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October 11, 2018 Foreign Policy

[Herald Interview] ‘Barriers to international adoption should be eliminated’

When thousands of children were orphaned by the Korean War in the early 1950s, Susan Soonkeum Cox was among the eight people who were placed for adoption outside South Korea, pioneering intercountry ...

S. Korea struggles to contain concerns over sanctions relief

The South Korean government scrambled to play down concerns over the lifting of its unilateral sanctions against North Korea on Thursday, amid intensifying controversy after a top diplomat hinted at ...

October 11, 2018
North Korea
N. Korea looks to Russia, China amid nuclear talks with US

North Korea’s Vice Foreign Minister Choe Son-hui met with officials from Russia and China on Tuesday in an apparent effort to have the North’s Cold War ally on its side amid the ongoing negotiations ...

October 9, 2018
North Korea
Pompeo’s Pyongyang visit boosts denuclearization talks

With North Korea and the US alike hailing the progress that was achieved during US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s fourth visit to Pyongyang, the previously slow-moving talks aimed at achieving Nort...

October 8, 2018
North Korea
Japan opts out of naval event over flag row with S. Korea

Japan has reportedly decided not to attend an international naval event to be held in South Korea next week, amid a dispute over its plan to raise the Rising Sun Flag widely seen as a symbol of Japan...

October 5, 2018
Defense
Half punishment cases involve sexual misconduct at Foreign Ministry

Six of 12 cases in which civil servants at the Foreign Ministry received disciplinary action last year involved sexual misconduct, according to a report revealed by a lawmaker on Thursday. (Yonhap) ...

October 4, 2018
Foreign Policy
S. Korea’s top diplomat calls for ‘flexibility’ in denuclearization talks

South Korea’s Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha on Thursday called for “flexibility” and a “different approach” in efforts to draw up a road map for the denuclearization process as North Korea and the ...

October 4, 2018
Foreign Policy
Pompeo to travel to North Korea

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will travel to North Korea on Sunday to push forward denuclearization talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, as the countries seek to narrow their differences o...

October 3, 2018
Foreign Policy
S. Korea refutes Trump’s call to pay for joint military drills

The US needs to better understand that joint military exercises between South Korea and the US are for mutual interests, a South Korean official said Monday, refuting US President Donald Trump’s call...

October 1, 2018
Foreign Policy
S. Korean Navy stands firm in opposition to Japan’s wartime flag at naval event

The Navy said Sunday it will continue to consult with Japan to prevent a Japanese warship from carrying a controversial imperialistic flag to an international naval review in South Korea next month, ...

September 30, 2018
Defense
North Korea reiterates ‘corresponding measures’ at UN

North Korea has reiterated its demand for “corresponding measures” from the US before it takes further steps to dismantle its nuclear weapons, highlighting a continued divide over efforts to achieve ...

September 30, 2018
Foreign Policy
Moon hints at disbanding Japanese-funded group for ‘comfort women’

Moon Jae-in directly addressed the issue of Japan’s wartime use of “comfort women” at the United Nations General Assembly, as he hinted at the possibility of disbanding a Japanese-funded foundation c...

September 27, 2018
Foreign Policy
Key points of Kim’s commitments explained by Moon

Upon his return to Seoul after a three-day visit to Pyongyang for an inter-Korean summit, South Korean President Moon Jae-in offered details on North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s commitments. One of ...

September 21, 2018
Foreign Policy
Inter-Korean summit kick-starts stalled nuclear talks

The US said it is prepared to resume talks with North Korea after the North agreed to dismantle its key missile facility and potentially its main nuclear complex at this week’s inter-Korean summit, k...

September 20, 2018
Foreign Policy
Trump praises Korean summit, cites progress on North Korea

U.S. President Donald Trumphailed Wednesday‘s summit between North Korean leader Kim JongUn and South Korean President Moon Jae-in, and said there had been “tremendous progress” with North Korea on s...

September 19, 2018
Foreign Policy

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