The Korea Herald

NATIONAL

All
Politics
Social Affairs
Foreign Affairs
Defense
North Korea
Science
Diplomatic Circuit
Education

LATEST NEWS

Woori Bank resolves ‘overhang’ issue by divesting holdings share
Moon emboldened by new corporate investment in chip material production
Korean EV battery makers' market share sharply up in Sept.
Korea to enhance protection of foreign wives from violence
USFDA approves SK Biopharmaceuticals’ new anti-epileptic drug
Prosecutors raid Coast Guard in Sewol probe
Jeju Air opens routes to Phu Quoc, Bohol
[Weekender] Malaysian chef cooks ‘agak agak’ in Yeonnam-dong
Topping box office upon release, 'Frozen 2' to continue winning streak
Train services reduced as strike continues for 3rd day

Nov 21, 2019 Foreign Affairs

National Security Council convened as GSOMIA nears end

Top South Korean officials on Thursday continued reviewing Korea-Japan issues, with the looming expiration of the military intelligence sharing agreement with Japan. On Thursday, the National Security Council was convened, raising speculations that Seoul’s decision on the General Security of Military Information Agreement with Japan was likely to have topped the agenda. GSOMIA is set to expire at midnight Friday following Seoul’s decision to forego the annual renewal in respons

Biegun says no country gets 'free ride' on shared defense burdens

WASHINGTON -- US Special Representative for North Korea Stephen Biegun said Wednesday that South Korea is an important US ally but no country gets a "free ride" on shared defense burdens.Biegun, who has been nominated as deputy secretary of state, appeared to underscore Washington's position in ongoing negotiations with Seoul over sharing the costs for the upkeep of 28,500 American troops stationed in South Korea. The latest round of talks was cut short this week after Seoul apparently

Nov 21, 2019
Foreign Affairs
Security cooperation still possible even after GSOMIA ends, says Moon

As an intelligence-sharing pact with Japan is set to expire at midnight Friday, South Korean President Moon Jae-in underscored that Tokyo has given Seoul just cause to terminate the agreement. Speaking at a televised question-and-answer session Tuesday, Moon also said he would work until the last minute with Japan to avoid the termination of the 2016 General Security of Military Information Agreement -- but that Tokyo still has to act first to normalize trade.In August, Korea announced its decis

Nov 20, 2019
Foreign Affairs
Lawmakers criticize US negotiation tactic, calling it diplomatic discourtesy

US Ambassador Harry Harris and his negotiation team for a defense cost-sharing deal have come under fire for what lawmakers here called “diplomatic discourtesy” as they continue to demand that South Korea pay more for the upkeep of US troops stationed here. The US team, led by James DeHart of the State Department, left the negotiation table earlier than planned Tuesday, the second day of talks in Seoul with the South Korean delegation for the 11th Special Measures Agreement, the two

Nov 20, 2019
Foreign Affairs
Moon vows to maintain security cooperation with Japan despite looming GSOMIA expiry

President Moon Jae-in said Tuesday his government will try "till the last moment" to avoid the termination of an accord with Japan on exchanging military information but he made clear that depends on Tokyo's stance on its export restriction against Seoul. Although the agreement, known as GSOMIA, is schedule to come to an end this weekend, South Korea will maintain partnerships with Japan on regional security, he added.US officials have voiced worries about potential negative impact on

Nov 20, 2019
Foreign Affairs
2 S. Koreans seized by Houthi rebels released

Two South Koreans who were seized by Houthi rebels in Yemen earlier this week have been released, the foreign ministry said Wednesday. The two, whose identities were withheld, were among 16 people on three boats seized by the rebels Monday for allegedly violating their territorial waters.All of them were released, along with their vessels, early Wednesday morning (Korea time) and are safe and well, the ministry said, adding the families of the two Koreans were informed of the release. The two Ko

Nov 20, 2019
Foreign Affairs
Houthi rebels seize two Korean vessels in Yemen

Three ships carrying 16 crew members, including two South Koreans, were seized by Houthi rebels off the southern coast of Yemen, according to the Foreign Ministry on Tuesday. Houthi rebels told the government that they will release the boats if they are found to be Korean ships after legal procedures are carried out, a ministry official said. A tugboat and a drilling rig that belong to the Korean firm Woongjin Development Co. as well as a Saudi Arabian-flagged tugboat were seized by the rebels M

Nov 19, 2019
Foreign Affairs
2 S. Koreans seized by Houthi rebels in Red Sea: Seoul officials

