U.S. Special Representative for North Korea Stephen Biegun will travel to South Korea this week ahead of President Donald Trump's visit to the ally nation, the State Department said Monday.Biegun will be in Seoul from Thursday to Sunday and meet with South Korean officials before joining Secreta
The United States said Friday it will use sanctions against North Korea for its "horrible" record on human rights and religious freedom.Sam Brownback, U.S. ambassador at large for international religious freedom, told reporters that the situation in North Korea is "deplorable" and cited the exam
Hue is in Seoul for the first talks between the deputy prime ministers of the two countries, an arrangement set up following last year's state visit to Vietnam by South Korean President Moon Jae-in.Hong, who doubles as South Korea's deputy prime minister, said Seoul will set up a "cooperati
Delta Air Lines Inc.'s surprise move to invest in Hanjin KAL, the parent company of its joint venture partner Korean Air Lines Co., will help its partner fend off growing pressure from a local activist fund to improve its corporate governance, industry sources said Friday.On Thursday (U.S. time)
President Moon Jae-in instructed the military Thursday to look thoroughly into why it failed to spot a North Korean fishing boat that crossed the border and reached a local port, according to his office.Moon issued the order directly to Defense Minister Jeong Kyeong-doo just before they attended an
The United States said Wednesday it hopes to resume nuclear talks with North Korea and imposed new sanctions on the regime the same day.In the morning, U.S. Special Representative for North Korea Stephen Biegun used a public speech to emphasize that the "door is wide open" to negotiations, and wit
South Korea has proposed to Japan that companies from both countries create a joint fund to compensate victims of Tokyo's wartime forced labor, the foreign ministry said Tuesday.Seoul made the proposal as Tokyo has been ratcheting up pressure on it to accept the request for the formation of an a
South Korea's top nuclear negotiator arrived in the United States Tuesday for talks on North Korea and recent developments on the peninsula.Lee Do-hoon, special representative for Korean Peninsula peace and security affairs, began a four-day visit to Washington amid renewed hope for denucleariza
The world is focused on achieving North Korea's denuclearization, the White House said Monday in response to news of Chinese President Xi Jinping's upcoming visit to Pyongyang.Xi is to make a state visit to North Korea on Thursday and Friday, his first as China's president."Our goal is
The foreign ministers of South Korea and Russia held talks in Moscow on Monday over issues related to North Korea and bilateral relations, officials said.During the meeting, foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha and her Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov, shared their assessments of the recent situation o
The government of the Republic of Uzbekistan hosts an Uzbek-Korean Business Forum at the Lotte Hotel in Seoul on June 20, 2019.Invited to this Forum are the executives of business companies involved in the petroleum, gas, chemical, petro-chemical, geological, and mineral industrial fields. I
Following an eight-day tour of Finland, Norway and Sweden, President Moon Jae-in returned to South Korea on Sunday, where a pile of tough tasks remains unresolved.The keywords of his discussions during the state visits were peace, innovation and inclusive growth.Moon secured firmer support for the K
President Moon Jae-in met with the bereaved family of Lee Hee-ho, a former first lady, immediately after returning from a weeklong trip to Northern Europe on Sunday.Moon and first lady Kim Jung-sook headed straight to the house in Donggyo-dong, located in western Seoul, from a military airport in Se
President Moon Jae-in said, “Sweden is beloved by Koreans. We Koreans gratefully acknowledge and rely on the role that Sweden is undertaking for the sake of peace on the Korean Peninsula.”Speaking at the Riksdag of Sweden on June 14, 2019, President Moon stated, “Sweden is the only country in the wo
President Moon Jae-in said, “Norway and the Republic of Korea have shaped their own destinies through indomitable spirit, refusing to succumb to external challenges.”Speaking at a luncheon hosted in his honor by the mayor pf Berge Norway on June 13, 2019, Moon noted, “Even when the technology-driven
“Korea and Norway are the two countries who are the world's leading shipbuilding powerhouses.By combining our two nations' strengths, we agreed to push for cooperation to develop future-oriented, eco-friendly, autonomous ships.”This statement was made by President Moon Jae-in in his opening
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Korea Kang Kyung-wha extended her appreciation to Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić for paying special attention to Korean companies, including by attending the opening ceremony of a Korean investment company’s factory in Serbia in November last year. She ma
South Korean President Moon Jae-in will deliver another major speech on the Korea peace process Friday on a visit to Stockholm, his office said.In the Parliament House address with the theme of "The denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula and trust for peace," Moon plans to emphasize the need for
South Korean President Moon Jae-in voiced hope Wednesday that he will meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un ahead of U.S. President Donald Trump's visit to the peninsula at the end of this month. Moon's offer came amid renewed expectations for a possible breakthrough in efforts to restar
A third summit between the United States and North Korea is "entirely possible," U.S. National Security Advisor John Bolton said Tuesday.Bolton made the remark at a conference hosted by the Wall Street Journal, saying that the decision is up to North Korean leader Kim Jong-un."I think it's en