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Seoul demands release of S. Korean tanker seized by Iran, sends militaryJan 5, 2021Seoul is scrambling to respond to the seizure of a South Korea-flagged tanker by Iran, sending a Navy unit to the Strait of Hormuz and summoning Tehran’s envoy to Seoul demanding the immediate releas... -
US urges 'immediate release' of Korean tanker from IranJan 5, 2021WASHINGTON -- The US State Department on Monday called on Iran to immediately release a South Korea-flagged tanker it detained. The State Department argued Iran's detention of the South Korean tanke... -
Court ruling on ‘comfort women’ cases imminentJan 4, 2021A South Korean court is set to rule on two lawsuits filed against the Japanese government by Korean women who were forced to work in Japan’s military brothels during World War II, with the decision l... -
S. Korea condemns deadly airport attack in YemenJan 4, 2021South Korea strongly condemns a terrorist attack presumed to have taken place at a southern airport in Yemen and expresses support for international efforts to end the conflict in the region, the for... -
Japan's Mitsubishi Heavy appeals S. Korean court's asset seizure orderJan 4, 2021Japan's Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has appealed a South Korean court's order to seize its assets held in South Korea soon after the relevant legal process to compensate victims of Japan's wartime fo... -
New S. Korean, Japanese envoys expected to take office next month: sourcesDec 31, 2020South Korea and Japan are expected to inaugurate their new ambassadors to Tokyo and Seoul, respectively, next month after they recently endorsed each other's designations, multiple sources said Thurs... -
Foreign Minister Kang hopes NK joins new regional health initiativeDec 30, 2020South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha expressed hope for North Korea to join a new regional cooperative initiative on public health, noting Pyongyang’s participation could lay the foundation f... -
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[Newsmaker] Court order takes effect, allowing seizure of assets to pay victims of Japanese wartime forced laborDec 29, 2020Diplomatic tensions between South Korea and Japan are likely to worsen after a court order took effect Tuesday, mandating that the local assets of a Japanese firm be sold off to compensate victims of... -
Court notices take effect on sell-off of Japanese firm assets to compensate wartime forced laborersDec 29, 2020Public notices of a local court took effect Tuesday to move forward a legal process to sell off local assets of a Japanese firm to compensate victims of Japan's wartime forced labor, in a procedure l... -
US says it supports S. Korea's concern over Chinese, Russian violation of KADIZDec 24, 2020The US State Department expressed strong support for South Korea and its efforts to defend its air space on Wednesday, one day after more than a dozen Chinese and Russian aircraft entered the country... -
South Korea signs pact to support Asian forest cooperation body’s office in SeoulDec 23, 2020South Korea forged a formal agreement with the Asian Forest Cooperation Organization to provide support to the international body’s headquarters in Seoul, officials said Wednesday. The headquarters ... -
S. Korea to halt flights from Britain until Dec. 31 over new virus strain woesDec 23, 2020South Korea said Wednesday it will suspend flights arriving from Britain until the end of this year over concerns about a new strain of the novel coronavirus. The country's diplomatic missions in Br... -
Moscow to consider Putin's visit to Seoul in first half of next year: envoyDec 18, 2020MOSCOW -- Russia will positively consider President Vladimir Putin visiting South Korea in the first half of next year, a foreign affairs adviser to Putin has been quoted as saying. The Kremlin offi... -
MIKTA countries join forces to meet challenges of pandemic eraDec 17, 2020South Korea’s National Assembly presided over the sixth MIKTA Speakers’ Consultation on video Thursday. The theme of the event was “Complex challenges and parliamentary leadership in a pandemic era.”... -
S. Korea to provide $1 m to UN fund for people near shrinking Aral SeaDec 17, 2020South Korea pledged Thursday to provide $1 million to a UN development fund to help communities near the Aral Sea suffering from decadeslong water depletion, the foreign ministry said. Chung Kee-yon...
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