South Korea on Thursday held off its decision to drop Japan from its list of trusted trading partners as the neighboring country approved the first shipment of a key material under restriction to South Korea, in what appears be a pause in their mounting trade tussle. In its countermeasure against Ja

U.S. President Donald Trump has been clear that he wants U.S. allies to contribute more to shared defense, the State Department said Thursday, indicating South Korea will not be an exception to the rule. South Korea has come under growing pressure from the U.S. to pay more for the upkeep of 28,500 A

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Wednesday he is hopeful the U.S. and North Korea will resume denuclearization negotiations in the coming weeks. Pompeo's remark comes after North Korea conducted four tests of short-range ballistic missiles in protest of joint military exercises between S

Japan on Wednesday promulgated a revised bill striking South Korea off its list of trusted trading partners, following last week's Cabinet approval of the measure amid an escalating row with Seoul. The promulgation, by Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, will put the bill into e

Trilateral security cooperation between South Korea, the United States and Japan has become more difficult amid rising tensions between the two Asian nations, according to a U.S. congressional report. In its latest report updated Aug. 1, the Congressional Research Service noted that four events sinc

[코리아포스트 김도균 기자] 우리나라와 천혜의 자연환경으로 '미주대륙의 스위스'라 불리는 코스타리카의 생태적 산림협력이 확대될 전망이다.산림청은 생물다양성·생태계 연구를 강화하고 지역경제 발전을 위한 산림협력 방안을 모색하기 위해 지난 7월 26일부터 8월 2일까지 코스타리카를 방문했다. 김재현 청장은 아레날국립공원에서 까를로스 마누엘 로드리게스 환경에너지부 장관과 산림협력 양해각서를 체결하고 까라라국립공원 내 마카우 로지와 아레날국립공원의 행잉브릿지 파크를 찾아 산림관광과 지역사회의 연계

North Korea does not appear ready yet for the resumption of its working-level nuclear talks with the United States, a senior Seoul official has said, amid concerns that its recent saber-rattling could dampen the mood for dialogue. The foreign ministry official made the remarks on Friday when Pyongya

South Korea said Monday it will heavily invest in 100 key strategic items to have a stable supply by 2024, in the latest move to cope with Japan's economic retaliation. "We will upgrade the competitiveness of the materials, parts and equipment industries," Hong Nam-ki, minister of economy and

Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha said Saturday that Japan's recent export restrictions, including its removal of South Korea from a list of trusted trade partners, could pose a "serious threat" to regional prosperity.Kang made the remarks during a meeting with her counterparts from five countri

The United States is aware of North Korea's latest "missile" launches and is closely consulting with South Korea and Japan, a senior U.S. government official said Thursday. South Korea's military said North Korea fired unidentified short-range projectiles off its east coast early Friday (S

The top diplomats of South Korea, the United States and Japan were set to meet trilaterally in Thailand on Friday, as Tokyo's push to strip Seoul of a preferential trade status casts a pall over three-way security cooperation despite Pyongyang's saber-rattling. Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wh

Japan's Cabinet is widely expected to approve a proposal to remove South Korea from a list of trusted trading partners on Friday in a move sure to deal yet another heavy blow to already badly frayed relations between the two countries. It would be the second retaliatory measure Tokyo has taken i

U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton said Wednesday that North Korea's missile launches this week do not represent a violation of leader Kim Jong-un's promise not to conduct long-range missile tests. Bolton, however, questioned the regime's seriousness about resuming denuclearizati

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 T

The United States is aware of reports of a missile launch from North Korea and will continue to monitor the situation, a State Department spokesperson said Tuesday ahead of the expected resumption of denuclearization negotiations with the regime. The response comes after South Korea's Joint Chie

North Korea on Wednesday fired multiple unidentified projectiles off its east coast, the Joint Chiefs of Staff said, the second such launch in less than a week. The projectiles were launched from the Hodo peninsula in South Hamgyong Province on the country's east coast, the JCS said, adding that

South Korea's team of rescue and recovery workers dispatched to Hungary in May to cope with a tourist boat disaster will wrap up its monthslong operations this week, the foreign ministry said Monday. Seoul also decided to disband its disaster management headquarters for the boat sinking on Tuesd

The United States on Monday sanctioned a Vietnam-based North Korean on suspicion of supporting North Korea's weapons of mass destruction program in violation of U.N. sanctions. The U.S. Treasury Department announced the measure on its website, saying the individual, Kim Su-il, is tied to the Nor

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Monday that countries around the world will join a U.S.-led maritime force off the coast of Iran, after a South Korean newspaper reported that the Asian country plans to send a naval unit to the Strait of Hormuz. Pompeo did not mention any countries by name i

Publisher Lee Kyung-sik with Reporter Paul KimFor the first time in a long, long time, the President of the Republic of Korea cancelled his summer vacation due to the pressing need to handle a critical situation surrounding the country. President Moon Jae-in has cancelled his five-day scheduled summ