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Prime minister proposes Japanese emperor's visit to S. Korea

Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon has proposed that Emperor Akihito of Japan visit Seoul before his retirement to help further enhance the bilateral relationship, a Japanese newspaper reported Saturday in an interview with him. In the interview with the Asahi Shimbun, Lee also emphasized inter-Korean dialogue as a way of resolving the North Korean nuclear problem, while voicing nega...

Foreign Affairs | 2017-09-23 15:39

Qatar to terminate work permits for N. Korea workers

Qatar will not renew work permits of North Korean workers and will return almost all of them to Pyongyang by early next year, reports said Thursday. The Qatari government told Radio Free Asia (RFA) that 1,000 North Korean laborers are currently working in Qatar, noting it expects them to return home soon as most of their work permits will expire in the first half of next year.

Foreign Affairs | 2017-09-21 17:11

Nuclear armament drive is 'unrealistic'

Advocates for the redeployment of U.S. tactical nuclear weapons in South Korea are losing ground fast after Washington showed little interest in their demand. Analysts said Wednesday bringing back U.S. nuclear weapons for the first time since 1991 was “unrealistic,” claiming that it would only complicate security matters in Northeast Asia.

Foreign Affairs | 2017-09-20 16:26

Trump's speech no prelude to military action

U.S. President Donald Trump’s latest threat to “totally destroy” North Korea does not necessarily mean the U.S. will take any immediate military action against the Kim Jong-un regime, analysts said Wednesday.

Foreign Affairs | 2017-09-20 16:05

Korean-Canadian to win award for promoting Dokdo

A Korean-Canadian librarian has been named a winner of the Korean Canadian Heritage Award for promoting Korea’s sovereignty over its easternmost islets of Dokdo. The Korean Canadian Heritage Award Committee said Wednesday that Kim Ha-na, 41, the director at the University of Toronto’s Cheng Yu Tung East Asian Library, also helped her school build the largest collection of boo...

Foreign Affairs | 2017-09-20 15:47

Korea, US, Japan vow 'maximum pressure' on N. Korea

Korea, the US and Japan agreed Wednesday to ratchet up pressure on North Korea for its continued nuclear and missile development, according to Korea's defense ministry. In a trilateral video conference, the regional powers' working-level defense officials strongly condemned the North's latest ballistic missile launch last Friday. The Hwasong-12 intermediate-range ballistic mi...

Foreign Affairs | 2017-09-20 14:00

Seoul says Trump remarks show firm US resolve to maintain peace

U.S. President Donald Trump has shown his firm resolve to maintain peace and security on the Korean Peninsula through his stern warning against North Korea, an official from South Korea's presidential office, Cheong Wa Dae. said Tuesday. In his address to the U.N. General Assembly, the U.S. leader said his country will have no choice but to “totally destroy North Korea” if fo...

Foreign Affairs | 2017-09-20 10:51

Koreans in New York greet President

NEW YORK - Wearing matching customized T-shirts saying “We Love Moon,” Lee Ji-young and Kim Ji-hyun camped out in front of the InterContinental New York Barclay Hotel for almost three hours, Monday, before they had a chance to catch a glimpse of President Moon Jae-in, flanked by his entourage. “Five friends chipped in to make this T-shirt and come here together,” said Lee, 42...

Foreign Affairs | 2017-09-19 18:36

Nations rush to expel North Korean envoys

Moon, Trump, Abe summit may include military options on North Korea

The leaders of South Korea, the United States and Japan may discuss possible military options against North Korea when they meet Thursday on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly (UNGA) session in New York, analysts said Sunday.

Foreign Affairs | 2017-09-17 16:38

Moon faces crucial talks on N. Korea at UN

Possibility of US-NK dialogue cautiously raised

The possibility of dialogue between the United States and North Korea is being cautiously raised even after the U.N. Security Council’s (UNSC) adoption of harsher-than-ever sanctions against Pyongyang. One instance backing the possibility was unofficial talks held in Switzerland between a former high-ranking U.S. government diplomat and a senior North Korean foreign ministry official.

Foreign Affairs | 2017-09-14 17:48

Nuclear armament won't help deter North Korea

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