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Sat, July 24, 2021 | 14:03

US urges North Korea to return to negotiating table

Washington is seeking to build reliable and constructive relations with Pyongyang, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman said Friday, pressuring the reclusive regime to come back to the negotiating table. Her remark came after she and Korea's First Vice Foreign Minister Choi Jong-kun held a strategic dialogue in Seoul over pending security issues including the denuclea...

Jung Da-min | 2021-07-23 16:17

Korea, Japan agree to continue efforts to resolve pending issues

South Korea and Japan agreed Tuesday to continue efforts to resolve pending issues rooted largely in wartime history, the foreign ministry said Tuesday, despite the flare-up of tension over a Japanese diplomat's disparaging remarks on President Moon Jae-in's approach to Tokyo.

2021-07-20 21:11

Moon administration labors to improve relations with Japan, China in late stage

The Moon Jae-in administration is struggling to improve foreign relations before the President's term ends, but is yet to showcase any outcomes in the country's intertwined diplomacy with two of its closest neighbors. The president has had to ditch his plan to visit Japan to hold a summit with Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on the sidelines of the Tokyo Olympic Games,...

Nam Hyun-woo | 2021-07-20 16:53

Soma's remarks affected Moon's decision not to visit Japan: vice minister

First Vice Foreign Minister Choi Jong-kun said Tuesday that the recent remarks by a senior Japanese diplomat disparaging President Moon Jae-in's efforts to improve ties with Tokyo acted as a "significant obstacle" to Moon's potential trip to Tokyo.

2021-07-20 14:19

Korea to lift tariffs on imports from Indonesia, Israel under trade deals

South Korea will gradually lift or lower tariffs on more than 95 percent of its imported products from Indonesia and Israel as it has clinched trade deals with the two nations, the finance ministry said Tuesday.

2021-07-20 11:09

Moon ditches Tokyo visit plan

President Moon Jae-in will not visit Japan on the occasion of the Summer Olympics, Cheong Wa Dae announced, Monday. The announcement followed weeks of diplomatic tension between the two governments over the visit, with a rude remark by a Japanese diplomat here playing the key factor in discouraging the Korean leader's plan to improve the chilled relations through a summit.

Jung Da-min | 2021-07-19 20:50

Still 'uncertain' whether Moon will visit Japan: Cheong Wa Dae

Cheong Wa Dae said Monday it has no announcement to make yet on whether President Moon Jae-in will visit Japan this week. It was responding to a Japanese news report that said Moon is scheduled to do so for the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympic Games and summit talks with Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga.

2021-07-19 08:25

Controversy rises over Korean Olympic team avoiding Fukushima ingredients

Controversy is rising in Japan over the Korean national team avoiding consuming ingredients from Fukushima when dining at a restaurant in the Athletes Village for the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, set to begin July 23. According to the Japanese daily Yomiuri Shimbun, Saturday, the Korean Sports and Olympic Committee is warning its members to be careful about ingredients from Fukushima...

Jung Da-min | 2021-07-19 08:18

Chinese ambassador in hot water over 'political interference'

Chinese Ambassador to Korea Xing Haiming has come under fire for publicly criticizing a presidential hopeful's diplomacy strategy that seeks to strengthen the Korea-U.S. alliance. Former Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-youl, a strong presidential hopeful of the opposition bloc, said Thursday in his interview with the JoongAng Ilbo that he believes Korea's diplomacy strategy shou...

Jung Da-min | 2021-07-18 17:10

Vietnamese hospital cremates body of Korean virus patient without notice

A hospital in Ho Chi Minh city, Vietnam, has cremated the body of a Korean national who died from COVID-19 there, without giving prior notice to the bereaved family members in Korea, provoking protests from them and the Korean Consulate General in the city. According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Sunday, a Korean man in his 50s died in the hospital after undergoing medi...

Jun Ji-hye | 2021-07-18 16:22

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