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[ASEAN-Korea summit] Korea, ASEAN leaders highlight cooperation

Foreign AffairsNovember 25, 2019

BUSAN – South Korea and Indonesia on Monday issued a joint declaration announcing the successful end of the comprehensive economic partnership agreement negotiations. The declaration was adopted aft...
[ASEAN-Korea Summit] Korea, Thailand seek closer ties in broader range of areas

Foreign AffairsNovember 25, 2019

President Moon Jae-in and Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha held a summit Monday, seeking closer cooperation between the two countries. At the meeting, held on the sidelines of the ASEAN-ROK Com...
Top Seoul official warns Japan against provocations over trade, GSOMIA

Foreign AffairsNovember 24, 2019

BUSAN -- Japan should refrain from provoking South Korea over the trade and military information sharing agreement, a high-level government official said Sunday. Chung Eui-yong, Seoul's national sec...
[ASEAN-Korea summit] Moon begins week of ASEAN diplomacy with Brunei, Singapore summits

Foreign AffairsNovember 24, 2019

President Moon Jae-in held summit meetings with the leaders of Brunei and Singapore over the weekend, kicking off a flurry of bilateral and multilateral summits held on the occasion of the ASEAN-ROK ...
[News Focus] Seoul and Tokyo to work on arranging summit, but hurdles remain

Foreign AffairsNovember 24, 2019

Hopes are rising that Seoul and Tokyo could be heading toward resolving their ongoing spat, with the two sides agreeing to arrange a bilateral summit. The agreement was reached at the meeting betwee...
Seoul holds off on ending GSOMIA

Foreign AffairsNovember 22, 2019

Seoul and Tokyo have agreed to hold talks on thorny issues, staving off the end of the General Security of Military Information Agreement. “Our government, under the condition that the effect of GSO...
National Security Council convened as GSOMIA nears end

Foreign AffairsNovember 21, 2019

Top South Korean officials on Thursday continued reviewing Korea-Japan issues, with the looming expiration of the military intelligence sharing agreement with Japan. On Thursday, the National Securi...
[Newsmaker] Moon’s televised town hall meeting draws mixed reactions

PoliticsNovember 20, 2019

President Moon Jae-in’s television appearance on Tuesday is being met with mixed reactions from the public and political arena. On Tuesday, Moon took part in an unscripted question-and-answer sessio...
Moon says volunteer military system needs time

PoliticsNovember 19, 2019

South Korea needs to move to a volunteer military system, but the switch from the current conscription system will need time and preparation, President Moon Jae-in said Tuesday. “(A volunteer system...
Seoul and Tokyo dig in over trade, GSOMIA

Foreign AffairsNovember 17, 2019

The diplomatic spat between South Korea and Japan appears likely to continue, with the two sides reiterating their positions six days before their military information-sharing pact expires. On Sunda...
GSOMIA to be discussed at top Korea-US commanders’ meeting

DefenseNovember 13, 2019

The top military commanders of South Korea and the US will meet in Seoul on Thursday to discuss the allies’ military readiness and the security situation on the Korean Peninsula at the 44th Military ...
Moon highlights importance of ASEAN ahead of summits

Foreign AffairsNovember 12, 2019

President Moon Jae-in on Tuesday stressed the importance of strengthening ties with ASEAN member states, saying the region is key to his administration’s foreign policy. Speaking at a Cabinet meetin...
Justice Ministry to spur prosecutorial reform

PoliticsNovember 11, 2019

The Ministry of Justice will put into place a number of key prosecutorial reform measures within the year to maintain the momentum of reform, Cheong Wa Dae said Monday. According to Cheong Wa Dae sp...
Moon stresses education, prosecution and labor reform

Social affairsNovember 8, 2019

President Moon Jae-in on Friday stressed the importance of ridding the nation of corrupt practices, listing education and prosecution reform as two of the most urgent issues. Speaking at a meeting o...
National Assembly speaker stresses need to resolve Seoul-Tokyo row

Foreign AffairsNovember 6, 2019

National Assembly Speaker Moon Hee-sang on Wednesday stressed the need to lay the grounds for resolving the latest Seoul-Tokyo friction within the year, while Japanese media reported that Tokyo would...