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Fri, November 16, 2018 | 16:49

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Japan considers recalling ambassador to Seoul

The Japanese government is considering recalling Japan's envoy to Seoul in protest of a South Korean court ruling that a Japanese company must compensate South Korean forced labor victims during the Japanese occupation, according to officials.

Politics | 2018-11-09 17:16

Goldman Sachs economist to lead northern economic policy body

Senior Goldman Sachs economist Kwon Goo-hoon officially began his duties as head of the Presidential Committee on Northern Economic Cooperation (PCNEC), one of the key policymaking bodies for the President Moon Jae-in government.

Politics | 2018-11-08 17:09

Moon to support KHNP's bid for nuclear reactors in Czech Republic

President Moon Jae-in plans to support South Korea's bid to win a contract to build a nuclear power plant in the Czech Republic. This is seen as the government wanting to keep domestic nuclear reactor technology competitive internationally, officials said Thursday.

Politics | 2018-11-08 16:57

'Wartime OPCON transfer must take place without setback'

President Moon Jae-in asked the new U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) commander to oversee the transfer of wartime operational control (OPCON) of Korean forces to the host country smoothly, at a change-of-command ceremony held Thursday. Army Gen. Robert Abrams replaced Gen. Vincent Brooks as commander of the USFK, the ROK-U.S. Combined Forces Command (CFC) and the United Nations Comma...

Politics | 2018-11-08 16:53

Gov't drew up W350 bil. for inter-Korean railway, road project

The unification ministry set aside around 350 billion won ($315 million) to connect the rail and road networks of the two Koreas according to documents that were initially undisclosed.

Politics | 2018-11-08 16:46

Moon to meet China's Xi, Pence, Putin

President Moon Jae-in plans to hold summits with Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of his participation in this year's ASEAN and APEC meetings in Singapore and Papua New Guinea.

Politics | 2018-11-07 17:16

'Countries need to work in sync to guard peace'

Former Indonesian President Megawati Soekarnoputri expressed an optimistic view of issues surrounding the two Koreas at the KOR-ASIA Forum 2018, co-hosted by The Korea Times and its sister paper, the Hankook Ilbo, Wednesday.

Politics | 2018-11-07 17:16

Asian nations vow to support peace in Korea

ASEAN, India key to Korea's New Southern Policy

ASEAN nations and India are the crux of President Moon Jae-in's New Southern Policy that seeks peace and prosperity in the region beyond the Korean Peninsula and Northeast Asia, according to the head of a presidential committee, Wednesday.

Politics | 2018-11-07 17:16

Asian nations vow to support peace in Korea

KEB Hana restricts services for Iranian customers

Korean banks are tightening monitoring of Iranian customers, Wednesday, in a move to limit the negative impact of the U.S. government's possible secondary boycott, following the restoration of previously lifted U.S. sanctions against the Middle Eastern country.

Politics | 2018-11-07 17:15

Japan's Korea bashing over forced labor ruling 'goes too far'

The prime minister and foreign ministry expressed deep regret Wednesday over high-ranking Japanese officials' continued remarks against a court decision that ordered a Japanese company to compensate South Korean forced laborers during Japan's colonial rule of Korea.

Politics | 2018-11-07 17:14

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