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Seoul working on visit by Bolton

Seoul and Washington are working on a possible visit to South Korea by US national security adviser John Bolton, a local news outlet reported Thursday. “South Korean and US authorities are consultin...

Jul 18, 2019
Foreign Affairs
Seoul silent on Tokyo’s arbitration offer

South Korea offered no answer Thursday to Japan’s call to settle the row over Tokyo’s wartime forced labor through third-country arbitration, raising tensions further between the neighbors, with both...

Jul 18, 2019
Foreign Affairs
Japan’s trade curbs will impact global industry: Seoul official

Top US envoy for East Asia says ‘US will do what it can’ to help resolve Seoul-Tokyo dispute

Jul 17, 2019
Foreign Affairs
Korea better than Japan in strategic trade controls: US think tank

Korea has exceeded Japan in controlling trade of strategic materials, a report by a US research institute showed, amid a trade spat between the two neighboring countries as Tokyo blamed “weaknesses” ...

Jul 17, 2019
Foreign Affairs
Cheong Wa Dae: Japan's arbitration process offer unacceptable

A couple of days ahead of the deadline set by Japan for South Korea to respond to its offer of a formal arbitration process over historical disputes, the office of President Moon Jae-in made clear Tu...

Jul 16, 2019
Foreign Affairs
New top US diplomat for East Asia visits Seoul

David Stilwell, the new top US diplomat for East Asia policy, arrived in South Korea on Tuesday for talks with top Seoul officials over the bilateral alliance and ongoing diplomacy for North Korea‘s ...

Jul 16, 2019
Foreign Affairs
[News Focus] Does Korea-Japan dispute put trilateral cooperation with US at risk?

The worsening diplomatic row between South Korea and Japan has raised concerns that it may threaten security cooperation among Seoul, Washington and Tokyo. On July 4, Japan raised the ante with econ...

Jul 16, 2019
Foreign Affairs
[Newsmaker] Mitsubishi refuses to discuss compensation for wartime forced labor

The liquidation of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries’ Korean assets is likely to be expedited as it has refused to hold talks on compensation for victims of Japan’s wartime forced labor, according to sourc...

Jul 16, 2019
Foreign Affairs
Vice minister stresses importance of Seoul-Tokyo relations for regional peace and prosperity

Vice Unification Minister Suh Ho emphasized the importance of bilateral relations between South Korea and Japan on Tuesday to ensure peace and prosperity in Northeast Asia, while expressing support f...

Jul 16, 2019
Foreign Affairs
Vice unification minister to meet Japanese official amid trade dispute

Vice Unification Minister Suh Ho will meet with a Japanese official during his three-day trip to Tokyo this week, a ministry official said Tuesday, amid escalating tensions between the two countries ...

Jul 16, 2019
Foreign Affairs
Moon lambasts Japan over ‘unwise’ trade moves

Moon warns that Japan will sustain bigger damage

Jul 15, 2019
Foreign Affairs
S. Korean, Israeli presidents agree to seek early FTA deal

The presidents of South Korea and Israel agreed Monday to push for an early deal in talks on a bilateral free trade agreement during a summit in Seoul. If the two sides forge an FTA, their economic ...

Jul 15, 2019
Foreign Affairs
Vice unification minister seeking to meet Japanese official during Tokyo visit

Vice Unification Minister Suh Ho is seeking to meet a Japanese official during his three-day visit to Japan this week, his ministry said Monday, amid growing concerns over a trade row between the two...

Jul 15, 2019
Foreign Affairs
S. Korea, Israel to hold summit on high-tech ties, regional security

The leaders of South Korea and Israel will hold bilateral talks in Seoul on Monday on cementing partnerships on regional security and advanced technologies, Cheong Wa Dae said. Israeli President Reu...

Jul 15, 2019
Foreign Affairs
S. Korea asks Japan to lift export curbs

South Korea has asked Japan to lift export curbs and expressed deep regret over the measure, officials from Seoul's trade ministry said Saturday. The demand was made during a working-level meeting b...

Jul 13, 2019
Foreign Affairs

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