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Korea forms team to promote relations with Japan despite long-standing rows

South Korea launched a government-civilian team Monday to promote cultural and social ties with Japan despite decades of disputes between the neighboring countries over historical issues. The move r...

May 28, 2018
Foreign Policy
Expectations grow for US-NK talks to be held as planned

The US-North Korea summit may be back on track following North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s affirmation of his commitment to “complete denuclearization” and US President Donald Trump commenting negoti...

May 27, 2018
Foreign Policy
S. Korean, Vietnamese ministers discuss ways to enhance relations

Government Policy Coordination Minister Hong Nam-ki met with his Vietnamese counterpart on Wednesday and discussed ways to strengthen bilateral relations and exchanged views on the Korean Peninsula s...

May 23, 2018
Foreign Policy
Trump urges China to control NK border until after nuclear deal

WASHINGTON -- US President Donald Trump urged China on Monday to tightly control its border with North Korea until after he signs a nuclear deal with the regime. Trump is set to meet with North Kore...

May 22, 2018
Foreign Policy
Moon arrives in Washington for talks with Trump ahead of US-N.Korea summit

South Korean President Moon Jae-in arrived in Washington on Monday for talks with US President Donald Trump about strategies for Trump's upcoming high-stakes summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-...

May 22, 2018
Foreign Policy
Moon to head to US for talks on upcoming US-N. Korea summit

South Korean President Moon Jae-in was set to leave for Washington on Monday on an apparent mission to help broker a nuclear deal between the United States and North Korea ahead of their first-ever s...

May 21, 2018
Foreign Policy
China denies Trump's view that Xi could be influencing N. Korea

China dismissed U.S. President Trump's assertion Friday that President Xi Jinping might be behind North Korea's sudden shift to a recalcitrant attitude. Following a weeks-long peace offensive, the N...

May 18, 2018
Foreign Policy
Trump reaffirms security assurance for N. Korea

US President Donald Trump stressed Thursday (US time) that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s regime will not be affected if a denuclearization deal is reached between the two countries in an apparent...

May 18, 2018
Foreign Policy
Moon looks to narrow gap between US, NK at summit with Trump

South Korean President Moon Jae-in will try to use his summit with US President Donald Trump to broker a nuclear deal between the United States and North Korea, a presidential aide said Friday. The ...

May 18, 2018
Foreign Policy
[Herald Interview] ‘Accepting migrants is in national interest’: IOM chief

For countries faced with a population decline, taking in migrants is not only necessary, but also desirable, provided that creative immigration policies are implemented, says the UN migration agency’...

May 17, 2018
Foreign Policy
PM calls for measures to minimize negative effects from US sanctions on Iran

Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon instructed the government Thursday to come up with measures to minimize any negative effects the restoration of US sanctions on Iran could have on South Korea's economy and...

May 17, 2018
Foreign Policy
Korea to launch institute to commemorate 'comfort women'

South Korea plans to open a research institute in August to delve into the issue of wartime sexual violence against women as part of efforts to commemorate the Korean women sexually exploited by the ...

May 17, 2018
Foreign Policy
US continues to plan N. Korea summit: State Department

WASHINGTON -- The United States said Tuesday it continues to plan for a historic summit between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un despite the regime's threat to withdraw. ...

May 16, 2018
Foreign Policy
Korea joins int'l condemnation of terror attacks in Indonesia

South Korea and four other middle power states issued a joint statement Tuesday condemning recent deadly terrorist attacks in Indonesia "in the strongest possible terms," another show of global unity...

May 15, 2018
Foreign Policy
S. Korea protests Japan’s Dokdo claim

South Korea on Tuesday condemned Japan’s repeated claim to the Dokdo islets in a foreign policy document presented to its cabinet, rekindling territorial and historical tensions between the two count...

May 15, 2018
Foreign Policy

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