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FM Kang urged int'l unity for peaceful resolution of NK nukes in Geneva disarmament conference

Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha called for international unity for a peaceful resolution of North Korea's nuclear issue at the Conference on Disarmament held in Geneva, Switzerland on Monday, her min...

Feb 27, 2018
Foreign Policy
[Newsmaker] FM urges North Korea to improve human rights in UN speech

Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha on Monday called on North Korea to abandon its nuclear and missile programs and improve human rights of its people in her keynote speech to the United Nations Human Ri...

Feb 27, 2018
Foreign Policy
In UN speech, S. Korean FM calls on N. Korean regime to improve human rights

Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha on Monday called on the North Korean regime to improve the human rights of its people during her keynote speech to the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, S...

Feb 26, 2018
Foreign Policy
Will North Korea and US talk this time?

South Korean President Moon Jae-in said that the US should lower the bar for talks with North Korea and dialogue between the two countries should begin soon, a day after a top North Korean official s...

Feb 26, 2018
Foreign Policy
China paves way for Xi Jinping to remain leader for years

BEIJING — China’s ruling Communist Party has proposed scrapping term limits for the country’s president, the official news agency said, appearing to lay the groundwork for party leader Xi Jinping to ...

Feb 26, 2018
Foreign Policy
[PyeongChang 2018] PyeongChang Olympics leave legacy as Peace Olympics

The 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics were marked by not only hard-fought competition for medals, but also fierce diplomatic efforts on the sidelines of the sporting event, intent to pave the way for ...

Feb 25, 2018
Foreign Policy
Speculations over NK-US talks rise

Speculations mounted Sunday over possible interaction between officials from the US and North Korea on the sidelines of the PyeongChang Winter Olympics, as North Korea’s delegation includes a special...

Feb 25, 2018
Foreign Policy
Allison Hooker: Low-key figure who could pave way for US-NK talks

Although Ivanka Trump may not have any plans to meet any North Koreans, someone else in her team might be gearing up for a meeting with representatives from the reclusive nation. Allison Hooker, a N...

Feb 24, 2018
Foreign Policy
[PyeongChang 2018] First lady Kim, Ivanka watch snowboarding final

South Korea's first lady Kim Jung-sook and Ivanka Trump, the US president's daughter and senior advisor, watched a snowboarding competition together at the ongoing PyeongChang Winter Olympics on Satu...

Feb 24, 2018
Foreign Policy
Ivanka Trump to push for ‘maximum pressure’ on North Korea

PYEONGCHANG -- US President Donald Trump’s daughter toured the 2018 Winter Olympics on Saturday, the morning after telling South Korea’s president that she will use her visit to the Pyeongchang Games...

Feb 24, 2018
Foreign Policy
US will continue 'campaign of maximum pressure' on North Korea: White House

PYEONGCHANG, South Korea -- The United States will continue to put pressure on North Korea to give up its nuclear weapons program despite a growing mood of reconciliation between the two Koreas, the ...

Feb 24, 2018
Foreign Policy
Ivanka Trump to push for 'maximum pressure' on North Korea

Ivanka Trump, US President Donald Trump’s daughter and a senior adviser to the White House, began her four-day visit to South Korea on Friday as the head of the US delegation to the closing ceremony ...

Feb 23, 2018
Foreign Policy
Ministry admits to omitting part of US troop cost deal sent to Assembly

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Wednesday admitted that a controversial part of the 2014 agreement to share costs for US troops stationed in South Korea was omitted from its report to the National...

Feb 21, 2018
Foreign Policy
Heavier tariff on Korean steel imports show Korea is ‘easy target’: experts

The US mulling imposing heavy tariffs on South Korean steel imports, ostensibly to reduce its own trade deficit with China, shows that the Trump administration has little consideration for its seven-...

Feb 20, 2018
Foreign Policy
FM Kang mulls attending UN human rights meeting

South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kung-wha is considering attending a meeting of the UN Human Rights Council to be held this month, her spokesman said Tuesday. "Things are still under review about ...

Feb 20, 2018
Foreign Policy

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