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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. ...

August 2, 2019
Foreign Affairs
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. Acco...

August 1, 2019
Foreign Affairs
US, N. Korean officials meet at DMZ, talks to resume ‘very soon’: reports

North Korea has indicated its willingness to resume talks with the US “very soon” at an undisclosed meeting between high-ranking officials at the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) last week, foreign news outl...

July 31, 2019
North Korea
[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...

July 30, 2019
Foreign Affairs
Three North Koreans to be returned to North

The three North Koreans who crossed into South Korea in the East Sea will be returned to the North, the Ministry of Unification said Monday. The three North Koreans crossed into South Korean waters ...

July 29, 2019
North Korea
S. Korean fishermen held in North Korea return home

A Russian fishing vessel and its crew, including two South Koreans, held by North Korea have returned home, the Ministry of Unification said Sunday. The South Korean fishermen were held in North Kor...

July 28, 2019
North Korea
Seoul lodges complaint with Russia over airspace intrusion

South Korea sent a message of “strong complaint” to Russia over its military aircraft’s violation of Korean airspace, Cheong Wa Dae said Tuesday. Seoul has also filed formal complaints to China over ...

July 23, 2019
Defense
[Newsmaker] Moon’s civil affairs secretary at center of yet another political feud

Cho Kuk, senior secretary to the president for civil affairs and justice, is once again in the spotlight, drawing fire from conservatives and fueling a feud between the ruling and opposition blocs. ...

July 23, 2019
Politics
[News Focus] Korea-Japan rift likely to be protracted

The latest rocky patch in South Korea-Japan relations appears likely to continue for some time, with neither side willing to make concessions. The Seoul-Tokyo relations have hit a new low following ...

July 22, 2019
Foreign Affairs
Moon, party leaders vow to work together to deal with Japan's economic reprisal

The government and political parties are to establish an emergency cooperation body to respond to Japan’s trade restrictions against South Korea, the parties and the presidential office said Thursday...

July 18, 2019
Politics
Seoul working on visit by Bolton

Seoul and Washington are working on a possible visit to South Korea by US national security adviser John Bolton, a local news outlet reported Thursday. “South Korean and US authorities are consultin...

July 18, 2019
Foreign Affairs
Moon defends PM’s overseas trips

President Moon Jae-in on Tuesday highlighted the role of the prime minister in diplomatic affairs, saying the country needs to operate a “two-top” system of summit diplomacy. “With the demand for su...

July 16, 2019
Politics
Yoon Seok-youl appointed chief prosecutor, against opposition

President Moon Jae-in on Tuesday appointed Yoon Seok-youl as the new prosecutor-general, running headlong into fierce criticism from the opposition. Yoon’s term as prosecutor-general will begin July...

July 16, 2019
Politics
Moon lambasts Japan over ‘unwise’ trade moves

President Moon Jae-in on Monday urged Japan again to reconsider its trade curbs, saying that linking historical and economic issues was a “very unwise move” and that Japan would ultimately be hit har...

July 15, 2019
Foreign Affairs
Defense Ministry denies reports of Japan’s involvement in UNC

Seoul’s Ministry of National Defense on Thursday denied reports that the United Nations Command is seeking Japanese involvement in its operations. (Yonhap) “Japan was not a combatant in the Korean ...

July 11, 2019
Defense

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