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Fri, July 30, 2021 | 16:50

Senior diplomats of Korea, U.S. hold phone talks after reactivation of inter-Korean hotline

Senior diplomats of South Korea and the United States held phone talks Thursday, the foreign ministry said, after this week's restoration of inter-Korean communication lines raised hopes for the resumption of nuclear diplomacy with North Korea.

2021-07-29 19:31

Korea, Uzbekistan eye closer economic ties

South Korea's trade ministry said Thursday it plans to expand economic ties with Uzbekistan by launching new projects in a wide array of areas from ICT to the medical sector, as the COVID-19 pandemic has recently weighed down bilateral business cooperation.

2021-07-29 11:56

Biden cites pride in Korea-US friendship, calls it key to peace and stability

U.S. President Joe Biden on Monday said his country is proud of its friendship with South Korea, which he said still remains the key to maintaining peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula.

2021-07-27 09:10

US urges North Korea to return to negotiating table

Washington is seeking to build reliable and constructive relations with Pyongyang, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman said Friday, pressuring the reclusive regime to come back to the negotiating table. Her remark came after she and Korea's First Vice Foreign Minister Choi Jong-kun held a strategic dialogue in Seoul over pending security issues including the denuclea...

Jung Da-min | 2021-07-23 16:17

Korea, Japan agree to continue efforts to resolve pending issues

South Korea and Japan agreed Tuesday to continue efforts to resolve pending issues rooted largely in wartime history, the foreign ministry said Tuesday, despite the flare-up of tension over a Japanese diplomat's disparaging remarks on President Moon Jae-in's approach to Tokyo.

2021-07-20 21:11

Moon administration labors to improve relations with Japan, China in late stage

The Moon Jae-in administration is struggling to improve foreign relations before the President's term ends, but is yet to showcase any outcomes in the country's intertwined diplomacy with two of its closest neighbors. The president has had to ditch his plan to visit Japan to hold a summit with Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on the sidelines of the Tokyo Olympic Games,...

Nam Hyun-woo | 2021-07-20 16:53

Soma's remarks affected Moon's decision not to visit Japan: vice minister

First Vice Foreign Minister Choi Jong-kun said Tuesday that the recent remarks by a senior Japanese diplomat disparaging President Moon Jae-in's efforts to improve ties with Tokyo acted as a "significant obstacle" to Moon's potential trip to Tokyo.

2021-07-20 14:19

Korea to lift tariffs on imports from Indonesia, Israel under trade deals

South Korea will gradually lift or lower tariffs on more than 95 percent of its imported products from Indonesia and Israel as it has clinched trade deals with the two nations, the finance ministry said Tuesday.

2021-07-20 11:09

Moon ditches Tokyo visit plan

President Moon Jae-in will not visit Japan on the occasion of the Summer Olympics, Cheong Wa Dae announced, Monday. The announcement followed weeks of diplomatic tension between the two governments over the visit, with a rude remark by a Japanese diplomat here playing the key factor in discouraging the Korean leader's plan to improve the chilled relations through a summit.

Jung Da-min | 2021-07-19 20:50

Still 'uncertain' whether Moon will visit Japan: Cheong Wa Dae

Cheong Wa Dae said Monday it has no announcement to make yet on whether President Moon Jae-in will visit Japan this week. It was responding to a Japanese news report that said Moon is scheduled to do so for the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympic Games and summit talks with Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga.

2021-07-19 08:25

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