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NK sends condolence message to China over chemical factory explosion
Broad range of David Hockney’s works on view at SeMA
[Graphic News] Number of marriages lowest in over 40 years
[Diplomatic circuit] Ireland minister encourages Koreans to visit Ireland
[Diplomatic circuit] Belgium king to meet President Moon for bilateral talk...
[Diplomatic circuit] Ethiopia’s peacemaking effort with Eritrea resembles ...
North Korean officials return to inter-Korean liaison office
[Jeffrey Frankel] Xi and Trump miss their chance
[Noah Feldman] Trump’s collusion nightmare is over
[Editorial] A spoiled system

Mar 22, 2019 Foreign Policy

Gov't holds interagency meeting on Brexit

South Korea on Friday held an interagency government meeting on Britain's planned exit from the European Union (EU) after leaders of the regional bloc agreed to extend the deadline for withdrawal.Officials from the ministries of foreign affairs, finance and trade, as well as the Korea Customs Service, attended the meeting to discuss how to minimize any negative ramifications that could arise should Britain leave the EU. British Prime Minister Theresa May holds a press conference on March 22 at t

S. Korea's top nuclear envoy meets EU foreign affairs chief over N. Korea

South Korea's chief nuclear negotiator has met the European Union's foreign affairs chief to discuss ways to achieve North Korea's denuclearization, Seoul's foreign ministry said Thursday.Lee Do-hoon, special representative for Korean Peninsula peace and security affairs, met Federica Mogherini, EU high representative for foreign affairs and security policy, at the EU headquarters in Brussels on Wednesday."The two sides shared the need for the international community to keep the momentum for dia

Mar 21, 2019
Foreign Policy
Sanctions relief possible after 'irreversible' point of N.K. denuclearization: Seoul official

A South Korean diplomat said Wednesday that the lifting of sanctions against North Korea can come after the communist regime passes an "irreversible point of denuclearization." (Yonhap)Rhee Dong-yeol, the director general of the foreign ministry's Korean Peninsula regime bureau, also said that Seoul is considering proposing high-level inter-Korean talks as part of efforts to facilitate dialogue between the United States and the North."If the denuclearization process passed an irreversible point,

Mar 20, 2019
Foreign Policy
S. Korea, US relieve sanctions for video reunion of separated Korean families

South Korea and the United States held a working group session Thursday to discuss about ways to resume denuclearization negotiations with North Korea, the Foreign Ministry said Friday. The two allies held a working group meeting in Washington, DC, the first after the summit between the US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in Hanoi faltered without an agreement last month. According to the Foreign Ministry, the two sides discussed on pending issues regarding North Korea,

Mar 16, 2019
Foreign Policy
Leaders of S. Korea, Cambodia vow efforts to improve economic ties

The leaders of South Korea and Cambodia agreed Friday to expand the countries' economic cooperation while also vowing joint efforts to establish peace on the Korean Peninsula and in the region.In their summit talks, South Korean President Moon Jae-in and Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen also agreed to efforts to further improve South Korea's relations with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations."President Moon expressed his determination to further develop the close cooperative relations bet

Mar 15, 2019
Foreign Policy
S. Korean president set to meet Cambodian leaders

South Korean President Moon Jae-in was set to hold a summit with Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen on Friday, following a meeting with King Norodom Sihamoni.The summit was widely expected to focus on ways to improve South Korea-Cambodia relations as Moon's visit marks the first of its kind by a South Korean leader in 10 years.Moon arrived here Thursday on a three-day state visit.(Yonhap)His trip was originally set to begin Friday in a welcome ceremony to be hosted by the Cambodian monarch, but he

Mar 15, 2019
Foreign Policy
S. Korean president vows increased cooperation with Cambodia

South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Thursday vowed efforts to further improve his country's relationship with Cambodia and other Association of Southeast Asian Nations member countries, insisting that increased cooperation will also lead to more opportunities for South Korean businesses and people."When the cooperation and exchange between the two countries are strengthened, the door to more opportunities will open to our companies and residents here," the president said in a meeting with some

Mar 14, 2019
Foreign Policy
S. Korea, Japan still differ over wartime forced labor reparations

