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
U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday he has received a "beautiful" and "very warm" letter from North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.Trump told reporters at the White House that he received the letter on Monday, the first known correspondence of its kind since the two men's summit in Vietnam i
Kicking off a round of high-profile summit diplomacy on a regional peace process, South Korean President Moon Jae-in expressed optimism Monday that formal dialogue with North Korea will resume before long.He stressed that dialogue momentum stays alive despite concerns about an apparent impasse in nu
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will accompany President Donald Trump on a visit to South Korea late this month, the State Department said Monday.Trump is due to visit Seoul for talks with President Moon Jae-in after attending a Group of 20 summit in Osaka, Japan, on June 28 and 29.The exact dat
Hungarian authorities were set to tie the fourth and last wire rope around the hull of a sunken tour boat Monday, in their final preparations to lift it to search for the missing in last month's disaster that left 26 South Koreans dead or unaccounted for.Hungary's Counter-Terrorism Center wi
President Moon Jae-in will meet with his Finnish counterpart, Sauli Niinisto, today, starting another round of his summit diplomacy to secure international support for the Korea peace process and broaden partnership on Seoul's search for future growth engines.According to Yonhap, President Moon
South Korea advanced to the semifinals of the FIFA U-20 World Cup on Saturday after knocking off Senegal on penalties in a heart-stopping contest.After the teams ended 120 minutes of regulation and extra time knotted at 3-3, South Korea prevailed 3-2 in the penalty shootout in the quarterfinals at B
South Korean President Moon Jae-in will embark on a weeklong trip to Finland, Norway and Sweden, where he will seek to deepen partnerships on peace, innovative and inclusive growth, on Sunday afternoon.Moon's aides said that the three countries are South Korea's important partners in efforts
The outgoing deputy commander of the United Nations Command (UNC) received an honorary Korean name from a pro-alliance group here in recognition of his dedicated service, the command has said.Lt. Gen. Wayne Eyre was given the Korean name "Ye Young-soo" from the Republic of Korea-U.S. Alliance Frie
The combined net profit of 184 investment advisory firms in South Korea plunged in the 2018 fiscal year as the local stock market remained bearish, data showed Tuesday.The investment advisory firms reported a combined net profit of 7.3 billion won (US$6.1 million) during the fiscal year that ended i
U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Harry Harris on Friday renewed concerns over the security of the fifth-generation (5G) wireless network amid Washington's apparent campaign against Chinese telecom titan Huawei.The United States has recently been prodding its allies and other partner countries to s
The bodies of two more South Koreans have been found from last week's deadly sinking of a tourist boat in Hungary, officials said, raising the number of Korean deaths to 18 with eight others still missing.The Hableany pleasure boat was carrying 33 Korean tourists and two Hungarian crew members w
This article is published on the occasion of the National Day of the Philippines on June 12, 2019 amidst continuously fast-growing ties between the two countries.—Ed. By Senior Editorial Writer Kim Hyung-dae It has been 70 years since the Republic of Korea (ROK) and the Republic of Philippines
By Chief Operations Officer Kim Hyung-daeNext year in 2020, the Republic of Korea and the Russian Federation meaningfully celebrate the 30th anniversary of establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries, which was signed on Sept. 30, 1990.Korea and Russia have continuously developed
A Democratic lawmaker accused the Obama administration on Tuesday of not responding strongly enough to North Korea's alleged cyber attack in 2014. Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA), chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, said he urged the administration at the time to react strongly to the attack o
Seven South Koreans were killed and 19 others went missing after a tourist boat sank in Hungary's Danube River, the foreign ministry here said Thursday.A total of 33 Koreans and two Hungarian crew members were aboard the cruise when it collided with another vessel and sank in the river in Budape
Acting U.S. Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan said Wednesday that North Korea's missile launches this month were a violation of U.N. Security Council resolutions, adding to the confusion over the U.S. views.North Korea launched short-range missiles on May 9 in apparent protest over stalled nego
U.S. Special Representative for North Korea Stephen Biegun plans to give a speech at a public forum next week amid a protracted stalemate in nuclear negotiations with Pyongyang.Biegun is slated to deliver a luncheon speech titled "Security and Unification Issues on the Korean Peninsula" during a f