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Thu, November 21, 2019 | 19:22
Seoul has no plan to give up developing-nation status: agriculture minister
Seoul has no plan to give up developing-nation status: agriculture minister
South Korea's new agriculture minister has ruled out the possibility of abandoning the country's special and differential treatment under the World Trade Organization regime, despite growing U.S. pressure to reform the global trade body. In a recent brief comment to Yonhap News Agency, Kim Hyeon-soo said that South Korea has no plan to give up developing country status, under...
2019-09-08 10:18
S. Korea tells it like it is, but only to US and Japan
S. Korea tells it like it is, but only to US and Japan
Is South Korea outspoken when it comes to colliding issues involving other stakeholders in the Korean Peninsula? The answer appears to be “yes” for its two security partners - the United States and Japan - and “no” for North Korea, China and Russia.
Yi Whan-woo | 2019-09-06 15:44
Seoul denies media reports on compensation proposal
Seoul denies media reports on compensation proposal
Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon denied Thursday media reports that Seoul had proposed a compromise to Tokyo on the issue of compensation for Koreans forced to work for Japanese companies during wartime, a key point of contention in ongoing trade and history disputes between the two countries.
Jung Da-min | 2019-09-05 17:18
IOC to decide whether to ban Rising Sun flag 'individually'
IOC to decide whether to ban Rising Sun flag 'individually'
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) said it will look at whether to ban Japan's Rising Sun flag - a symbol of the country's wartime aggression - from being displayed at 2020 Tokyo Olympics venues “on a case by case basis.” “Sports stadiums should be free of any political demonstration,” IOC's media relations team told The Korea Times in an email Wednesday. “If such case...
Jung Min-ho | 2019-09-05 15:30
Korean Kazak joins peace campaign through taekwondo
Korean Kazak joins peace campaign through taekwondo
An ethnic Korean taekwondo athlete from Kazakhstan has joined a campaign to promote peace on the Korean Peninsula through sports. Ilya Hwang, a third-generation Korean, held a unified Korean flag bearing the image of the Korean Peninsula in blue against a white background when he won third place at the ITF World Championship last month.
Yi Whan-woo | 2019-09-04 14:11
'I have a rifle, hunting Koreans': threatening letter delivered to Korean embassy in Tokyo
'I have a rifle, hunting Koreans': threatening letter delivered to Korean embassy in Tokyo
It happened as South Korea-Japan relations are at their worst in decades as a result of ongoing historic and diplomatic conflicts.
Park Si-soo | 2019-09-04 13:58
Will foreign ministry generate outcome this time?
Will foreign ministry generate outcome this time?
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is seeking to make its presence felt by actively engaging in the handling of bitter tit-for-tat actions between South Korea and Japan over their trade and history disputes. It has not been long since the foreign ministry started engaging in the controversy.
Lee Min-hyung | 2019-09-03 16:35
Trump touts Korea trade deal as he marks Labor Day
Trump touts Korea trade deal as he marks Labor Day
U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday marked Labor Day by boasting of his administration's economic successes, including the revision of a free trade deal with South Korea. Trump's proclamation for Labor Day was released by the White House on Friday but also tweeted by the president on Monday. "My Administration has been working tirelessly to renegotiate one-sided trade agree...
2019-09-03 09:32
South Korea, Thailand sign military intelligence-sharing pact, five industry MOUs
South Korea, Thailand sign military intelligence-sharing pact, five industry MOUs
President Moon Jae-in, left, and Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha hold a joint press conference after their summit at the Government House of Thailand or Thai Ku Fa in Bangkok, Monday, where the two leaders signed an accord on exchanging and protecting military intelligence as well as five other memoranda of understanding (MOUs) on Industry 4.0, smart cities, Korean...
Jung Da-min | 2019-09-02 23:59
South Korea, Thailand hold summit on high-tech industry cooperation
South Korea, Thailand hold summit on high-tech industry cooperation
South Korean President Moon Jae-in expressed hope Monday for close cooperation between his country and Thailand in responding to the fourth industrial revolution. Beginning summit talks here with Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, Moon cited Seoul's New Southern Policy and Bangkok's "Thailand 4.0" initiative. If the two are "connected," the two sides will be able to pull ...
2019-09-02 14:43
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