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Korea to ban entry from China's Hubei provinceFeb 2, 2020South Korea will bar entry to all foreign nationals who have been in China’s Hubei province in the past two weeks, following a wave of countries imposing drastic travel bans as fears of the new coron... -
S. Korea not considering pulling out diplomats from WuhanFeb 2, 2020Seoul's foreign ministry said Sunday it is not considering evacuating its diplomats from the coronavirus-hit Chinese city of Wuhan as more than 100 South Koreans are still residing in the affected ar... -
FM holds dinner talks with EU diplomats on fight against coronavirus, bilateral tiesJan 31, 2020Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha held a dinner meeting with Seoul-based diplomats from the European Union this week to discuss efforts to stem the spread of a new coronavirus, bilateral ties and other... -
S. Korea to send 2nd evacuation flight to Wuhan Friday nightJan 31, 2020South Korea will send a second chartered flight to the coronavirus-hit Chinese city of Wuhan late Friday to evacuate some 350 South Korean nationals out of the region under lockdown, the foreign mini... -
Vice FM discusses coronavirus outbreak with new Chinese ambassadorJan 31, 2020Vice Foreign Minister Cho Sei-young met with new Chinese Ambassador to South Korea Xing Haiming on Friday and discussed joint efforts to fight the new coronavirus and other bilateral issues, the fore... -
S. Korea in talks with China to send new evacuation flight Friday night to virus-hit WuhanJan 31, 2020South Korea is in talks with Chinese authorities over its plan to send another flight to the coronavirus-hit Chinese city of Wuhan on Friday night to bring home its remaining citizens there, a foreig... -
New Chinese ambassador pledges efforts for 'great' development of S. Korea-China tiesJan 30, 2020New Chinese Ambassador to South Korea Xing Haiming pledged Thursday to strive hard for the "great" development of relations between the two countries amid their efforts to address lingering tensions ... -
S. Korean envoy departs for Europe for talks on denuclearization, peace effortsJan 29, 2020South Korea's chief nuclear envoy, Lee Do-hoon, embarked on a trip to Europe on Wednesday for talks with senior officials there over ongoing efforts for denuclearization and a lasting peace on the Ko... -
Top diplomats of S. Korea, China discuss response to coronavirusJan 29, 2020The top diplomats of South Korea and China discussed over the phone ways to cooperate in dealing with the new strain of coronavirus on Tuesday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said. Foreign Minister... -
Senators urge US to reconsider demands in defense talks with S. KoreaJan 29, 2020WASHINGTON -- Two influential US senators have written a letter to US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and US Defense Secretary Mark Esper, urging the administration to reconsider its demands for a hef... -
S. Korea to send $1 million in aid, delegation to help Australia recover from bushfiresJan 28, 2020South Korea plans to send $1 million in humanitarian aid and a government delegation to Australia to help the country recover from devastating bushfires, Seoul's foreign ministry said Tuesday. The S... -
S. Korea issues travel alert for China amid fears over deadly Wuhan coronavirusJan 28, 2020South Korea's foreign ministry issued a travel alert for all of China except for Taiwan on Tuesday, amid stepped-up efforts to contain the spread of the deadly new coronavirus that first emerged in t... -
FM could meet with Pompeo in Munich next monthJan 27, 2020Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha is considering traveling to Germany next month for an international security conference, officials said Monday, raising the possibility she could meet with US Secretar... -
Search operations for S. Koreans missing in Himalayas suspended due to bad weatherJan 23, 2020The search for four South Koreans missing after an avalanche in the Himalayas were called off Thursday (Nepal time) as worsening weather continued to hamper operations. Nepalese authorities and a vo... -
China in close communication with S. Korea, other countries on new virus: embassyJan 23, 2020WASHINGTON -- The Chinese Embassy in Washington said Wednesday that Chinese authorities are in close communication with South Korea, the United States and other nations to help fight the spread of a ...
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