South Korean Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon is scheduled to visit Tokyo next week to attend the Japanese emperor's enthronement event, his office said Sunday, in what is seen as a move to mend soured relations between the two neighbors.Lee will visit Japan from Oct. 22-24 for the ceremony, according

Cheong Wa Dae said Sunday it would continue a push to develop South Korea's materials, parts and equipment sector irrespective of Seoul's future ties with Tokyo.To that end, the government plans to launch R&D projects on 80 core items next year, according to Lee Ho-seung, senior presidential

President Moon Jae-in's approval rating dropped again to its lowest level, a weekly survey showed Monday, amid a lingering public outcry over Justice Minister Cho Kuk, whose family is under a criminal investigation in a fraud and corruption scandal.According to Realmeter, the rating fell 3 perce

U.S. President Donald Trump suggested Wednesday that he speaks to North Korean leader Kim Jong-un by phone, in addition to their established form of communication -- letters.Trump mentioned Kim as he defended his controversial phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, which has served

The chief nuclear negotiators of South Korea, the United States and Japan met in Washington Tuesday and reaffirmed the importance of working together to achieve complete denuclearization and lasting peace on the Korean Peninsula, the U.S. State Department said.Lee Do-hoon, special representative for

European Union members of the U.N. Security Council on Tuesday condemned North Korea's latest missile launch as a clear violation of U.N. resolutions and urged the regime to engage in "meaningful" denuclearization negotiations with the United States.Britain, France, Germany, Poland and Belgium

South Korea and the United States will seek ways to maintain dialogue with North Korea following the breakdown of last week's working-level denuclearization negotiations between Washington and Pyongyang, Seoul's chief nuclear negotiator said Monday.Lee Do-hoon, special representative for Kor

North Korea's ambassador to the United Nations warned the United States and European nations Monday against raising the issue of its recent missile tests at the U.N. Security Council, saying it would push the regime to further "defend our sovereignty."Amb. Kim Song made the remark to reporters

U.S. and North Korean officials were set to meet in Sweden on Friday, the eve of their formal working-level nuclear talks, after the communist nation ratcheted up tensions with a test-firing of a new submarine-launched ballistic missile.The two sides are expected to have "preliminary contact" in S

The Chilean Navy's training ship Esmeralda sailed into a naval port in South Korea's largest coastal city of Busan on Friday as part of training newly commissioned officers and promoting friendship with the South Korean Navy.The four-masted ship, with a length of 113 meters and a width of 13

Britain, France and Germany on Thursday requested a closed-door meeting of the United Nations Security Council to discuss North Korea's recent test of a submarine-launched ballistic missile.The meeting was requested for Friday, but it will likely take place next week, Reuters reported.Speaking d

U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday that the United States will be talking to North Korea soon, indicating denuclearization negotiations will go ahead as planned despite the regime's test-firing of a submarine-launched ballistic missile earlier this week.Trump's remarks come as negotia

President Moon Jae-in instructed South Korea's prosecution Monday to map out its internal reform measures at an early date, effectively sending another strong warning message to Prosecutor-General Yoon Seok-youl against a controversial probe into a criminal scandal involving Justice Minister Cho

South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha said Friday that working-level denuclearization negotiations between the United States and North Korea are expected to resume in several weeks.Kang's comment comes after U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told reporters Thursday that the talks would

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Thursday that working-level denuclearization negotiations with North Korea that were expected this month have not been arranged.Pompeo made the remark at a press conference on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, saying the U.S. s

The foreign ministers of South Korea and China met in New York on Sept. 25, 2019 and agreed to continue cooperation over North Korea's denuclearization, a Seoul official said.South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha and her Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi, held talks for 30 minutes on the sidel

U.S. President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe noted the importance of trilateral security cooperation with South Korea during their talks in New York Wednesday, the White House said.On the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly, Trump and Abe discussed issues of mutual

South Korean President Moon Jae-in headed back to Seoul on Sept. 25, 2019 after a hectic visit here highlighted by talks with U.S. President Donald Trump and a speech at a U.N. session.Moon had his ninth summit with Trump on Sept. 23, 2019, in which they discussed ways to make headway in working-lev

South Korea's national security adviser had a meeting on Sept. 24 with his new U.S. counterpart on the sidelines of a U.N. session, Cheong Wa Dae announced.Chung Eui-yong, director of Cheong Wa Dae's national security office, had talks with President Donald Trump's national security advi

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sept. 24 that North Korea must denuclearize in order to tap its "tremendous" economic potential.In a speech to the U.N. General Assembly in New York, Trump said he delivered that message to North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. His remarks come as the