Houthi rebels in Yemen seized three boats carrying two South Koreans and 14 others in the Red Sea this week, and all of them have been confirmed to be safe, Seoul's foreign ministry said Tuesday.The Iran-linked militia captured them and the three vessels -- two tugboats and a drilling rig -- at 3:50 a.m. (Korea time) on Monday in waters about 15 miles west of Yemen's Kamaran Island.They were on the way to the Berbera port in Somalia after departing from Jizan, Saudi Arabia. They have been

Nov 19, 2019
Foreign Affairs
Pentagon chief welcomes Japan's efforts for trilateral cooperation with S. Korea

WASHINGTON -- US Defense Secretary Mark Esper on Monday welcomed Japan's efforts to strengthen trilateral cooperation with the US and South Korea, the Pentagon said, as relations between the two US allies remain tense ahead of the expiry of a bilateral military pact this weekend.Esper's comments came during a meeting with Japanese Defense Minister Taro Kono on the sidelines of a defense ministers' gathering in Bangkok, Thailand."Secretary Esper welcomed Japan's efforts to strengthen coopera

Nov 19, 2019
Foreign Affairs
S. Korea, US hold new round of defense cost-sharing negotiations

South Korea and the United States held a new round of negotiations in Seoul on Monday over the sharing of the cost for stationing American troops here amid increasingly strident protests against Washington's call for a hefty rise in Seoul's payments.South Korea's chief negotiator, Jeong Eun-bo, and his US counterpart, James DeHart, led the two-day negotiations, with the allies still far apart on key issues, such as Seoul's total share and what should be included in the cost-sharing deal, called

Nov 18, 2019
Foreign Affairs
[ASEAN-Korea summit] Coming challenges call for stronger Korea-ASEAN ties

President Moon Jae-in contributed this article to The Korea Herald and Asia News Network member newspapers on the occasion of the 2019 ASEAN-Republic of Korea Commemorative Summit slated for Nov. 25-27 in Busan. – Ed.Next week, November 25-27, the 2019 ASEAN-Republic of Korea Commemorative Summit and the 1st Mekong-Republic of Korea Summit will be held in Korea. In particular, since my hometown Busan will play host to the events, I am very much looking forward to them – as if I have

Nov 18, 2019
Foreign Affairs
Top US negotiator in defense cost-sharing talks arrives in S. Korea

The top US negotiator in defense cost-sharing talks with South Korea arrived in Seoul on Sunday for a new round of negotiations this week over the sharing of the cost for the upkeep of American troops here.Speaking to reporters, James DeHart of the US State Department voiced confidence that with “some hard work,” the allies will reach an agreement that is mutually acceptable and will ultimately strengthen the long-standing alliance.Earlier this month, DeHart made an unannounced visit

Nov 17, 2019
Foreign Affairs
Seoul and Tokyo dig in over trade, GSOMIA

The diplomatic spat between South Korea and Japan appears likely to continue, with the two sides reiterating their positions six days before their military information-sharing pact expires. On Sunday, Japanese media reported that Tokyo has decided it will not retract trade measures applied to South Korea. According to Yomiuri Shimbun, the Japanese government has arrived at the decision and has informed the US. The paper said the decision was based on the results of talks between foreign af

Nov 17, 2019
Foreign Affairs
Moon meets Pentagon chief at Cheong Wa Dae

South Korean President Moon Jae-in met with US Defense Secretary Mark Esper at Cheong Wa Dae on Friday, as the Pentagon chief has openly pressed Seoul to renew a military information-sharing agreement with Tokyo and increase its financial contribution to American troops on its soil.Esper visited the presidential compound soon after having bilateral talks with South Korean Defense Minister Jeong Kyeong-doo at the ministry's headquarters in Seoul. A Cheong Wa Dae official earlier informed reporter

Nov 15, 2019
Foreign Affairs
S. Korea, Japan to hold working-level talks ahead of GSOMIA expiry

South Korea and Japan were set to hold working-level diplomatic talks on Friday ahead of the planned expiration of a military intelligence-sharing pact between the two neighbors. Kim Jung-han, director-general for Asian and Pacific affairs at the foreign ministry, will meet his Japanese counterpart, Shigeki Takizaki, in Tokyo, Seoul's foreign ministry said. They last held talks in Seoul on Oct. 16. His trip comes as the General Security of Military Information Agreement is set to expire on

Nov 15, 2019
Foreign Affairs

The Korea Herald by Herald Corporation

Address : Huam-ro 4-gil 10, Yongsan-gu,Seoul, Korea
Online newspaper registration No : Seoul 아03711
Date of registration : 2015.04.28
Publisher. Editor : Kwon Chung-won
Juvenile Protection Manager : Yang Sung-jin
Tel : 02.727.0114