The foreign ministry on Friday expressed "extreme regret" over Japan's two-week quarantine plan for visitors from South Korea over new coronavirus concerns, warning of "all possible" corresponding measures.Vice Foreign Minister Cho Sei-young plans to summon Japanese Ambassador to South Korea Koji To
U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday he had "no reaction" to North Korea's projectile launches this week, calling them "short-term missiles" in an apparent bid to downplay the threat.North Korea fired what appeared to be two short-range ballistic missiles on Monday, according to South Korea's mi
A total of 91 countries and regions were planning or imposing entry bans or quarantine procedures on visitors from South Korea on Tuesday, up eight from a day earlier, despite Seoul's push to curb what it calls excessively restrictive measures.As of 8:00 p.m., 37 countries and regions plan to ban or
Korea and Spain mark the 70th anniversary of diplomatic relations in 2020. Spanish ambassador Juan Ignacio Morro Villacian Spain once mentioned in an interview with The Korea Post media that although Korea and Spain were always on good terms historically, the relationship between the two countries i
U.S. President Donald Trump said Wednesday that it's not the right time to put additional travel restrictions on South Korea over the coronavirus.Trump was asked at a White House press briefing whether he is considering restricting travel to and from South Korea, Italy and other countries affected b
2020 is the 70th anniversary of the bilateral diplomatic relationship between Korea and Spain.King Felipe VI, the Spanish king even visited South Korea and met with President Moon Jae-in last October to discuss strengthening cooperation between the two countries in tourism and overseas construction
By Publisher Lee Kyung-sik With Editor Joy Cho, Reporter Stephen Kim “Economic cooperation has an important role in bilateral relations. The Islamic Republic of Iran and The Republic of Korea also are no exception.” So said Ambassador Saeed B. Shabestari of Iran in Seoul at an exclusive interview wi
A presidential plane from South Korea arrived in Japan on Tuesday to evacuate four nationals and a Japanese spouse from a quarantined cruise ship docked near Tokyo, after an increase in onboard infections of the new coronavirus.The VCN-235 of the Air Force arrived at Japan's Haneda Airport hours aft
The foreign ministry said Wednesday it held a public diplomacy event in Seoul for foreign diplomats and journalists here with a focus on promoting South Korea's culture and history.The event, titled "Unboxing Korea", is one of the ministry's latest projects designed to help foreign communities broad
South Korea and Britain agreed Wednesday to enhance joint research and development in new defense technologies, the arms procurement agency said.The Defense Acquisition Program Administration and Britain's Defence and Security Organisation, under the Department for International Trade, signed a memo
U.S. President Donald Trump is open to having another summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un but only if it will lead to a nuclear deal, his national security adviser said Tuesday.Robert O'Brien told an audience at the Atlantic Council think tank that the president has been clear about that and
The following are excerpts from an article contributed by the Embassy of Azerbaijan in Seoul for publication.—Ed. The Khojaly genocide is the gravest crime of genocide committed against peaceful Azerbaijani people in the course of Armenia’s aggressive war against Azerbaijan. The town of Khojaly is l
A liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) carrier with two South Koreans and a dozen other crewmembers aboard has been seized by the Indonesian Navy on suspicion of violating territorial waters, Seoul officials said Tuesday.The seizure, the third of its kind involving South Koreans since October, occurred Sat
U.S. President Donald Trump told his advisers that he does not want another summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un before the November presidential election, CNN quoted two sources as saying Monday.The report comes as denuclearization negotiations between the two countries have stalled since th
By Song Sang-ho South Korea is set to send a third evacuation flight to the new coronavirus-hit Chinese city of Wuhan on Tuesday night to bring back about 150 of its citizens and their Chinese spouses and immediate family members, officials said.The chartered plane is expected to depart from Incheon
BAKU, Azerbaijan—The ruling New Azerbaijan Party (YAP) led by President Ilham Aliyev of the Republic of Azerbaijan gained 65 of the total 125 seats in the single-chamber parliament of the country.The Central Election Commission (CEC) headed by Mazahir Panahov announced the partial results early on F
- A senior South Korean trade official left for India on Monday as part of the country's drive to forge deeper ties with emerging countries, the trade ministry said.Yeo Han-koo, deputy minister for trade negotiations, is set to meet with India's Commerce Secretary Anup Wadhawan in Delhi on Tuesday t
South Korea is fine-tuning the details with China over its plan to send a third evacuation flight to the new coronavirus-hit Chinese city of Wuhan this week to bring back about 150 of its citizens and their Chinese family members, Seoul officials said Monday.Seoul seeks to send the chartered flight
South Korea and the United States were set to hold a meeting Monday to coordinate policy on issues related to North Korea, including inter-Korean cooperation projects, such as allowing individual trips to the North.Alex Wong, deputy special representative for North Korea policy, arrived in Seoul on
President Moon Jae-in will greet the new Chinese and Japanese ambassadors to South Korea at Cheong Wa Dae on Friday, an opportunity to discuss the issues of the ongoing novel coronavirus epidemic and Seoul-Tokyo relations dampened by a drawn-out trade fight.After receiving their credentials, Moon pl