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S. Korea, China to hold first 'strategic' defense talks in 5 years
BOK expected to hold fire on rates until July next year: report
British PM sends unsigned letter seeking Brexit delay
‘Cho Kuk’s resignation did not douse ideological flames’
FAO projects N. Korea's food situation to worsen in Q4
Pork prices in S. Korea on wane amid African swine fever outbreaks
S. Korea, Australia to strengthen currency ties: ministers
Moon requests support for peace efforts, Busan summit with ASEAN
US likely to release report on cargo ship accident next year
Seoul stocks to move in tight range next week

Oct 18, 2019 Foreign Affairs

President Moon to send letter to Abe via PM

President Moon Jae-in is expected to send a letter to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe through Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon as part of efforts to improve bilateral relations that have plummeted over wartime history and trade restrictions.Lee will be making a three-day trip to Tokyo from Oct. 22 to attend Japanese Emperor Naruhito’s enthronement ceremony. He is likely to hold talks with Abe on Oct. 24, according to Japanese news reports citing government sources. The prime minister said in

S. Korea elected to 5th term on UN Human Rights Council

South Korea was elected Thursday to a fifth term on the United Nations Human Rights Council.In a vote by the UN General Assembly in New York, South Korea was elected to serve a three-year term starting in 2020.From the Asia-Pacific group, Japan, Indonesia, and the Marshall Islands were also elected to the panel. "As a member of the Human Rights Council, we plan to take the initiative in international discussions on human rights and actively participate in international efforts to respond to

Oct 18, 2019
Foreign Affairs
US urges S. Korea to renew intel pact with Japan: Pentagon

The United States continues to call on South Korea to renew its military intelligence-sharing pact with Japan, a US defense official said Thursday.David Helvey, principal deputy assistant secretary of defense for Indo-Pacific security affairs, made the remark at a security forum as he reiterated Washington's concern with Seoul's decision to end the General Security of Military Information Agreement with Tokyo amid a bilateral dispute over wartime history and trade."We strongly believe in th

Oct 18, 2019
Foreign Affairs
Korea-US alliance is 'linchpin' for regional security: Harris

US Ambassador to South Korea Harry Harris on Thursday hailed the alliance between the two countries as a linchpin for Northeast Asian security and called for its further development to tackle new challenges in the Indo-Pacific region and beyond.Harris made the remarks in his congratulatory speech during the ROK-US Partnership Dinner event in Seoul co-organized by the Korea-U.S. Alliance Foundation and the Korea Defense Veterans Association."A secure environment is essential to create condit

Oct 17, 2019
Foreign Affairs
New ambassador vows to seek 'constructive role' from US in resolving tesions with Japan

South Korea's new ambassador to the United States said Thursday that he will encourage Washington to play a "constructive role" in resolving tensions between Seoul and Tokyo that led to the South's decision to end a military information-sharing pact with Japan. Lee Soo-hyuck, who was formally appointed this week, made the remark as concerns have grown over trilateral cooperation between the US and its two Asian allies after Seoul decided in August to withdraw from the General Security

Oct 17, 2019
Foreign Affairs
[Photo News] ASEAN-Korea Train Launch

ASEAN-KOREA TRAIN LAUNCH -- (From first, from fifth left to right) Secretary-General of the ASEAN-Korea Center Lee Hyuk, Deputy Minister of Finance and Economy of Brunei Ahmaddin Abdul Rahman, KOICA President Lee Mi-Kyung, Minister of SMEs and Startups Park Young-sun and Myanmar’s Minister for Information Pe Myint pose at the launch ceremony of the three-day ASEAN-Korea Train: Advancing Together program, which started its journey at Seoul Station on Wednesday. (ASEAN-Korea Center)

Oct 16, 2019
Foreign Affairs
S. Korea, Australia hold vice-ministerial talks on bilateral ties

Senior diplomats of South Korea and Australia held talks in Seoul on Wednesday and discussed joint efforts to boost bilateral cooperation in a range of areas including economy and regional security, the Australian Embassy in Seoul said. Yoon Soon-gu, deputy minister for political affairs at Seoul's foreign ministry, met with his Australian counterpart, Richard Maude, deputy secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade's Indo-Pacific Group, the embassy said in a release. Officia

