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Jun 18, 2019 Foreign Policy

S. Korean diplomat elected vice chair of UN body for climate change accord implementation

A South Korean diplomat has been elected as the vice chair of a UN body handling implementation issues related to an international climate change accord, Seoul's foreign ministry said Tuesday. On Monday, Yoo Yeon-chul, Seoul's ambassador for climate change, took the vice chairmanship of the Subsidiary Body for Implementation for the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. His term lasts for two years.It is the first time that a South Korean official has taken a top SBI post.Yoo's election ref

Top diplomats of S. Korea, Russia hold talks on N. Korea, bilateral ties

The foreign ministers of South Korea and Russia held talks in Moscow on Monday over issues related to North Korea and bilateral relations, officials said.During the meeting, foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha and her Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov, shared their assessments of the recent situation on the peninsula and discussed ways to boost cooperation for the complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula and lasting peace, according to the officials."We agreed that now is a very criti

Jun 18, 2019
Foreign Policy
[Feature] Experts call for cautious approach to Huawei row

Seoul finds itself pressured by both US and China on Chinese 5G equipment

Jun 18, 2019
Foreign Policy
Moon back in Korea after Northern Europe trip

Following an eight-day tour of Finland, Norway and Sweden, President Moon Jae-in returned to South Korea on Sunday, where a pile of tough tasks remains unresolved.The keywords of his discussions during the state visits were peace, innovation and inclusive growth.Moon secured firmer support for the Korea peace process from the Nordic nations and paved the way for stronger partnerships during the fourth industrial revolution and discovery of the next economic growth engines, according to his offic

Jun 16, 2019
Foreign Policy
S. Korean cargo ship rescues all crew members of Norwegian tanker in Gulf of Oman

A cargo ship owned by South Korean shipping firm Hyundai Merchant Marine Co. rescued all 23 crew members of the Norwegian tanker Front Altair, which was on fire in the Gulf of Oman, the Korean company said Thursday. The Hyundai Merchant cargo ship, the Hyundai Dubai, received a distress call from the Norwegian tanker around 6:40 a.m. earlier in the day (local time) and approached the Front Altair. All crew members of the Front Altair safely abandoned the tanker and were picked up by the 30,

Jun 13, 2019
Foreign Policy
Korea will discuss US boycott of Huawei with China, US, if needed

The government will discuss national security concerns over the use of Huawei Technologies’ equipment with related countries if necessary, Seoul’s Foreign Ministry said Thursday as US ambassador to Korea stepped up calls to boycott the Chinese telecom giant. “Regarding Huawai’s equipment issue, the government will be seeking a way that would respect corporate autonomy and wouldn’t impact the security of military communications,” a ministry official told

Jun 14, 2019
Foreign Policy
Moon begins state visit to Norway, peace speech in focus

South Korean President Moon Jae-in flew into Oslo on Tuesday for a state visit to Norway aimed at boosting bilateral ties in new energy, maritime affairs and the Arctic.Moon is scheduled to deliver a keynote speech at the University of Oslo on his nuclear-free Korea and peace vision on Wednesday, the highlight of his three-day trip here.Many South Koreans remember Oslo as the venue for late President Kim Dae-jung's Nobel lecture in 2000.The following day, Moon will have a summit with Prime Minis

Jun 12, 2019
Foreign Policy
Korea, Finland seek closer cooperation

President Moon Jae-in on Monday held a summit with Finnish President Sauli Niinisto, where they agreed to engage in bilateral cooperation on energy and industrial innovation. The two countries also agreed to boost cooperation on policies related to gender equality and quality of life. Moon is currently in Finland on a state visit, the first stop in his three-nation tour of northern Europe. From Finland, Moon will move on to Norway and Sweden. According to Seoul’s presidential office,

Jun 11, 2019
Foreign Policy
Moon in Finland for talks on peace, innovative growth

South Korean President Moon Jae-in arrived in Helsinki, the capital of Finland, on Sunday, the first leg of his eight-day tour of Northern Europe aimed at deepening partnerships on peace, innovative and inclusive growth.Moon's aides said that Finland, Norway and Sweden are South Korea's important partners in efforts to bring lasting peace to the peninsula and foster new economic growth engines.The president's regional tour is "expected to become an opportunity to reaffirm cooperation with t

Jun 10, 2019
Foreign Policy
Moon embarks on Northern Europe tour with focus on peace, innovative growth

South Korean President Moon Jae-in departed Sunday for an eight-day trip to Finland, Norway and Sweden, where he will seek to deepen partnerships on peace, innovative and inclusive growth.Moon’s aides said that the three countries are South Korea’s important partners in efforts to bring lasting peace to the peninsula and foster new economic growth engines. The president’s regional tour is “expected to become an opportunity to reaffirm cooperation with the Nordic nations i

Jun 10, 2019
Foreign Policy
[Newsmaker] Diplomat dismissed for violating anti-graft law

A former ambassador to Vietnam was dismissed from his post for violating the anti-graft law and other irregularities, the Foreign Ministry said Friday. Former Ambassador to Vietnam Kim Do-hyun received flight tickets and accommodation from a Vietnamese company when he attended an opening event for a golf course in Vietnam with his family in October. He is also suspected of verbally abusing his officials. The irregularities were found when the Foreign Ministry conducted an inspection of the

Jun 8, 2019
Foreign Policy
S. Korea's ambassador to Vietnam fired for violating anti-graft law

South Korea's ambassador to Vietnam, Kim Do-hyun, has been dismissed for a breach of anti-graft legislation and other irregularities, an informed source here said Thursday.When Kim and his family attended an opening ceremony of a golf course in Vietnam last October, they reportedly received funding for a hotel stay and airline tickets.The strict "Kim Young-ran Act" took effect in South Korea in 2016 as part of the country's efforts to wipe out corruption among civil servants and others

Jun 6, 2019
Foreign Policy
Seoul denies reports of impending visit by Xi Jinping

The South Korean presidential office on Thursday denied reports that Chinese President Xi Jinping has confirmed plans to visit Seoul before the G-20 summit. A Cheong Wa Dae official was quoted as saying by local media that related reports could not be confirmed and plans for Xi’s visit to Seoul had not been finalized. Seoul’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs also denied the report, but said the two countries are working closely on a matter regarding a “high-level exchange,&rdq

Jun 7, 2019
Foreign Policy
S. Korea, Japan hold talks on Tokyo's seafood inspections, forced labor

South Korea and Japan held working-level talks in Tokyo on Wednesday over Tokyo's toughened inspections of Korean seafood and other key bilateral issues, including wartime forced labor, Seoul's foreign ministry said. Kim Jung-han, the ministry's director-general for Asian and Pacific affairs, told his counterpart, Kenji Kanasugi, that Tokyo should not use the stiffer inspection scheme as a disguised discriminatory measure against South Korean seafood, the ministry said. Effective from late last

Jun 5, 2019
Foreign Policy
FM meets with new GCF chief

South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha met with the new head of the Green Climate Fund (GCF) in Seoul on Tuesday, the foreign ministry said. In April, Yannick Glemarec took office as the new executive director of the GFC, the South Korea-based UN climate fund aimed at channeling money from industrialized nations to developing countries to help them tackle global warming. Kang cited the importance of the GCF's role in implementin

Jun 4, 2019
Foreign Policy

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