Unification Minister Cho Myoung-gyon and ruling Democratic Party Chairnman Lee Hae-chan left Seoul on Oct. 4, 2018 for Pyongyang, the North Korean capital, leading a group of Seoul government officials to take part in an event to jointly celebrate the anniversary of the 2007 inter-Korean summit.A de
The energy policy of the government of President Moon Jae-in of South Korea to phase out nuclear reactors is expected to increase the nation’s electricity purchase cost by 11% by the year 2030. This was disclosed by a Korean government report on Oct. 3, 2018.Since President Moon took office in May l
The Fair Trade Commission (FTC) is investigating officials of the Hyundai Heavy Industries, the top shipbuilder of the Republic of Korea (south), on the suspicion of excessively cutting payments for parts supplied by its subcontractors. This was reported by Yonhap and other Korean-language news medi
Ambassador Qiu Guohong of China disclosed that his country and Korea have fully restored trust in their relationship following President Moon Jae-in's state visit to Beijing last year. At a courtesy call Qui made to Chairman Lee Hae-chan of the ruling Democratic Party, Ambassador Qiu also stated
By Feature Editor Lee Sam-san, Reporter Sua KimAll the former Presidents of the Republic of Korea have faced a tragic fate with the sole exception of Presidents Kim Young-sam and Kim Dae-jung. The ill-fate came from the new governments succeeding the old ones. Now two of them are still in jail, form
President Moon Jae-in said that the United States Forces are needed to stay in Korea even after the unification of the Korean peninsula to speak nothing of the need their presence after the declaration of the end of the Korean War and conclusion of a peace treaty. This was reported by Korean-languag
The following are excerpts from the statement of President Moon Jae-in at a Joint Press Conference Following the 2018 Inter-Korean Summit in Pyeongyang on Sept. 19, 2018.--Ed.Fellow Koreans in the North, the South and abroad,A Korean Peninsula free of war has begun to take shape. The South and North
President Moon Jae-in and U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday discussed possible ways to reward North Korea for its denuclearization measures that will apparently include a second U.S.-North Korea summit. This was reported by Korean news agency, Yonhap, this morning."The leaders agreed to continu
Presdient Moon Jae-in of the Republic of Korea (south) sought to secure international support and assistance for his endeavor to denuclearize North Korea and improve relations and cooperation with the North in a meeting with U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres."President Moon expressed gratitud
President Moon Jae-in of Korea left for the United States on Sept. 23, 2018 for a summit meeting with President Donald Trump, where he will likely seek to broker a second U.S.-N. Korea summit. Moon's trip comes in the wake of his visit last week to Pyongyang where he held his third summit with C
The United States on Thursday dismissed North Korea's conditional offer to dismantle a key nuclear site, saying denuclearization must come before concessions. North Korean leader Kim Jong-un expressed a willingness in this week's joint summit agreement with South Korean Presid
U.S. President Donald Trump said Wednesday that there has been "tremendous progress" with North Korea following another summit between the two Koreas' leaders. South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un met in Pyongyang on Tuesday and Wednesday and jo
South Korean President Moon Jae-in left for Pyongyang on Tuesday for a historic summit with Kim Jong-un aiming to mediate stalled U.S.-North Korea nuclear talks and move forward inter-Korean relations.Moon's flight left Seoul Air Base in Seongnam at around 8:40 a.m., also carrying some 110 other
The South Korean economy's ability to create new jobs has fallen to the lowest levels in over eight years, official data showed Sunday.Data by the Bank of Korea and Statistics Korea revealed that the gross domestic product (GDP) elasticity of employment for Asia's fourth-largest economy reac
A group of more than 90 South Koreans began a trip Sunday to North Korea to make preparations, largely logistical, for the upcoming inter-Korean summit.President Moon Jae-in is scheduled to travel to Pyongyang from Tuesday till Thursday for what would be his third meeting with the North's leader
South and North Korea launched their joint liaison office on Friday, securing a platform for round-the-clock communication that is expected to help foster cross-border exchange and ease tensions.The liaison office was launched in the North's border town of Kaesong, with around 50 people each fro
South Korean President Moon Jae-in will fly directly to North Korea next week for his third bilateral summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, an official from the presidential office Cheong Wa Dae said Friday."President Moon and the (South Korea) delegation will visit Pyongyang using the direc
A former U.S. nuclear negotiator called on the Donald Trump administration Thursday to include the issue of North Korea's human rights in negotiations over the regime's nuclear weapons program.The call by Victor Cha, former deputy head of the U.S. delegation to six-party denuclearization tal
Making a pitch for its New Southern Policy, South Korea is striving to harmonize it with similar geopolitical initiatives, especially the United States' Indo-Pacific strategy.Last November, the Moon Jae-in administration declared its core diplomatic policy of improving strategic ties with countr