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Did Pompeo curse Minister Kang?

Did U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo curse Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha during their recent telephone conversation? Minister Kang's answer was not clear-cut, leaving room for different interpretations. Of course, if Pompeo indeed cursed or used profanities, it would mean a major violation of diplomatic protocols, an attack on sovereignty - therefore he should apologize.

Foreign Affairs | 2018-10-11 14:41

Navy starts international naval fleet review without Japan, China

The Navy's international fleet review got off to a contentious start Wednesday off the coast of the nation's resort island of Jeju amid an ongoing diplomatic tension between Seoul and Tokyo, as the latter recently decided not to send a warship under the “Rising Sun” flag in the wake of fierce opposition from Korea. Nineteen vessels from 12 countries plan to participate in the...

Foreign Affairs | 2018-10-10 15:06

Korea begins naval event without Japan after 'Rising Sun' flag row

South Korea on Wednesday kicked off an international fleet review involving 13 nations, after Japan bowed out in protest at Seoul's demand it remove a controversial 'Rising Sun' naval flag from Tokyo's warship. The five-day event off the southern island of Jeju had initially included the Japanese navy, whose plan to fly the flag caused fury and a series of anti-Tokyo protests...

Foreign Affairs | 2018-10-10 14:48

Nearly 26,000 foreigners blocked from boarding flights to Korea

A passenger pre-checking system has prevented more than 25,000 foreigners, who are likely to commit crimes or terrorist attacks, from boarding planes bound for Korea, a report showed Wednesday. According to a Ministry of Justice report disclosed by Rep. Keum Tae-sup of the Democratic Party of Korea, 25,598 foreigners were banned from boarding planes headed to Korea from April...

Foreign Affairs | 2018-10-10 13:19

Korean missionary released from jail in Philippines

A Korean missionary has been released from jail in the Philippines after 126 days of detention on suspicion of carrying illegal weapons.The Regional Trail Court in Manila decided to free Baik Young-mo on bail on Tuesday, a day before his trial, according to an official at the Korea Evangelical Holiness Church, which has sponsored him in the country for missionary work over th...

Foreign Affairs | 2018-10-07 18:06

Presidential office will intervene in Korean missionary's arrest in Philippines

Diplomatic consensus needed to end dispute over “Rising Sun Flag”

Last week, Seoul and Tokyo engaged in a diplomatic battle, with both sides showing no signs of backing down from their positions over Japan's plan to join an international fleet review here with a vessel flying the “Rising Sun Flag.” As the flag is seen by some Koreans as a symbol of Japanese imperialism and its wartime atrocities, the move drew a strong public backlash here.

Foreign Affairs | 2018-10-07 17:12

Japan to skip naval event after rival Koreas' united opposition

Japan to skip naval event after rival Koreas' united opposition

Japan will skip an international naval event in South Korea next week after South and North Korea raised a united voice against Japan's plan to fly the Rising Sun flag.

Foreign Affairs | 2018-10-07 12:55

Diplomatic consensus needed to end dispute over “Rising Sun Flag”

Bereaved family finishes funeral procedures for Korean victim in Indonesian quake

The bereaved family of a South Korean man killed in last week's powerful earthquake in Indonesia has completed funeral procedures for the victim in the Southeast Asian country, a diplomatic source said Saturday.

Foreign Affairs | 2018-10-06 22:59

Moon? Kim? Trump? Nobel peace prize: Many names, few certainties

Donald Trump? Hardly. Reconciliation between the Koreas? Rather premature. Peace between Ethiopia and Eritrea? Probably missed the deadline. As the 2018 Nobel peace prize looms, it's easier to rule out names than guess who's going to win. This year the field of possibilities facing the five members of the Norwegian committee tasked with awarding the prize was pretty wide, wit...

Foreign Affairs | 2018-10-05 17:52

Japan to skip fleet review ceremony amid 'Rising Sun' flag row with Seoul

"This morning, Japan notified South Korea that it won't send a Self-Defense Forces warship to the Jeju International Fleet Review," the source said.

Foreign Affairs | 2018-10-05 13:55

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