Most Popular
-
1
Marine Corps commander summoned by CIO for questioning on alleged influence-peddling case
-
2
Army takes group action against Hybe for neglecting BTS
-
3
Debate rages over ‘overly fatty’ samgyeopsal
-
4
Ador CEO's request for exclusive right to terminate NewJeans' contract with Hybe refused in February
-
5
[Weekender] Korean psyche untangled: Musok
-
6
Naver will consider company benefits in deciding on selling Line shares: CEO
-
7
Woman dangling from power lines rescued by residents holding blanket
-
8
Hankook Tire takes over control of Hanon Systems
-
9
[Herald Interview] ‘Time to Be Strong’ follows retired K-pop idols’ self-discovery
-
10
Samsung chief returns from Europe after meeting with Pope, business leaders
-
Full text of President Moon Jae-in’s statement on Japan’s latest trade curbs
Unofficial edited translation provided by Cheong Wa Dae This Cabinet meeting has been urgently convened to respond to the diplomatic and economic emergency situation.The Japanese government has decided to remove South Korea from its whitelist of trading partners. This is a very reckless decision that rebuffs the diplomatic efforts to resolve the problem and further exacerbates the situation. I express profound regret.Ultimately, the Japan dismissed Korea’s proposal to put our heads togeth
Aug. 2, 2019
-
President Moon warns of retaliation, urges Japan to negotiate
President Moon Jae-in on Friday warned that Seoul will “resolutely take corresponding measures” against Japan’s move to remove South Korea from its list of trusted trade partners. Earlier in the day, the Japanese government decided to remove Korea from the whitelist of countries that receive preferential treatment in importing materials and goods from Japan. “(I) express deep regret at the reckless decision that makes the situation worse, while refusing diplomatic ef
Aug. 2, 2019
-
Cheong Wa Dae to launch task force to deal with Japanese export restrictions
A task force and a situation team will be launched to deal with the recent decision by Japan to remove Korea from its “whitelist” of trusted trade partners, Seoul’s presidential office said Friday.“(Cheong Wa Dae) expresses deep regret over the Abe government’s decision to remove Korea from the whitelist,” Cheong Wa Dae spokesperson Ko Min-jung said. Saying Seoul had continually called for dialogue with Japan, she added that efforts had been made to reso
Aug. 2, 2019
-
Top diplomats of S. Korea, US, Japan to meet trilaterally amid tensions over whitelist exclusion
The top diplomats of South Korea and Japan faced off Friday over Tokyo's decision to remove Seoul from its list of trusted trade partners during a regional forum in Thailand.Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha and her Japanese counterpart, Taro Kono, traded barbs at the annual gathering, involving the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations, their countries and China. The meeting was held after Japan's Cabinet approved a decision to drop South Korea from the "whitelist" of 27 coun
Aug. 2, 2019
-
Cheong Wa Dae says Japan's additional trade restrictions 'deeply regrettable'
Cheong Wa Dae expressed "deep regret" Friday over Tokyo's decision to impose additional export curbs against South Korea."Going forward, our government will cope with Japan's unfair measure with a resolute attitude," Cheong Wa Dae spokesperson, Ko Min-jung, said in a statement. It came in response to Japan's Cabinet approval for the removal of South Korea from the so-called "whitelist" of trade partners, which Tokyo regards as trustworthy in terms of national securi
Aug. 2, 2019
-
US concerned Japan will remove S. Korea from 'whitelist': report
The United States on Thursday expressed concern that Japan will follow through on its threat to remove South Korea from a "whitelist" of countries given preferential treatment in export procedures, leading to an escalation of tensions between the two sides, Reuters reported.Japan is expected to drop South Korea from the list on Friday, just weeks after it tightened controls on the export of some high-tech materials to the neighboring nation.Seoul regards the measures as retaliation for
Aug. 2, 2019
-
S. Korea hints at cutting defense cooperation with Japan
Seoul will be forced to reconsider its security cooperation with Tokyo, should Japan take further trade-curbing measures, South Korea’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Kang Kyung-wha said Thursday. According to Seoul’s Foreign Ministry, Kang gave the warning during her meeting with her Japanese counterpart Taro Kono in Bangkok, on the sidelines of the ASEAN Regional Forum.“If the decision (to remove South Korea from the trade whitelist) is made at tomorrow’s Cabinet meeting,
Aug. 1, 2019
-
Top diplomats of S. Korea, Japan fail to defuse trade, diplomatic tensions
South Korea and Japan failed to defuse a deepening trade and diplomatic row on Thursday, the eve of Tokyo's widely expected decision to strip Seoul of a preferential trade status in a move sure to aggravate the already high tensions.After the talks with her Japanese counterpart, Taro Kono, in Thailand ended with little progress, Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha warned that Seoul could reconsider a rare line of bilateral security cooperation if Tokyo presses ahead to remove South Korea from its &q
Aug. 1, 2019
-
Top nuke envoys of S. Korea, US hold talks in Bangkok
The top nuclear envoys of South Korea and the United States have held bilateral talks in Thailand to discuss North Korea's recent missile launches and joint efforts to resume nuclear talks with the regime, Seoul's foreign ministry said Thursday.Lee Do-hoon and his US counterpart, Stephen Biegun, met Wednesday in Bangkok on the sidelines of a series of multilateral meetings involving the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)."The two sides exchanged their analysis on recent and curr
Aug. 1, 2019
-
Foreign minister to hold bilateral talks with Japanese counterpart in Bangkok
