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Thu, November 21, 2019 | 20:41

Moon due in New York for summit with Trump, UN session

Moon due in New York for summit with Trump, UN session

South Korean President Moon Jae-in will head to New York on Sunday in a bid to help revitalize the Korea peace process and broaden international support for it, as Pyongyang and Washington look set to restart nuclear talks. He plans to hold summit talks with U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday (local time) and attend the annual General Assembly session of the United Nations...

2019-09-22 09:21

FM-security adviser in 2nd round of spat

FM-security adviser in 2nd round of spat

Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha and National Security Office (NSO) Second Deputy Chief Kim Hyun-chong are believed to be extending their dissension and power struggle through their respective meetings with U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) commander Gen. Robert Abrams this week.

Yi Whan-woo | 2019-09-20 17:08

US files illegal fishing complaint against S. Korea

US files illegal fishing complaint against S. Korea

US authorities for the first time filed a complaint against South Korea under environmental rules of the free trade pact between Seoul and Washington, over illegal fishing, the government announced Thursday. The US Trade Representative's office said it "intends to seek environment consultations" with Seoul under the terms of the US-Korea Free Trade Agreement, the first step i...

2019-09-20 10:26

US is actively engaged to help resolve Korea-Japan row: official

US is actively engaged to help resolve Korea-Japan row: official

The United States is actively engaged in efforts to resolve the current trade and historical row between South Korea and Japan, and will continue to encourage both sides to find "positive solutions," a top U.S. official said Wednesday. David Stilwell, assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs, made the remark at a Senate Foreign Relations Committee heari...

2019-09-19 09:23

Korea strips Japan of preferred trade partner status

Seoul drops Tokyo from list of trusted trade partners

Seoul drops Tokyo from list of trusted trade partners

South Korea officially removed Japan from its list of trusted trade partners on Wednesday, upping the stakes in the two countries' high-profile trade row, which largely stems from their shared history. Under the new classification scheme, Seoul's trade ministry regroups its trading partners into three from the previous two, placing Tokyo in the in-between group. Local compani...

2019-09-18 09:28

Korea joins hands with IAEA to oppose Japan's contaminated water leak plan

Korea joins hands with IAEA to oppose Japan's contaminated water leak plan

The government is moving to step up its campaign to oppose Japan's plans to dump contaminated water into the Pacific Ocean by seeking the support of the global nuclear energy authority. This comes amid lingering uncertainty over Tokyo's handling of 1.15 million tons of water contaminated after the catastrophic meltdown of reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant ...

Lee Min-hyung | 2019-09-17 17:04

'It will take 300 years before contaminated water is safe to discharge into sea'

'Pompeo will be next Kissinger'

'Pompeo will be next Kissinger'

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will become “the next Henry Kissinger” a senior South Korean lawmaker said Tuesday.

Kim Yoo-chul | 2019-09-17 17:01

'Time for China, not US, to mediate S. Korea-Japan row'

'Time for China, not US, to mediate S. Korea-Japan row'

He made this comment while speaking about the ongoing diplomatic conflict between Seoul and Tokyo and China's possible role for mediation. Moon, also a professor emeritus at Yonsei University, did not mention if the comment was his own or reflected the opinions of President Moon. “In the past, the U.S. intervened to narrow the differences between Seoul and Tokyo,” he said. “F...

Park Si-soo | 2019-09-16 13:35

[INTERVIEW] Pakistan eyes more investment opportunities with Korea

[INTERVIEW] Pakistan eyes more investment opportunities with Korea

Businessman-turned-bureaucrat Abdul Razak Dawood admits Pakistan lags behind India, Bangladesh and ASEAN countries when it comes to trade with Korea. But Pakistan’s minister for commerce, textile, industry, production and investment also argues that his country is more competitive in terms of free trade zones and other investment opportunities.

Yi Whan-woo | 2019-09-15 15:34

Moon, Trump to hold summit in New York this month

Moon, Trump to hold summit in New York this month

South Korean President Moon Jae-in and U.S. President Donald Trump will hold summit talks in New York late this month on the sidelines of a U.N. session, Cheong Wa Dae announced Friday.The allies have agreed to hold the meeting to coincide with Moon's visit to the U.S. city for a General Assembly session of the United Nations from Sept. 22-26, according to Cheong Wa Dae spoke...

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