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    Korea wants Jeju Forum to be global platform of peace, int'l cooperation: foreign minister

    Someday, "Jeju" could carry the same global resonance as "Davos," but as a name synonymous with peace, cooperation and dialogue rather than economic power. That is the ambition Foreign Minister Cho Hyun laid out for the 21st Jeju Forum for Peace and Prosperity, which will run this Wednesday to Friday on Korea's southern island. “As Davos, a mountain city of the Alps, became a brand of the World Economic Forum itself, we hope the Jeju Forum for Peace and Prosperity will position itself as a platform to contribute to world peace, and therefore the name ‘Jeju’ becomes a symbol of peace, cooperation and dialogue in the international community,” Cho said during an interview with The Korea Times June 5. Cho serves as the co-chair of the forum alongside Jeju Gov. Oh Young-hun. The ministry is participating in the event as a co-host starting this year, showing the government's commitment to elevating the status of the annual global event. The minister said Korea's unique historical trajectory — being the only country since World War II to transition from foreign aid recipient to major

    5 MIN READBy Park Ji-won
    Korea wants Jeju Forum to be global platform of peace, int'l cooperation: foreign minister
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    N. Korea skips reports on World Cup matches involving S. Korea, US, Japan

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    N. Korea skips reports on World Cup matches involving S. Korea, US, Japan
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    Lee says Trump believes time has come to refocus on North Korea

    2 MIN READBy Yi Whan-woo
    Lee says Trump believes time has come to refocus on North Korea
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    Japanese Embassy in Seoul showcases culinary heritage and regional flavors

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    Japanese Embassy in Seoul showcases culinary heritage and regional flavors
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    Unification ministry vows to find 'phased, viable' path to denuclearization

    2 MIN READBy Yonhap
    Unification ministry vows to find 'phased, viable' path to denuclearization
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Top diplomats of S. Korea, US, Japan to hold talks in New York

The top diplomats of South Korea, the United States and Japan will hold talks on the sidelines of the annual U.N. General Assembly in New York on Monday (local time), according to South Korea's foreign ministry.

Sep 23, 2024By Yonhap
Top diplomats of S. Korea, US, Japan to hold talks in New York
North Korea

S. Korean military vows 'stern' measures should N. Korea cross the line with balloon campaign

South Korea's military on Monday vowed to take "stern" military measures should North Korea "cross the line" with its ongoing trash balloon campaign or inflict serious damage to the South Korean people.

Sep 23, 2024By Yonhap
S. Korean military vows 'stern' measures should N. Korea cross the line with balloon campaign
Foreign Affairs

The 94th National Day of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia celebrates its 94th National Day on the 23rd of September every year, which is the day on which the founding King Abdulaziz bin Abdulrahman Al Saud announced the unification of the country under the name Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in 1932, after a unification phase that lasted 32 years, which established for this construction and a young state emerged at that time, spreading peace and goodness, searching for knowledge and development, moving steadily towards a better tomorrow for its people and the whole world.

Sep 23, 2024By Sami M. Alsadhan
The 94th National Day of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
North Korea

N. Korea sends more trash balloons toward S. Korea

North Korea sent more balloons likely carrying trash toward South Korea on Sunday, the South's military said, just four days after a similar launch.

Sep 22, 2024By Yonhap
N. Korea sends more trash balloons toward S. Korea
Foreign Affairs

Quad leaders show commitment to denuclearization of Korean Peninsula

The leaders of key Asia-Pacific countries have condemned North Korea’s nuclear programs and continuing provocations, reaffirming their commitment to achieving the complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula.

Sep 22, 2024By Kim Hyun-bin
Quad leaders show commitment to denuclearization of Korean Peninsula
Foreign Affairs

FM Cho set to leave for UN General Assembly in New York

Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul was set to fly to New York this week to attend the annual U.N. General Assembly, where he is expected to discuss key international issues, according to his office Sunday.

Sep 22, 2024By Yonhap
FM Cho set to leave for UN General Assembly in New York
North Korea

N. Korea's top diplomat says will not overlook any hostile acts

North Korea's foreign minister has warned that Pyongyang will not overlook any hostile acts on the Korean Peninsula, claiming that the peninsula's security situation is heading for a "more dangerous threshold," the North's state media reported Sunday.

Sep 22, 2024By Yonhap
N. Korea's top diplomat says will not overlook any hostile acts
North Korea

N. Korea's Kim vows to develop friendly ties with China

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has expressed his intention to develop friendly relations with Beijing in his reply letter to Chinese President Xi Jinping, the North's state media said Sunday.

Sep 22, 2024By Yonhap
N. Korea's Kim vows to develop friendly ties with China
Foreign Affairs

Yoon returns home from Czech trip focused on nuclear energy cooperation

President Yoon Suk Yeol returned home Sunday from his trip to the Czech Republic that sought to boost Korea's bid to win a nuclear deal and economic ties with the European nation.

Sep 22, 2024By Yonhap
Yoon returns home from Czech trip focused on nuclear energy cooperation
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Foreign Affairs

Quad leaders to use strong language on N. Korea, South China Sea in joint statement: senior US official

The United States, India, Japan and Australia will issue a joint summit statement Saturday that includes "some of the strongest language" on North Korea and the South China Sea, a senior U.S. administration official said, in an apparent show of their leaders' unity against security challenges from Pyongyang and Beijing.

Sep 21, 2024By Yonhap
Quad leaders to use strong language on N. Korea, South China Sea in joint statement: senior US official
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