The Chilean Navy's training ship Esmeralda sailed into a naval port in South Korea's largest coastal city of Busan on Friday as part of training newly commissioned officers and promoting friendship with the South Korean Navy.The four-masted ship, with a length of 113 meters and a width of 13
Britain, France and Germany on Thursday requested a closed-door meeting of the United Nations Security Council to discuss North Korea's recent test of a submarine-launched ballistic missile.The meeting was requested for Friday, but it will likely take place next week, Reuters reported.Speaking d
U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday that the United States will be talking to North Korea soon, indicating denuclearization negotiations will go ahead as planned despite the regime's test-firing of a submarine-launched ballistic missile earlier this week.Trump's remarks come as negotia
President Moon Jae-in instructed South Korea's prosecution Monday to map out its internal reform measures at an early date, effectively sending another strong warning message to Prosecutor-General Yoon Seok-youl against a controversial probe into a criminal scandal involving Justice Minister Cho
South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha said Friday that working-level denuclearization negotiations between the United States and North Korea are expected to resume in several weeks.Kang's comment comes after U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told reporters Thursday that the talks would
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Thursday that working-level denuclearization negotiations with North Korea that were expected this month have not been arranged.Pompeo made the remark at a press conference on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, saying the U.S. s
The foreign ministers of South Korea and China met in New York on Sept. 25, 2019 and agreed to continue cooperation over North Korea's denuclearization, a Seoul official said.South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha and her Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi, held talks for 30 minutes on the sidel
U.S. President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe noted the importance of trilateral security cooperation with South Korea during their talks in New York Wednesday, the White House said.On the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly, Trump and Abe discussed issues of mutual
South Korean President Moon Jae-in headed back to Seoul on Sept. 25, 2019 after a hectic visit here highlighted by talks with U.S. President Donald Trump and a speech at a U.N. session.Moon had his ninth summit with Trump on Sept. 23, 2019, in which they discussed ways to make headway in working-lev
South Korea's national security adviser had a meeting on Sept. 24 with his new U.S. counterpart on the sidelines of a U.N. session, Cheong Wa Dae announced.Chung Eui-yong, director of Cheong Wa Dae's national security office, had talks with President Donald Trump's national security advi
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sept. 24 that North Korea must denuclearize in order to tap its "tremendous" economic potential.In a speech to the U.N. General Assembly in New York, Trump said he delivered that message to North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. His remarks come as the
South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Sept. 24 proposed transforming the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), which bisects the Korean Peninsula, into an international peace zone with the help of the United Nations.He put forward the idea while addressing the 74th session of the U.N. General Assembly in New Yo
U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday that Pyongyang is sticking to its summit agreement with Washington despite there being no easing of sanctions, and South Korean President Moon Jae-in expressed hope for another summit between the two sides."If I weren't president you would be in a war wit
Walking into the back of Aston Hall, a main functions area inside the office building of the British Embassy in Seoul, there is a dim space that seems somewhat unfit in a diplomatic compound.High stools are lined up in a row along a bar, with a collection of illuminated bottles of gin and whisky. It
President Moon Jae-in arrived in New York on Sunday to attend the U.N. General Assembly and hold a summit with U.S. President Donald Trump ahead of an expected resumption of nuclear talks between Washington and Pyongyang.Moon plans to use the talks with Trump, set for Monday (local time), and his at
South Korea and the United States will launch negotiations in Seoul next week on sharing the cost of upkeep for American troops here, a source with knowledge of the matter said Friday.Seoul and Washington will likely hold the first round of negotiations on the stationing of the 28,500-strong U.S. Fo
The United States and North Korea could resume denuclearization negotiations soon as the two sides remain in constant communication, South Korea's top nuclear envoy said Thursday. Lee Do-hoon, special representative for Korean Peninsula peace and security affairs, made the remark
South Korea remains cautious over whether to stick to its special and differential treatment under the World Trade Organization as the United States pushes to reform the global trade body.South Korea has been keeping developing country status since 1995 mainly to protect its sensitive agriculture in
U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday named the current envoy for hostage negotiations, Robert O'Brien, as his new national security adviser.Trump made the announcement on Twitter, days after he fired John Bolton over disagreements on policies including how to denuclearize North Korea.
The United States is actively engaged in efforts to resolve the current trade and historical row between South Korea and Japan, and will continue to encourage both sides to find "positive solutions," a top U.S. official said Wednesday.David Stilwell, assistant secretary of state for East Asian and