The top envoys of South Korea and Japan will hold bilateral talks and a three-way meeting with the US in Bangkok this week as the East Asian neighbors struggle to resolve a diplomatic row heightened by trade restrictions imposed by Tokyo, amid concerns that the measures could hurt global semiconductor chip supply chains.Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-hwa will meet Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono on Thursday on the sidelines of gatherings of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in B
July 31, 2019
-
FM Kang departs for Thailand to attend ASEAN meetings amid trade row with Japan
Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha left for Thailand on Wednesday to attend a series of bilateral and multilateral talks amid a trade row with Japan and limited progress in efforts to resume nuclear talks between Washington and Pyongyang.Kang plans to attend the annual gatherings involving the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in Bangkok, such as the ASEAN Regional Forum, which are slated to take place from Thursday to Saturday.The minister will use the regional meetings to highlight the impor
July 31, 2019
-
New US defense chief to visit S. Korea in Aug. amid reports on burden-sharing talks
US Defense Secretary Mark Esper will visit South Korea next month as part of a trip to Asia, the Pentagon said Tuesday.Esper's trip comes as the United States reportedly wants Seoul to increase its contribution to the upkeep of 28,500 American troops stationed in its Asian ally's territory.The new defense secretary, who took office last week, will leave Friday on a trip to Hawaii, Sydney, Auckland, Tokyo, Ulaanbaatar and Seoul, the Pentagon said in a press release. During his stay in Seoul
July 31, 2019
-
UN grants sanctions exemption for transfer of funds to NK for humanitarian activities
The United Nations Security Council has granted a sanctions exemption to an Italian company for the transfer of funds to support the European Union Food Security Office's humanitarian assistance projects in North Korea, its website showed Tuesday.A UN committee overseeing sanctions approved the waiver for Agriconsulting SA -- which was awarded an "EU tender for providing technical support for food-related matters" to the North - on July 1, according to the UN website.AESA plans to spen
July 30, 2019
-
[News focus] No easy way out for Seoul-Tokyo deadlock
The conflict between South Korea and Japan over trade and historical issues is likely to intensify in the coming days, but prospects of a diplomatic solution remain unclear. Foreign Affairs Minister Kang Kyung-wha said in a Cabinet meeting Friday that there is “significant” possibility of Japan removing Korea from its whitelist of trade partners. Such a move will result in Japanese firms requiring government approval for individual shipments to Korea of most materials and produc
July 30, 2019
-
S. Korea, US in talks over new Pentagon chief Esper's possible trip to Seoul
South Korea and the United States are in talks over a possible visit to Seoul by new US Defense Secretary Mark Esper as part of his first Asia trip since taking office last week, a government official here said Tuesday.Esper is considering taking a five-nation trip to East Asia next month, which would include stops in South Korea and Japan, the official said, noting that when he visits Seoul has yet to be decided. "I understand that (the two sides) are making the final coordination (over th
July 30, 2019
-
Japan's Abe unlikely to meet S. Korea's Moon at UN in Sept. - Sankei
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is unlikely to meet South Korean President Moon Jae-in during the United Nations general assembly in September, the Sankei newspaper reported, the latest sign of frosty relations between the key US allies.Abe will not hold talks with Moon unless Seoul takes constructive steps over World War-Two era forced labourers and other issues, the Japanese daily said on Monday.Abe will also forgo meeting Moon during other opportunities, including an Association of Southea
July 29, 2019
-
S. Korean diplomat under police probe over alleged sexual harassment
A senior South Korean diplomat stationed in Japan is reportedly under police investigation for allegedly molesting a female subordinate employee.The Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission has referred the case to the police after receiving a tip on the consul general's alleged sexual harassment, according to a foreign ministry official. "The commission has not revealed details of the incident to the ministry," the official said. The diplomat is known to be currently in South
July 28, 2019
-
Trump says he is not upset by NK missile launch
US President Donald Trump said Friday he is not upset by North Korea's ballistic missile launches earlier this week, signaling a commitment to continuing nuclear talks with the regime.Trump's remarks came after North Korea test-fired two short-range ballistic missiles on Thursday (Seoul time) in the first such provocation since early May.Asked by reporters if he was upset, Trump said, "Nope, not at all.""They're short-range missiles and my relationship is very good with Chair
July 27, 2019
-
Lawmakers from S. Korea, US, Japan seek to boost cooperation, resolve trade spat
Lawmakers from South Korea, the United States and Japan met in Washington on Friday to help boost trilateral cooperation and resolve a trade dispute between Seoul and Tokyo.The biannual meeting, organized by The Maureen and Mike Mansfield Foundation, came at a time of tense relations between the two US allies over Japan's adoption of stricter export controls against South Korea earlier this month.The controls, which affect exports of key materials used in the production of semiconductors and dis
July 27, 2019
-
S. Korean lawmakers arrive in US to help resolve Seoul-Tokyo row
A bipartisan group of South Korean lawmakers arrived in Washington on Wednesday on a visit expected to focus on efforts to resolve a growing trade dispute between Seoul and Tokyo.Five members of the delegation arrived first, with the other two scheduled to arrive Thursday. The group is led by Rep. Chung Sye-kyun of the ruling Democratic Party, a former parliamentary speaker.The main purpose of the visit is to attend a biannual meeting with US and Japanese lawmakers on Friday. But noting the timi
July 25, 2019