Oct 16, 2019
Foreign Affairs
Former consul general to Vietnam named new ambassador

Former South Korean Consul General to Vietnam Park Noh-wan was appointed its next ambassador, Seoul’s Foreign Ministry said Monday.Currently ambassador for international relations to South Korea’s North Jeolla Province, Park was a minister at the South Korean Embassy in Vietnam and counselor of South Korea’s permanent delegation to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.Park replaces Kim Do-hyun as Seoul’s chief envoy to the Southeast Asian nation.In Ma

Oct 16, 2019
Foreign Affairs
S. Korea, Japan to hold working-level talks amid tensions over trade, history

South Korea and Japan will hold working-level diplomatic talks in Seoul this week, Seoul's foreign ministry said Tuesday, in what appears to be another move to address tensions over history and trade.Kim Jung-han, director-general for Asian and Pacific affairs at the foreign ministry, will meet his Japanese counterpart, Shigeki Takizaki, on Wednesday afternoon to discuss issues of mutual interest, the ministry said. Their meeting comes amid growing hopes that Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon's planned

Oct 15, 2019
Foreign Affairs
S. Korea, US likely to hold 2nd round of defense cost-sharing talks next week

South Korea and the United States are likely to hold a new round of defense cost-sharing talks next week, diplomatic sources said Tuesday, in what would be the first meeting since a former financial technocrat took over as Seoul's chief negotiator.The new negotiator, Jeong Eun-bo, is said to be heading to Hawaii to meet his US counterpart, James DeHart of the State Department, for the talks on renewing the Special Measures Agreement, according to the sources. "We're at the final stage of co

Oct 15, 2019
Foreign Affairs
US Ambassador Harris says alliance with S. Korea remains 'strong, vibrant'

US Ambassador to South Korea Harry Harris said Tuesday that the alliance between the two countries remains strong and vibrant as they work together to ensure peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula and beyond.Harris made the remarks in the written version of his keynote speech for a seminar organized by the Association of the Republic of Korea Army and held in Seoul on the alliance. He was absent from the forum "due to pre-arranged travel outside of Korea," an embassy spokesperson

Oct 15, 2019
Foreign Affairs
New top envoy to US formally assumes post

South Korea's new ambassador to the United States, Lee Soo-hyuck, has been formally appointed and will leave for Washington to take office next week, the foreign ministry said Tuesday. The appointment came after the US gave its diplomatic consent to Lee's nomination, about two months after President Moon Jae-in named the diplomat-turned-lawmaker to be his new ambassador for the US. Lee is expected to leave for Washington next Thursday, the ministry said. Lee served a

Oct 15, 2019
Foreign Affairs
[News analysis] PM’s Japan trip raises hopes for Seoul-Tokyo relations, but administration remains cautious

Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon’s upcoming trip to Japan is raising hopes for a way out of the impasse in South Korea-Tokyo relations, but Seoul appears cautious on the outlook. On Sunday, the Prime Minister’s Office announced that Lee will be traveling to Japan on a three-day schedule to attend the enthronement ceremony of Japanese Emperor Naruhito. Lee will attend the ceremony on Oct. 22 and a banquet hosted by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe the following day. Although Lee&rsq

Oct 14, 2019
Foreign Affairs
Seoul raises concerns over Fukushima's contaminated water in London

South Korea's fishery ministry said Monday it raised concerns over Japan's plan to release contaminated water from its disabled Fukushima power plant into the sea at an international maritime gathering held in London last week.During a London Convention and Protocol meeting held last week at the headquarters of the Britain-based International Maritime Organization, South Korea urged Japan to make efforts to win consensus from neighboring countries on handling the water, according to the Ministry

Oct 14, 2019
Foreign Affairs
Prime minister to attend Japanese emperor’s enthronement ceremony

Despite soured ties between South Korea and Japan, Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon will attend the Japanese emperor’s enthronement ceremony next week, the government said Sunday.According to the Prime Minister’s secretariat, Lee will visit Japan from Oct. 22 to 24 for the enthronement events of Japanese Emperor Naruhito. Lee will attend the enthronement banquet on Oct. 22, and another banquet hosted by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Oct. 23, the secretariat said in a statement.&nbs

Oct 13, 2019
Foreign Affairs

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