Nam Hyun-woo | 2023-09-18 18:07

Korea, Germany mark 140 years of diplomatic ties

Korea, Germany mark 140 years of diplomatic ties

To commemorate the 140th anniversary of diplomatic ties between Korea and Germany, the 140 Years Korean-Germany Partnerships Conference was held to discuss ways to further enhance cooperation between the two countries in Seoul, Monday.

Kim Hyun-bin | 2023-09-18 16:59

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