SEOUL, Jan. 31 (Yonhap) -- South Korea is unlikely to approve a move by a local civic group to contact North Koreans in China next month, citing inter-Korean tensions, a government official said Tuesday.The South Korean Committee for the Joint Implementation of the June 15 Summit Declaration seeking
WASHINGTON/SEOUL, Jan. 30 (Yonhap) -- U.S. President Donald Trump reaffirmed Washington's "ironclad commitment" to South Korea's defense and agreed to take steps to bolster joint defense capabilities, the White House said Sunday.Trump made the remark when he spoke by phone with South Korea
SEOUL, Jan. 25 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the United States are arranging their first defense ministers' talks in Seoul next month since the inauguration of Donald Trump, the defense ministry said Wednesday,U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis reportedly plans to visit Japan and South Korea in h
SEOUL, Jan. 25 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's state media said Wednesday that a funeral for Kang Ki-sop, the head of the country's aviation agency, was held in Pyongyang.The memorial service for Kang, director-general of the General Administration of Civil Aviation, was held on Tuesday, with fami
SEOUL, Jan. 24 (Yonhap) -- The air forces of South Korea and the United States are conducting a two-week joint military drill to hone their skills on rescuing downed pilots in enemy territory, the military said Tuesday.The biannual drill comes amid growing threats from North Korea. In his New Year
The Indian Chamber of Commerce in Korea (ICCK), on behalf of the Embassy of India in Seoul, hosted a forum at the Millennium Seoul Hilton on Jan. 19, 2017 on Investment Opportunities in Telangana State of India. Attending for the forum were an estimated total of over government, busin
By Koh Byung-joonINCHEON, Jan. 20 (Yonhap) -- Time is of the essence in dealing with geopolitical and security challenges facing the Northeast Asian region, the outgoing top U.S. envoy to South Korea said Friday, adding that the current situation warrants more efforts by Washington and Seoul to stre
SEOUL, Jan. 20 (Yonhap) -- The parliament's education committee on Friday passed a bill to ban state-authored textbooks amid the boycott from conservative parties.The National Assembly Education, Culture, Sports & Tourism Committee approved the bill that bans the use of textbooks whose copyright
TOKYO/SEOUL, Jan. 20 (Yonhap) -- Tokyo has complained to Seoul about a reference to Dokdo as South Korean territory on the latter's Olympic website, a report said Friday.Citing multiple sources, Kyodo News said the Japanese foreign ministry has asked South Korea to stop referring to the islets a
SEOUL, Jan. 19 (Yonhap) --Major South Korean baking and confectionery companies will begin using powdered eggs instead of fresh eggs for their products starting next month, industry officials said Thursday.According to the officials, they plan to import a combined 400 tons of powdered eggs from Chin
SEOUL, Jan. 19 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's transportation and construction ministry said Thursday that it is seeking to sign a memorandum of understanding with a development bank in Central America to widen cooperation in building infrastructure in the region.Under the deal, the Ministry of Land,
SEOUL, Jan. 19 (Yonhap) -- South Korea is expecting exports to Sudan to rise down the road as the United States decided to lift sanctions on the African country, a trade promotion agency said Thursday.Last week, U.S. President Barack Obama decided to issue a decision canceling two executive orders i
SEOUL, Jan. 18 (Yonhap) - South Korea has signed an agreement with Botswana to promote bilateral military cooperation as it strives to expand military ties amid growing North Korean threats, the defense ministry said Wednesday.Defense Minister Han Min-koo and his Botswana counterpart Shaw Kgathi dis
SEOUL, Jan. 18 (Yonhap) - Starting in April, South Korea will check information on inbound air passengers to sort out potential terrorists, officials said Wednesday, as Seoul seeks to beef up security ahead of major sporting events amid growing military threats from North Korea.The government also d
SEOUL, Jan. 18 (Yonhap) - Gyeonggi Gov. Nam Kyung-pil, a potential presidential contender from the conservative Bareun Party, said Wednesday that Moon Jae-in, former head of the Democratic Party, is a dogmatic candidate with similar traits to the impeached president."Just as President Park Geun-hye
SEOUL, Jan. 17 (Yonhap) -- Moon Jae-in, a leading presidential candidate from the opposition bloc, on Tuesday published a book on his campaign pledges, taking further steps to generate support ahead of this year's election.The publisher said the book, titled "The Republic of Korea asks," is ab
By Aydin Balayev, Doctor of HistoryThe developments of 20 January 1990 are considered a watershed in Azerbaijan’s modern history. They were the result of complex geopolitical processes that were unfolding in the USSR at the time. The Avenue of Martyrs www.irs-az.com 11 Disintegration processes in th
By Chang Jae-soonWASHINGTON, Jan. 15 (Yonhap) -- The United States should exercise "outside pressure" on Japan to get the ally to put aside its complaint over a South Korean statue symbolizing Tokyo's wartime sexual slavery and work hard to mend ties with Seoul, a former State Department offic
SEOUL, Jan. 13 (Yonhap) -- Former U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon's homecoming heated up presidential politics in South Korea on Friday as party reactions ranged from ignorance to rebukes and to wholehearted welcome.Ban reiterated his presidential ambitions upon arriving home on Thursday after serving tw
By Choe Nam-suk, vice chairman of The Korea Post media groupThere is a German inventor-scientist who has proven to be a firm bridge between Korea and Germany. His name is Wilfred Sturm.Sturm is a very talented person, and is considered a well-established physicist, inventor and a philanthropist. He