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Moon, Xi hold summit over peninsula peace efforts

South Korean President Moon Jae-in and Chinese President Xi Jinping held a summit in Papua New Guinea on Saturday to discuss peace efforts on the Korean Peninsula and other issues. The meeting on the sidelines of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum came as Moon pushes to...

Foreign Affairs | 2018-11-17 19:41

Moon meets Australian PM, vows to maintain ties

President Moon Jae-in met with Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, Saturday, and agreed to strive to maintain solid bilateral relations as "a true friend."

Foreign Affairs | 2018-11-17 13:21

Moon meets Papua New Guinea PM, vows to boost ties

President Moon Jae-in held talks with the prime minister of Papua New Guinea and agreed to boost bilateral relations in various fields, Cheong Wa Dae said Saturday. Moon is in the Oceania country to attend this year's summit of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum, where he will also hold bilateral meetings on the sidelines.

Foreign Affairs | 2018-11-17 13:18

South Korean minister, Pompeo coordinate North Korean strategy

South Korea's top official handling North Korea affairs met with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in Washington, Friday, to coordinate efforts on getting Pyongyang to dismantle its nuclear weapons program, according to the State Department.

Foreign Affairs | 2018-11-17 12:12

Moon to meet Xi to discuss easing of North Korea sanctions

South Sudan honors Korean 'hero' priest in textbooks

The South Sudan education ministry is publishing new school textbooks that highlight late Korean priest Father Dr. John Lee's heroic achievements as a doctor and missionary for people in Tonj.

Foreign Affairs | 2018-11-16 17:13

Japan getting tougher against forced labor ruling

The Japanese Embassy in Korea had a closed-door meeting with 80 people from 70 Japanese firms operating in Korea, Thursday, to discuss “countering” a recent Supreme Court ruling here on forced labor during Japan's occupation of the peninsula, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Friday.

Foreign Affairs | 2018-11-16 15:22

Senior Korean diplomat found unconscious with brain bleed in Singapore

One of South Korean President Moon Jae-in's key staffers has collapsed with an apparent brain bleed while the president and state executives were in Singapore for this year's annual ASEAN Summit.

Foreign Affairs | 2018-11-16 14:23

Moon tells Pence US-North Korea ties, inter-Korean relations should move forward

President Moon Jae-in told U.S. Vice President Mike Pence on Thursday that relations between the United States and North Korea and between the two Koreas should move forward in tandem. Moon and Pence met in Singapore on the sidelines of annual regional summits. The meeting came as North Korea's denuclearization process has made little headway in recent weeks, with the planned...

Foreign Affairs | 2018-11-15 15:17

US says 3 South Korean firms to pay $236 million for bid rigging

Three South Korean companies have agreed to pay a total of US$236 million for their involvement in a bid-rigging scheme in supplying fuel to U.S. military bases in the country, the U.S. government announced Wednesday. South Korean petroleum and refinery companies - including SK Energy Co. Ltd., GS Caltex Corporation and Hanjin Transportation Co. Ltd. - are accused of involvem...

Foreign Affairs | 2018-11-15 09:49

Moon holds summit with Brunei's sultan

President Moon Jae-in held a summit with Brunei's Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah in Singapore on Wednesday and discussed ways to bolster bilateral relations between Korea and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), officials said.

Foreign Affairs | 2018-11-14 15:57

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