North Korea's weapons test this week did not involve a ballistic missile, acting U.S. Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan said Thursday, hours after Pyongyang announced the launch. The test-firing of what the North called a new "tactical guided weapon" took place Wednesday under the supervision
The United States said Thursday that it stands ready to continue nuclear disarmament talks with North Korea, a response to Pyongyang's calls on Washington to change tack and replace its top negotiator. The two countries have made little headway since a second summit between U.S. President Donald
South Korean President Moon Jae-in and Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow agreed Wednesday to continue increasing their countries' energy cooperation while also expanding their bilateral ties to new areas, including education.In their first bilateral summit, Moon and Berdimuhamedow note
South Korea's foreign ministry said on April 16, 2019 that it has decided to issue its highest-level travel restriction to ban travel by its citizens in the northern part of Myanmar's Rakhine state that borders Bangladesh, citing high safety risks.The Ministry of Foreign Affairs also issued
South Korean President Moon Jae-in will meet his Turkmen counterpart, Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow, on April 17, 2019 to discuss ways to improve the countries' bilateral ties.The summit will follow a welcome ceremony for Moon, who arrived here Tuesday on a three-day state visit. It w
By Vice Chairman Choe Nam-sukSejong University (President Bae Deg-Hyo) and Sejong Research Institute (Chairman Lee Yo-Seop) jointly held the Sejong Forum at the Sejong Hotel in Seoul on April 11, 2019. Professor Lee Kang Young from the Department of Physics Educations at Gyeongsang National Universi
U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday he aims to strike a "big deal" with North Korea on its nuclear weapons program while keeping sanctions in place for now. Trump made the remark at the start of a meeting with South Korean President Moon Jae-in at the White House, which came weeks after his
South Korean President Moon Jae-in emphasized the importance of maintaining dialogue between the United States and North Korea to peacefully resolve the North Korean nuclear issue in a series of meetings with key U.S. officials on Thursday. Seoul officials refuse to call the Hanoi meeting a failure,
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Wednesday that he would like to leave "a little room" in the sanctions regime against North Korea in case of "substantial progress" in its denuclearization. Pompeo's remark appeared to signal some flexibility in Washington's position in negotiatio
South Korean President Moon Jae-in arrived in the United States on Wednesday for talks with U.S. President Donald Trump that will focus on ways to bring North Korea back to the dialogue table. Moon's visit follows Trump's second meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, held in Hanoi in
The following are excerpts from an interview with Ambassador Juan Pablo Rodriguez Barragan of Colombia in Seoul.—Ed.Question: What are the most important and other major policies of your country in the New Year?Answer: At the end of 2018, the Colombian National Congress approved what the Gover
South Korea's top diplomat on April. 8, 2019 asked the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to continue its support for Seoul's group summit with its member countries slated for November, the foreign ministry said. Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha met with ASEAN Secre
South Korean President Moon Jae-in will likely seek greater flexibility from U.S. President Donald Trump when they meet this week to discuss the next steps in denuclearization talks with North Korea, analysts here said on April. 8, 2019. The two leaders are scheduled to meet at the Wh
U.S. President Donald Trump said Saturday his relationship with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un remains "very good," even though he had to walk away from a proposed deal at their February summit. "We're getting along with North Korea. Let's see how it works out, but we have a good relatio
The top diplomats of the United States and Canada met in Washington this week and discussed maintaining pressure on North Korea over its nuclear weapons program, the State Department said Thursday. U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland held talks Wednesd
President Moon Jae-in on Friday urged related authorities to utilize all available resources to cope with a devastating fire that has engulfed the northeastern border town of Goseong and adjacent areas in Gangwon Province. Moon called an emergency meeting at the presidential office, Cheong Wa Dae, a
By Publisher Lee Kyung-sik with VC Cho Kyung-hee, Editor Kim Hyung-dae, Reporters Jin-seon, Da-som Ambassador Peniana Lalabalavu of the Republic of Fiji in Seoul said, “Fiji and Korea share modest trade relations with trade in goods making up most of the trade element of Fiji-Korea’s
Senior presidential officials from South Korea and the United States met in Washington on Monday to discuss planning for next week's summit between the countries' leaders. Kim Hyun-chong, the new No. 2 deputy chief of Cheong Wa Dae's National Security Office, held talks at the White Hous
South Korean President Moon Jae-in said Monday that both the United States and North Korea are determined to continue their denuclearization negotiations despite the collapse of their latest summit in Hanoi. "A temporary difficulty has been created due to the failure to reach an agreement at the se
The defense chiefs of South Korea and the United States have reaffirmed their commitment to closely coordinating to support last year's inter-Korean military accord aimed at reducing border tensions and building trust, their offices said. During their talks in Washington on Monday, Defense Minis