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Sat, August 8, 2020 | 15:40

Korea to provide $1 million worth of emergency aid to explosion-hit Lebanon

Korea to provide $1 million worth of emergency aid to explosion-hit Lebanon

Korea will provide $1 million worth of emergency relief aid to help Lebanon recover from a massive explosion that killed more than 140 people and wounded thousands, the foreign ministry said Friday.

2020-08-07 16:44

Cross-border humanitarian assistance gains momentum under new minister

Cross-border humanitarian assistance gains momentum under new minister

Proposals to provide government funding for humanitarian aid to North Korea are gaining momentum following the appointment pf Lee In-young, a former four-term ruling party lawmaker, as unification minister, July 27.

Yi Whan-woo | 2020-08-07 16:21

US urges Korea to keep security pact with Japan

US urges Korea to keep security pact with Japan

The United States has urged Korea to retain its bilateral intelligence-sharing pact with Japan, after Seoul hinted at not extending it amid worsening diplomatic ties with Tokyo. The Korean-language service of Voice of America (VOA) reported Friday that a U.S Department of State official said defense and security issues “should remain separate” from other areas of Korea-Japan ...

Yi Whan-woo | 2020-08-07 16:20

'GSOMIA termination may provoke US backlash'

Korea to lift restrictions on arrivals from China's Hubei from Monday

Korea to lift restrictions on arrivals from China's Hubei from Monday

South Korea will lift restrictions on arrivals from China's Hubei province, believed to be the epicenter of COVID-19 outbreaks, starting Monday, as virus cases have eased there and China has relaxed entry bans for South Koreans, health authorities said Friday. Since Feb. 4, South Korea has imposed entry bans on foreigners who visited or traveled to Hubei province in the prece...

2020-08-07 14:11

South Korea still a 'reconsider travel' destination in US travel advisory

The U.S. State Department on Thursday lowered its travel advisory for Daegu, placing all of South Korea under the second-highest tier of "reconsider travel" due to COVID-19. Daegu was placed under the highest tier, "do not travel," in late February following a large outbreak of the disease in the city and its neighboring regions. The country had been put under "reconsider tra...

2020-08-07 11:09

'GSOMIA termination may provoke US backlash'

'GSOMIA termination may provoke US backlash'

In response to envisaged retaliation from Japan over the possible liquidation of a Japanese company's assets here, the government has once again threatened to terminate their bilateral intelligence-sharing pact. Some experts are raising doubts over the effectiveness of such a strategy, saying that Korea may face a much stronger backlash from the United States, which values th...

Kang Seung-woo | 2020-08-05 16:47

US urges Korea to keep security pact with Japan

China further eases entry for Koreans amid row with China

China further eases entry for Koreans amid row with China

China is further easing entry regulations for citizens from Korea over other countries, in what is seen as a bid to woo Seoul over the intensifying row between Beijing and Washington.

Yi Whan-woo | 2020-08-05 16:01

No reports of S. Korean casualties in Lebanon explosion: foreign ministry

No reports of S. Korean casualties in Lebanon explosion: foreign ministry

The foreign ministry said Wednesday that there have been no reports of South Korean casualties yet in this week's massive explosion in the Lebanese capital of Beirut that left more than 70 people dead and thousands injured.

2020-08-05 10:20

S. Korea braces for Japan's retaliation over sales of asset

S. Korea braces for Japan's retaliation over sales of asset

With Japan's retaliation against a possible liquidation of Japanese corporate assets in the offing, the Korean government has come up with scenario-based countermeasures, according to sources, Monday.

Kang Seung-woo | 2020-08-03 16:48

South Korea summons scandal-hit diplomat for investigation

South Korea summons scandal-hit diplomat for investigation

"We issued an order as of today for him to return home immediately. It's a personnel measure taken for causing a lot of trouble," a senior ministry official said, adding that South Korea was willing to cooperate on the diplomat's extradition at New Zealand's request. The diplomat left Wellington in February 2018 and is stationed in the Philippines. On Saturday, Winston Peters...

2020-08-03 15:48

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