South Korea and Japan had another round of working-level consultations Thursday only to confirm their contradicting views on the issue of compensation for Tokyo's wartime wrongdoing.It heralds a drawn-out diplomatic stand-off between the neighbors amid Japan's talk of possible economic retaliation for punitive measures against its companies in connection with the two nations' shared history.Last year, South Korea's Supreme Court ordered some Japanese firms to compensate Korean victims of forced

Mar 14, 2019
Foreign Policy
Moon kicks off tour of 3 Southeast Asian nations

President Moon Jae-in on Sunday departed for a tour of three Southeast Asian nations, continuing his push for the New Southern Policy. Ahead of departure, Moon emphasized the importance ties with Southeast Asian nations hold for Korea, and the potential the region holds. President Moon Jae-in and First Lady Kim Jung-sook wave before departing for a trip of three Southeast Asian nations on Sunday. Yonhap“On the occasion of this trip (I) will make the distance between Korea and the ASEAN even clos

Mar 11, 2019
Foreign Policy
First lady highlights value of Korea-ASEAN relations

South Korea’s first lady Kim Jung-sook on Wednesday stressed the importance of the country’s relations with Brunei, Cambodia and Malaysia, at a meeting with students from the countries studying here. Cheong Wa Dae had invited 10 students each from Brunei and Malaysia and nine students from Cambodia to the presidential office. First Lady Kim Jung-sook poses with students from Brunei, Cambodia and Malaysia at Cheong Wa Dae on Wednesday. YonhapThe event was held ahead of President Moon Jae-in’s of

Mar 8, 2019
Foreign Policy
Moon to visit Brunei, Malaysia, Cambodia next week

South Korean President Moon Jae-in will embark on a three-nation Asian tour next week that will take him to Brunei, Malaysia and Cambodia, his office Cheong Wa Dae said Monday.　The president will leave the country on Sunday for Brunei, where he will make a three-day visit for a summit with Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah.　Moon's trip comes amid his efforts to greatly improve his country’s relationship with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) members. South Korea`s President Moon Jae-in (Y

Mar 4, 2019
Foreign Policy
Korea, UAE to forge deeper economic ties in energy industries

South Korea's industry ministry said Wednesday that an agreement has been reached to forge deeper ties with the United Arab Emirates in the energy segment in line with the summit between the two countries.The Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Energy said it has signed a memorandum of understanding with its UAE counterpart, which included plans to establish a business-friendly environment between the two countries, paving the way for South Korean firms to penetrate deeper into the important Middle

Feb 27, 2019
Foreign Policy
[Diplomatic circuit] LECTURE ON KAESONG EXCAVATION

(CICI)Corea Image Communication Institute President Choi Jung-wha (third from right), Elisabeth Chabanol (fourth from right), head of the Seoul Center of the French School of Asian Studies, and New Zealand Ambassador Philip Turner (third row, third from left) are seen after a lecture on Goryeo remains excavations in Kaesong given by Chabanol. The event, organized by the Corea Image Communication Institute, was held at the New Zealand ambassador’s residence in Seoul on Feb. 19. CICI

Feb 26, 2019
Foreign Policy
Korea, India agree to strengthen defense cooperation, economic ties

South Korean President Moon Jae-in and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi agreed Friday to strengthen military ties and defense industry cooperation between the two countries.During their summit in Seoul, the leaders also agreed to complete the two nations' negotiations to upgrade their bilateral free trade pact at an early date, according to the presidential office Cheong Wa Dae. (Yonhap)Modi arrived in Seoul on Thursday for a two-day state visit.His trip reciprocated Moon's state visit to Ind

Feb 22, 2019
Foreign Policy
FM Kang holds talks with top UAE official ahead of crown prince's visit

South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha held talks with a top United Arab Emirates (UAE) official on Tuesday and discussed the planned visit of Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Mohammed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan next week, Seoul's foreign ministry said.During the talks with Khaldoon Al Mubarak, chairman of the Executive Affairs Authority of Abu Dhabi, in Seoul, Kang welcomed the crown prince's upcoming visit and expressed hope for the expansion of cooperation between the two countries. (Yonhap)The de fa

Feb 19, 2019
Foreign Policy

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