South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha arrived in Beijing on Tuesday for meetings with her Chinese and Japanese counterparts over three-way cooperation and a possible summit among their leaders.Her trip drew keen attention as she plans to meet bilaterally with Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Ko
By Prof. Inh-hwi Park of Ewha Womans University in Seoul Relations between South Korea and Japan seem to be at their worst in decades. The tensions are flaring beyond historical awareness and different perspectives; thus, the conflict is now boiling over into an economic confrontation
South Korea plans to focus on seeking ways to bolster the free trade order during a November special group summit with Southeast Asian nations, Cheong Wa Dae said Sunday, as Tokyo maintains its retaliatory export restrictions against Seoul. The office of President Moon Jae-in revealed the scheme in
South Korean and U.S. diplomats will hold talks in Seoul this week over the allies' envisioned negotiations on the sharing of the cost for the upkeep of American troops here, a diplomatic source said Sunday. Chang Won-sam at Seoul's foreign ministry and his U.S. counterpart, Timothy Betts, p
South Korea on Thursday expressed "deep concerns" over Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's ritual offering to a war shrine seen as a symbol of Japan's imperialistic past. Abe sent the offering to Tokyo's Yasukuni Shrine via an aide to mark the country's 1945 surrender in World War
South Korean activists gathered outside the Japanese Embassy in Washington on Thursday amid a new low in bilateral ties to demand an apology for Tokyo's sexual enslavement of Korean women during World War II. The rally underscored the deep resentment South Koreans have felt toward Japan since To
U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un called him "within 10 minutes" after he tweeted an invitation to meet at the inter-Korean border in June. Trump was talking about his use of Twitter as a messaging platform when he cited the tweet he sent to Kim on June
U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday cited South Korea as an example where the United States has helped other countries at the expense of its domestic problems. Trump was addressing workers at a manufacturing facility under construction in Monaca, Pennsylvania, when he took to boasting about his a
South Korea will actively seek ways to deal with Japan's planned discharge of water contaminated as a result of the 2011 Fukushima nuclear power plant meltdown, Seoul's foreign ministry said Tuesday, amid concern storage space will soon run out. The treatment of radioactive water stored in t
The United States maintained Monday that South Korea and Japan need to seek "creative solutions" to their disagreements after Seoul took retaliatory steps for Tokyo's export control measures. Washington also continues to stand ready to facilitate dialogue between its two Asian allies, a U.S. S
U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday that South Korea and Japan need to get along, as friction between the two countries has threatened to damage trilateral cooperation against North Korea's nuclear threats. Speaking to reporters at the White House, Trump said he is "concerned" about the re
U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday that he received a "beautiful" letter from the North Korean leader this week in which Kim Jong-un expressed his displeasure with military exercises between South Korea and the U.S.Speaking to reporters at the White House, Trump said he was never a fan of the
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