The presidential office said Sunday that its efforts to create jobs have begun to bear fruit, citing some recent data."Given various statistics, the employment situation is improving, compared with that of last year. It is (still) difficult but hopeful," Jung Tae-ho, senior secretary to President

A South Korean man who was abducted in Libya last year has been released, Cheong Wa Dae announced Friday. The 62-year-old worker at a local firm was taken hostage by a group of around 10 armed militants on July 6. The man, identified only by his surname, Joo, was freed unharmed on Thursday (

U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton referred to North Korea as a "pressing" challenge on Thursday after talks with Singapore's top diplomat.Bolton wrote on Twitter that he met with Singaporean Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan in Washington to discuss the two countries' ties.

South Korean Trade Minister Yoo Myung-hee left the United States Thursday after making a last-minute pitch for South Korea's exemption from potential U.S. tariffs on imported cars and parts.At the end of her five-day trip to Washington, Yoo said she met with U.S. trade officials to underscore Se

South Korea will be exempted from potential U.S. tariffs on imported cars because the two sides have renegotiated their bilateral free trade agreement, Bloomberg reported Wednesday.U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order later this week that gives the European Union and Ja

President Donald Trump of the United States will visit Seoul next month for a summit with President Moon Jae-in of Korea and is expected to discuss with Moon focusing on North Korea and the bilateral alliance. This was announced by Seoul and Washington on Wednesday.The U.S President’ss visit will be

By Kim Jung-miSpecial Representative for Korean Peninsula Peace and Security Affairs Lee Do-hoon held an ROK-US meeting of top negotiators on the North Korean nuclear issue with U.S. Special Representative for North Korea Stephen Biegun, and co-chaired a bilateral working group meeting on May 10, 20

The U.S. President Donald Trump met with Chairman of Lotte Group Shin Dong-binat the White House on Monday. He became the first Korean conglomerate leader hostedat White House.Shin went to the U.S. to attend a ceremony for the completion of ethylene plant built by Lotte's chemicals arm in Louisi

South Korea will revise the travel warning system for conflict-prone regions in Africa and the Middle East, following the kidnapping of a South Korean woman in western Africa, a foreign ministry official said Monday.The decision comes after a middle-aged Korean woman was freed last week after a near

U.S. President Donald Trump has said he doesn't think North Korea's launches of short-range missiles this week were a breach of trust, although that could happen in the future.In a phone interview with Politico on Friday, Trump was asked whether he was angry or frustrated by the firings and

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said that Washington's diplomacy with Pyongyang is focused on ensuring that it never again has to "reopen the North Korean nuclear file." Pompeo made the remarks at an event marking the 40th anniversary of the U.S. think tank Claremont Institute on Satur

The Seoul government confirmed Saturday that a South Korean woman was freed by an overnight French military rescue operation in Burkina Faso.The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the South Korean national, who is in her 40s, was one of the four hostages who were kidnapped in the Sahel region of the A

South Korea and the United States were set to hold a "working-group" meeting in Seoul on Friday to discuss North Korea's missile launches, humanitarian assistance and other issues, officials here said. Lee Do-hoon, the ministry's special representative for Korean Peninsula peace and securi

The United States has for the first time seized a North Korean vessel suspected of transferring coal and machinery in violation of sanctions on the regime, the Justice Department announced Thursday.The 17,061-ton Wise Honest, one of the North's largest bulk carriers, was intercepted by foreign m

Acting U.S. Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan said Wednesday that North Korea fired "rockets and missiles" last week, the first time the Pentagon has described the weapons tests. Shanahan was referring to North Korea's tests on Saturday (local time) of what it has called multiple rocket launc

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called on the international community Wednesday to maintain pressure on North Korea until it gives up its nuclear weapons program. Pompeo issued the call in a public speech in London, where he also thanked Britain for its efforts to stop sanctions evasion activiti

The United States won't "intervene" if South Korea decides to send food aid to North Korea, the White House said Wednesday. U.S. President Donald Trump expressed support for South Korea's possible humanitarian assistance to the North during a phone call with President Moon Jae-in on Tuesda

U.S. Special Representative for North Korea Stephen Biegun was to arrive in Seoul on Wednesday for talks expected to focus on Pyongyang's recent firing of short-range projectiles and possible food aid to the impoverished communist nation. During a four-day visit, Biegun will meet with his South

U.S. President Donald Trump expressed support Tuesday for South Korea's possible humanitarian food assistance for North Korea in phone talks with President Moon Jae-in, Cheong Wa Dae said. During the 35-minute conversation, Moon briefed Trump on his government's position on North Korea's

By Lee Kyung-sik, Publisher of The Korea Post mediaPresident Moon Jae-in said, “Today, my friend and brother President Mirziyoyev and I agreed to further deepen the relations between our two countries.” President Moon made the statement speaking at the parliament of the Republic of Uzbekistan in Tas