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[Herald Interview] Seoul’s efforts to root out sexual violence in conflict zones compelling: OECD DAC chair

With its own painful history of wartime sexual assault during the Japanese colonial era, South Korea’s efforts to protect women in armed conflicts is more compelling in the eyes of the world, the cha...

September 2, 2019
Foreign Affairs
[News focus] Blame game between US, N. Korea adds to nuke talks uncertainty

The US and North Korea still hope to take steps toward resuming their stalled denuclearization talks but their critical rhetoric reveals distrust and difficulties in arranging a working-level meeting...

September 1, 2019
North Korea
Combined Forces Command to move to Pyeongtaek by 2021

South Korea and the US seek to relocate their Combined Forces Command headquarters by the end of 2021 from Seoul to Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi Province, ahead of the envisioned transfer of wartime operatio...

September 1, 2019
Defense
South Korea, Japan find no changes in stances over history, trade row

Senior officials from the South Korean and Japanese foreign ministries were not able to make progress during their talks in Seoul on Thursday, as they kept their stances unchanged after the two count...

August 29, 2019
Foreign Affairs
Seoul expresses deep regret over exclusion from Japan’s whitelist

South Korea on Wednesday expressed deep regret over Japan’s removal of the country from its whitelist of trusted trading partners, with deputy national security adviser Kim Hyun-chong saying it was n...

August 28, 2019
Foreign Affairs
Scrapping GSOMIA raises questions about intel-sharing capability, alliance with US

The South Korean government is attempting to ease concerns that the country’s decision to abandon a military intelligence-sharing pact with Japan will weaken its alliance with the US and cooperation ...

August 23, 2019
Defense
North Korea prepared for dialogue, confrontation

North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Yong-ho said Friday the regime is ready for both dialogue and confrontation with the US, criticizing Washington for using sanctions as leverage in denuclearization ta...

August 23, 2019
North Korea
South Korea-US defense cost-sharing deal may begin mid-Sept.

South Korea and the US are expected to launch defense cost-sharing talks in mid-September, according to a Foreign Ministry official, amid a growing concern here over US President Donald Trump’s push ...

August 22, 2019
Foreign Affairs
Blue House expects imminent resumption of US-NK talks

The US and North Korea are expected to resume denuclearization talks soon, Kim Hyun-chong, a deputy director at the presidential National Security Office, said Thursday after a meeting with a top US ...

August 22, 2019
North Korea
Kang, Kono fail to mend fences

The foreign ministers of South Korea and Japan remained at odds in their bilateral meeting held in China on Wednesday, reiterating their respective stances on Tokyo’s wartime forced labor and trade c...

August 21, 2019
Foreign Affairs
Kang and Kono to seek diplomatic breakthrough in Beijing

South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha will meet her Japanese counterpart in China in another attempt to ease tensions with Tokyo after a diplomatic feud developed into a trade row and now thre...

August 20, 2019
Foreign Affairs
Seoul summons Japanese envoy over radioactive water disposal plan

South Korea’s Foreign Ministry on Monday sought a detailed explanation on Japan’s reported plan to release radioactive water from the 2011 Fukushima nuclear plant meltdown, while expressing safety co...

August 19, 2019
Foreign Affairs
KOICA holds events to mark World Humanitarian Day

The state-run Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) has launched a series of events in Seoul to mark the United Nation’s World Humanitarian Day to honor the contribution of people working on...

August 19, 2019
Foreign Affairs
Late North Korean leader wanted US troops to stay in Korea even after unification

The late North Korean leader Kim Jong-il supported the continued presence of US troops on the Korean Peninsula even after the eventual unification of the two Koreas, a veteran lawmaker said Sunday. ...

August 18, 2019
North Korea
Biegun’s Seoul visit raises expectations for resumption of working-level nuclear talks

A visit to South Korea by the US special envoy for North Korea this week has sparked speculation that he may meet Pyongyang’s officials to resume stalled denuclearization talks at the inter-Korean bo...

August 18, 2019
North Korea

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