my timesThe Korea Times

Foreign Affairs

North KoreaOthers
  • Foreign Affairs

    Lee urges Trump to solve North Korea issue after Middle East deal

    President Lee Jae Myung asked U.S. President Donald Trump to take the lead in peacefully resolving the North Korean issue, during a brief conversation on the sidelines of the G7 summit in France, the presidential office said. Senior presidential spokesperson Kang Yu-jung said Trump asked Lee about recent developments in inter-Korean relations in a written briefing, Tuesday. Lee replied that he hoped Trump would lead efforts for a peaceful resolution of the North Korean issue, just as he had helped conclude the Middle East conflict. Kang was referring to the tentative U.S.-Iran peace deal announced Sunday, which ends more than three months of war in the region. "President Trump responded by expressing his willingness to work toward resolving the North Korean issue," Kang added. The exchange took place during a group photo session at the G7 summit in Evian-les-Bains, France, where South Korea was invited as a guest country to the annual gathering of the seven member states — Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the U.S. As leaders assembled for the photograph, Lee

    2 MIN READBy Yi Whan-woo
    Lee urges Trump to solve North Korea issue after Middle East deal
  • North Korea

    N. Korea holds commemorative event marking observance for people with disabilities

    1 MIN READBy Yonhap
    N. Korea holds commemorative event marking observance for people with disabilities
  • Foreign Affairs

    Senate confirms Michelle Steel as US ambassador to Korea

    2 MIN READBy Yonhap
    Senate confirms Michelle Steel as US ambassador to Korea
  • Foreign Affairs

    Lee recounts 90-minute talks on Korean Peninsula, golf invitation from Trump

    2 MIN READBy Jane Han
    Lee recounts 90-minute talks on Korean Peninsula, golf invitation from Trump
  • Foreign Affairs

    Lee heads home after wrapping up trip to Europe

    1 MIN READBy Yonhap
    Lee heads home after wrapping up trip to Europe
Korea Times
About Us
Introduction
History
Contact Us
Products & Services
Subscribe
E-paper
RSS Service
Content Sales
Site Map
Policy
Code of Ethics
Ombudsman
Privacy Policy
Youth Protection Policy
Terms of Service
Copyright Policy
Family Site
Hankookilbo
Dongwha Group
FacebookXYoutubeInstagram
CEO & Publisher: Oh Young-jinDigital News Email: webmaster@koreatimes.co.krTel: 02-724-2114Online newspaper registration No: 서울,아52844Date of registration: 2020.02.05Masthead: The Korea TimesCopyright © koreatimes.co.kr. All rights reserved.

Read more

North Korea

N. Korea designated 'high-risk jurisdiction' for money laundering, terrorism financing for 15th year

North Korea has been designated a "high-risk jurisdiction" for money laundering and terrorism financing for the 15th consecutive year, according to a Paris-based intergovernmental body.

Feb 22, 2025By Yonhap
N. Korea designated 'high-risk jurisdiction' for money laundering, terrorism financing for 15th year
Foreign Affairs

Korea strongly protests Japan's renewed sovereignty claim over Dokdo

Seoul strongly protested Japan's renewed territorial claim over Dokdo, Saturday, following an event held in Shimane Prefecture laying claim to South Korea's easternmost islets.

Feb 22, 2025By Yonhap
Korea strongly protests Japan's renewed sovereignty claim over Dokdo
North Korea

OpenAI says it banned accounts potentially linked to N. Korea over deceptive employment scheme

OpenAI, a U.S. artificial intelligence (AI) firm, said Friday it has banned user accounts that were potentially used to facilitate a deceptive employment scheme possibly connected to North Korea, as it seeks to ensure its AI models are not utilized for malicious purposes.

Feb 22, 2025By Yonhap
OpenAI says it banned accounts potentially linked to N. Korea over deceptive employment scheme
Foreign Affairs

FM Cho urges end to Russia's war in Ukraine, military cooperation with N. Korea

Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul urged an end to Russia's war in Ukraine and its illegal military cooperation with North Korea during a multilateral meeting in South Africa earlier this week, the foreign ministry in Seoul said Saturday.

Feb 22, 2025By Yonhap
FM Cho urges end to Russia's war in Ukraine, military cooperation with N. Korea
Foreign Affairs

Trump seen tapping into allies' security concerns over geographic proximity to conflict zones

U.S. President Donald Trump appears to be tapping into European allies' security concerns about their geographic proximity to a conflict zone to prod them into doing more for their defense — a move keenly watched in South Korea, a U.S. ally that confronts persistent threats from an adjacent North Korea.

Feb 22, 2025By Yonhap
Trump seen tapping into allies' security concerns over geographic proximity to conflict zones
North Korea

N. Korea seen using ChatGPT in AI education

North Korea is apparently using ChatGPT, a generative artificial intelligence (AI) service developed by OpenAI of the United States, in its higher education AI studies, according to a media report Saturday.

Feb 22, 2025By Yonhap
N. Korea seen using ChatGPT in AI education
Foreign Affairs

Ukraine official says sending of North Korean POWs to South Korea 'possible'

A Ukrainian defense intelligence official has mentioned the possibility of sending North Korean soldiers captured during combat to South Korea, in the first such acknowledgment by Kyiv.

Feb 22, 2025By Yonhap
Ukraine official says sending of North Korean POWs to South Korea 'possible'
Foreign Affairs

INTERVIEW Israeli ambassador hails travel revival, growing ties

Israeli Ambassador to South Korea Rafael Harpaz welcomed the Korean government’s decision to lower its travel advisory for Israel to pre-Gaza conflict levels, highlighting the move as a positive step for strengthening bilateral relations.

Feb 22, 2025By Kim Hyun-bin
[INTERVIEW] Israeli ambassador hails travel revival, growing ties
North Korea

N. Korea threatens to use 'strategic means' in response to S. Korea-US air drills

North Korea warned Saturday it will mobilize "strategic means" against what it called strategic threats from the United States and other adversaries, in response to a joint military exercise between South Korea and the U.S. involving a U.S. strategic bomber.

Feb 22, 2025By Yonhap
N. Korea threatens to use 'strategic means' in response to S. Korea-US air drills
Foreign Affairs

Trump inks memo to facilitate allies' investment, restrict China from investing in strategic sectors

U.S. President Donald Trump signed a memorandum Friday to create a "fast-track" process to facilitate investment from U.S. allies and partners, and restrict China-affiliated people from investing in America's strategic sectors.

Feb 22, 2025By Yonhap
Trump inks memo to facilitate allies' investment, restrict China from investing in strategic sectors
  • Calls grow for domestic investment incentives to counteract Trump threats
previous page
349350351352353
next page

Most Read in Foreign Affairs