U.S. President Donald Trump's pitch for a "Indo-Pacific" cooperation system has South Korea walking a tightrope as Seoul strives for a bigger say in America-led regional diplomacy while not risking alienating emerging superpower China.Trump administration officials have increasingly used the t
Additional opening of the market following a possible amendment to the free trade agreement (FTA) with the United States is not likely to have a visible impact on the South Korean economy because the two countries have already scrapped tariffs in many sectors, a study showed Friday.At a public heari
South Korea will hold a public hearing on the free trade agreement (FTA) with the United States to gather opinions from various circles before it officially takes steps to revise the five-year-old deal, the government said Thursday.The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy will host the public hear
Three U.S. aircraft carriers will soon conduct a rare combined exercise in the Western Pacific, the U.S. military announced Thursday, as President Donald Trump is traveling to Asia.The three carriers -- USS Ronald Reagan, USS Nimitz and USS Theodore Roosevelt -- are also expected to train together w
U.S. President Donald Trump should use his visit to Beijing to underscore that North Korea's denuclearization is in both countries' interests, a Republican senator said Wednesday.Sen. Cory Gardner (R-CO) made the call hours before Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping were to meet over Nort
U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday denounced North Korea's nuclear adventurism and "cruel dictatorship," warning it not to "underestimate" U.S. strength.In his speech to South Korea's National Assembly, Trump also reiterated his mantra of "peace through strength" and called on Ch
North Korea condemned U.S. President Donald Trump's visit to South Korea on Wednesday, saying that the move is aggravating tensions on the Korean Peninsula, igniting the risk of a nuclear war.But the North's state media has yet to make official comments on the summit between President Moon J
South Korea and the United States are expected to speed up the process to amend their free trade pact as U.S. President Donald Trump called for fair deal that can correct the imbalance in the movement of goods between the two countries during the summit meeting on Tuesday.On the first day of his two
U.S. President Donald Trump is set to deliver a speech at South Korea's National Assembly on Wednesday, the first such address by an American head of state in nearly a quarter century.In his 20-minute address, Trump is expected to talk about his vision for the South Korea-U.S. alliance, North Ko
U.S. President Donald Trump struck a markedly different tone Tuesday as he called on the North Korean regime to "make a deal" on its nuclear weapons program.Speaking in Seoul, some 40 kilometers from the North Korean border, Trump refrained from the language that has defined his handling of the No
The presidents of South Korea and the United States agreed Tuesday to completely remove the limit on the payload of South Korean ballistic missiles, a move aimed at building up their joint deterrence against provocative North Korea.The agreement came at a bilateral summit between President Moon Jae-
U.S. President Donald Trump welcomed Seoul's planned purchase of U.S. military equipment Tuesday, saying it will help narrow his country's trade deficit with South Korea.The remarks came at the start of an expanded summit with President Moon Jae-in, following their one-to-one talks.Trump sai
U.S. President Donald Trump visited a major American military base in South Korea on Tuesday, the first official activity of his two-day state visit here.Shortly after flying into the country from Japan on Air Force One, Trump moved to Camp Humphreys, the new home of the U.S. Eighth Army, in Pyeongt
South Korean President Moon Jae-in made a surprise visit to a U.S. military base to personally welcome U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday in a move that highlights the two countries' alliance of over 60 years.The previously unannounced visit came as Trump began his two-day state visit to Sou
U.S. President Donald Trump struck an upbeat tone as he left for South Korea Monday, saying he and his counterpart, Moon Jae-in, will "figure it all out."Trump wrote in a tweet apparently sent from Tokyo, the first leg of his five-nation Asia tour: "Getting ready to leave for South Korea and meet
South Korean President Moon Jae-in and his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump could hit a snag over North Korea when they meet in Seoul this week, a former CIA official said Monday.Jung Pak, former portfolio manager at the CIA's East Asia and Pacific Mission Center, said the two leaders could come aw
South Korea said Monday that it has put 18 North Korean individuals on its blacklist as part of its latest unilateral sanctions aimed at squeezing the flow of money to Pyongyang's nuclear and missile development programs.The people on the new list include heads and ranking officials of five Nort
South Korea said Sunday it is ready to "warmly welcome" U.S. President Donald Trump later this week, adding it will use the visit to lay the groundwork for an even stronger alliance between the two countries. In a media briefing, presidential spokesman Park Soo-hyun said Trump's
SEOUL, Nov. 5 (Yonhap) -- Experts on Sunday called for the leaders of South Korea and the United States to use their upcoming summit as a chance to reaffirm their strong alliance and dismiss worries over possible differences on major issues. U.S. President Donald Trump will arrive in Seoul o
The main opposition Liberty Korea Party (LKP) decided Friday to expel corruption-tainted former President Park Geun-hye as part of reform efforts to regain public support and forge unity in the fractured conservative bloc.The decision came about a fortnight after the LKP ethics committee agreed to r