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Italy celebrates Italian cinema in National Day reception

Italian Ambassador to Korea Sergio Mercuri raises his glass in a toast during a reception celebrating Italy’s republican constitution at his residence in Hannam-dong, Seoul, Monday. (Italian Embassy...

Updated : 2013.06.09 20:31

Filipinos celebrate 115th anniversary of Asia’s oldest democracy

Philippine Ambassador Luis T. Cruz (left) gives a plaque of appreciation to Ohm Song-jun, ambassador for international relations at Incheon Metropolitan City, who received it on behalf of Incheon Ci...

Updated : 2013.06.09 20:30

Korea vows to upgrade ties with Gabon

Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se shakes hands with his Gabonese counterpart Emmanuel Issoze Ngondet at the ministry on Friday. (Yonhap News) Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se said Friday that his governmen...

Updated : 2013.06.07 20:56

Park to hold summit with China’s Xi on June 27

President Park Geun-hye will hold her first summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping on June 27, her office announced Friday, a high-stakes meeting where North Korea is expected to be a key topic. T...

Updated : 2013.06.07 20:56

Seoul slams repatriation of N.K. defectors at U.N.

South Korea on Wednesday criticized the repatriation by Laos of nine North Korean defectors at a U.N. meeting, calling for the international community’s support to ensure their safety and humanitaria...

Updated : 2013.06.05 20:50

S. Korea, China hold talks ahead of Park's state visit to Beijing

Senior diplomats from South Korea and China held regular talks on Monday to discuss a range of issues, including North Korea, ahead of President Park Geun-hye's state visit to Beijing later this mont...

Updated : 2013.06.03 09:36

Korea to be player in largest suspension bridge in S. America

Korea will likely be a major player in building South America’s largest suspension bridge this year. Chile laid out plans to build the $720 million, 2.5-kilometer suspension bridge as part of measur...

Updated : 2013.06.02 20:37

Europe, Korea look to security cooperation for future ties

The European Union and Korea affirmed further cooperation in security operations in the Indian Ocean and around the Horn of Africa during a reception celebrating the 50th anniversary of diplomatic ti...

Updated : 2013.06.02 20:37

ASEAN drives envoy discussion at Jeju Forum

Chung Hae-moon, secretary general of the ASEAN-Korea Centre , moderates a panel discussion during the 8th Jeju Forum, a three-day gathering on peace and prosperity in East Asia, at a hotel on Korea’...

Updated : 2013.06.02 20:36

Envoy reactions mixed at Korean cooperation plan

Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se (right) shakes hands with African envoys during a meeting at the Foreign Ministry in Seoul on May 27. (Yonhap News) A South Korea’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs leaked ...

Updated : 2013.06.02 20:35

Rep. Royce protests China's repatriation of nine North Koreans

The head of the U.S. congressional panel on foreign affairs has lodged a strong protest with the Chinese government against its recent repatriation of nine North Korean defectors, his office said Fri...

Updated : 2013.06.01 10:57

U.N. concerned about North Korean defectors

Fifteen North Korean defectors including eight repatriated to North Korea pose at a Christmas party in China in 2011 in this photo released Friday by Suzanne Scholte, a North Korea human rights activ...

Updated : 2013.05.31 20:40

U.S. dismisses Osaka mayor's inflammatory remarks

The U.S. government on Tuesday delivered thinly veiled disparagement of the outspoken mayor of Osaka, Japan, who is under fire over a series of comments on "comfort women" and American troops in the ...

Updated : 2013.05.29 15:02

U.S. to replace top negotiator in nuclear talks with S. Korea

The U.S. State Department confirmed Tuesday that it is replacing Washington's top negotiator in the thorny talks with South Korea on their civilian nuclear cooperation. "We can confirm that Special ...

Updated : 2013.05.29 09:33

Seoul names new chief nuclear negotiator

Cho Tae-yong Ambassador to Australia Cho Tae-yong was appointed Monday new chief envoy to the stalled six-nation talks aimed at denuclearizing North Korea. Cho, 57, will replace Lim Sung-nam as the...

Updated : 2013.05.27 20:05