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Wed, October 21, 2020 | 08:16

Government goes all out for Yoo's WTO election

Government goes all out for Yoo's WTO election

The government is making all-out efforts to convince the international community that Korea's Trade Minister Yoo Myung-hee is the right person to lead the World Trade Organization (WTO). Yoo reached the final round of the election for the next director-general of the WTO, for which the results are expected to be announced early next month.

2020-10-20 17:43

Korea struggles to stop Japan's release of radioactive water

Korea struggles to stop Japan's release of radioactive water

With Japan about to decide on whether to release radioactive water from the destroyed Fukushima nuclear plant into the sea, Korea is seeking measures to stop the marine environment-threatening plan. However, the government is struggling to find practical and realistic ways to prevent the discharge, with the international community paying little attention to the issue.

2020-10-20 16:21

Korean political circle denounces Suga's move

Korean political circle denounces Suga's move

New Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga's recent moves are raising doubts over whether he is committed to getting frayed ties with Korea back on track, with his latest act of sending an offering to a controversial shrine bringing heavy criticism from Seoul which contends it glorifies Tokyo's militaristic past.

2020-10-18 17:04

South Korea voices 'deep regrets' over Suga's offering to Yasukuni war shrine

South Korea voices 'deep regrets' over Suga's offering to Yasukuni war shrine

South Korea voiced "deep regrets" Saturday over Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga's sending of a ritual offering to a war shrine seen as a symbol of Japan's past militarism. Earlier in the day, Suga sent a "masakaki" tree to the controversial Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo in line with an annual autumn festival. It marked the first time that Suga has sent such an offering to t...

2020-10-17 17:40

Two compelling female finalists heat up race for WTO director-general

Two compelling female finalists heat up race for WTO director-general

For the first time, Korea has produced a finalist in the race for the head of the World Trade Organization (WTO). The distinction achieved by Trade Minister Yoo Myung-hee is raising hopes among her countrymen of a first-ever Korean to lead the global trade body, after two previous bids in the mid 1990s and 2013.

2020-10-16 19:23

'Less Koreans like Japan, more Japanese like Korea': poll

'Less Koreans like Japan, more Japanese like Korea': poll

The worsening relations between Korea and Japan had an opposing impact in 2020 on the people of the two countries, according to a poll released Friday.

2020-10-16 16:13

China points finger at Korean media over BTS dispute

China points finger at Korean media over BTS dispute

Chinese media, along with Chinese social media and internet users, were the first to pick on South Korean boyband BTS over its expression of appreciation for the South Korean and U.S. veterans of the Korean War. However, after a string of Western media reports on Chinese ultra-nationalism, a Chinese Communist Party (CCP) affiliated newspaper is holding South Korean media outl...

2020-10-16 15:11

'US, South Korea hold same views on declaration of war's end'

'US, South Korea hold same views on declaration of war's end'

There exists no difference of opinion between South Korea and the United States on the need to formally end the Korean War as part of the process to denuclearize North Korea, South Korea's national security adviser said, adding it is "common sense" that the two issues go together. Suh Hoon, director of South Korea's National Security Office, said the only issue was when a dec...

2020-10-16 10:10

Top South Korean, US security officials discuss alliance

Top South Korean, US security officials discuss alliance

Top national security officials of South Korea and the United States have reaffirmed a robust alliance between the two sides during their meeting in Washington, D.C. this week, Cheong Wa Dae said Thursday.

2020-10-15 13:58

'Washington's wartime operational control transfer to Seoul will take time'

'Washington's wartime operational control transfer to Seoul will take time'

'Washington's wartime operational control transfer to Seoul will take time'

The United States is committed to the envisioned transition of the wartime operational control (OPCON) of South Korean forces back to Seoul, but it will take time to meet the required conditions, U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Wednesday.Esper made the remark at the start of annual defense talks with his South Korean counterpart, Suh Wook, amid growing speculation that...

2020-10-15 10:26

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