Civilian tours to the inter-Korean border village of Panmunjom resumed Wednesday, with access expanded to previously off-limits points, including a bridge that President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un walked along during their first summit last year. The resumption came around six m
South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha said Wednesday that Seoul and Washington are pursuing the same goal of North Korea's denuclearization despite a "tug of war" over the method to reach that goal. Speaking at a lecture on peace, Kang said that the views of the allies can't necessa
On the 24th April, Embassy of the Republic of Latvia held a press conference regarding direct chartered flight from Korea to Latvia.The press conference was organized with first a welcome greeting by H.E ambassador Peteris Vaivars of Latvia, followed by an introduction of Latvia’s geographic and eco
The following are excerpts from an interview with Charge d'Affaires Luis Pablo Ossio Bustillos of Bolivia in Seoul.—Ed. Question: What is the view of your head of government concerning president Moon Jae-in? Does your country have any plan to meet with president Moon Jae-in?Answer: I do no
South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Tuesday sent a message to outgoing Japanese Emperor Akihito in appreciation for his role in developing relations between the two countries, Seoul's foreign ministry said. Akihito, 85, is set to end his three-decade-long reign on Tuesday afternoon following h
By Park Se-jeong, a senior, Yeouido Girls High SchoolMay is nicknamed “Month of the Republic of Korea, People’s Republic of China, and Japan.” It is due to a long-standing custom that the leaders of the three countries meet in May. In 2011, upon the agreement signed and ratified by each of the three
U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton said Sunday that reviving six-party talks on North Korea's denuclearization is not Washington's preferred approach. In an interview with Fox News, Bolton was asked if President Donald Trump would go along with Russian President Vladimir Putin's
By Publisher Lee Kyung-sik, Vice Chairman Choe Nam-suk, Reporter Hwang Jung-haPresident Sebastian Pinera of the Republic of Chile stated that he will make efforts to increase cooperation with Korea in the area of 5G (5th generation mobile communication), electric vehicles and clean energy at a lunch
South Korea, the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and other partner countries will kick off a combined maritime security exercise in the southern port city of Busan this week, the Navy said Sunday. The two-part exercise aimed at countering maritime crime, including illicit tr
South Korea and Chile will hold a summit in Seoul later Monday on elevating their relations to a new level, as they seek to cement cooperation on regional and international issues, presidential officials here said. President Moon Jae-in is scheduled to greet his Chilean counterpart, Sebastian Pinera
South Korean President Moon Jae-in said Thursday that the summit between North Korea and Russia is expected to be helpful to a regional peace process. Meeting here with a top aide to President Vladimir Putin, Moon also appreciated Putin's efforts for a political and diplomatic resolution to the
U.S. President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will coordinate their next steps to achieve North Korea's denuclearization when they meet at the White House this week, a senior U.S. government official said Thursday. Abe will be in Washington on Friday for an official working
President Moon Jae-in will meet with a top aide to Russian President Vladimir Putin in Seoul on April 25, 2019, coinciding with Putin's summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.Nikolai Patrushev, secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, is scheduled to pay a courtesy call
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on April 24, 2019 that he "absolutely" sees a path leading to the dismantlement of North Korea's nuclear weapons program.Pompeo made the remark in an interview with CBS News, saying there was more "nuance" in February's no-deal summit between Pres
The agenda for the upcoming summit between Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is likely to focus on peace efforts on the peninsula, economic cooperation and bilateral ties, observers said on April 24, 2019.The Kremlin has confirmed that their first summit will take
By Choe Chong-dae Korea has become a multi-ethnic, multi-cultural, and multi-religious society. People in Korea are free to lead a religious life according to their own choice and convictions, whether as adherents of the major religions, namely Christianity, Buddhism and Confucianism, or oth
Unification Minister Kim Yeon-chul on Monday met with Russia's Ambassador to South Korea Andrey Kulik and discussed North Korea and other issues ahead of a widely expected summit between North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and Russian President Vladimir Putin. It was part of a series of meetings Min
The United States will continue to help South Korea find alternatives to imports of Iranian oil, a senior U.S. official said Monday. U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Energy Resources Francis Fannon made the remark in an interview with Yonhap News Agency and Yonhap News TV, shortly after Washing
By Publisher Lee Kyung-sik, VC Cho Kyung-hee, Reporter Son Da-som Ambassador Hayder Shiya Albarrak of the Republic of Iraq in Seoul said, “We have excellent collaboration between Iraq and Korea in the bilateral field and multilateral fields, and now we are focusing on economic area be
By Mehmet Fatih Oztarsu, reporter, The Korea Post“Korea has amazing potential for increased cooperation for mutual benefit and this is because the economies of the two countries are complementary to each other from each stage of development,” said CEO Miguel Carrillo of Hamkke Consulting.Speaking at