By Publisher Lee Kyung-sik with Business Editor Suing Jung-wook National Assemblyman Kim Jung-hoon said, “The Republic of Korea and the United Arab Emirates share an intimate relationship dynamically interacting in various dimensions, including the economy, culture and defense as strategic partners.

South Korean President Moon Jae-in plans to meet with China's State Councilor Wang Yi on Thursday afternoon for discussions on such pending issues as ways to improve Seoul-Beijing ties and resume talks on North Korea's nuclear program.Wang, who doubles as foreign minister, on Wednesday began

U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday that it is up for debate whether keeping American troops stationed in South Korea is in the U.S. national security interest.Trump's comment to reporters in London is one of the strongest indications the U.S. president could consider reducing troops in the

U.S. President Donald Trump hinted Tuesday that the United States may use military force against North Korea if necessary, after Pyongyang warned that an end-of-year deadline for the two countries' denuclearization negotiations is drawing near.Trump revived the threat of military action as negot

South Korea's top negotiator in defense cost-sharing talks with the United States said Monday that he believes the two sides will be able to strike a "win-win" deal based on their common understanding of the bilateral alliance.Jeong Eun-bo, the top envoy to the Special Measures Agreement negot

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Monday that Samsung is a "legitimate" substitute to Chinese companies in building 5G networks across the European Union.Pompeo made the case in an op-ed in Politico Europe ahead of an EU communications ministers meeting in Brussels on Tuesday.

South Korean President Moon Jae-in and Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad agreed Thursday to elevate relations between their countries to a "strategic partnership" next year, noting that bilateral ties have deepened in various fields, such as cutting-edge industries, energy, arms projects,

The U.S. Defense Department has estimated it will cost nearly US$4.5 billion to station troops in South Korea in fiscal year 2020, suggesting why President Donald Trump reportedly seeks $5 billion from Seoul next year.According to the Pentagon's budget estimate drawn up in March, the total payme

President Moon Jae-in's intensive summit diplomacy with the Association of the Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) this week will culminate with bilateral talks with Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad in Seoul on Thursday.Moon plans to greet Mahathir at Cheong Wa Dae for a summit and ensuing

South Korea and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) opened a new chapter in their strategic ties with their successful special summit in Busan, where they agreed on a "people-centered" co-prosperity vision.The two-day ASEAN-Republic of Korea Commemorative Summit provided the Moon Ja

By Publisher Lee Kyung-sik with Editors Choe Nam-suk, Sung Jung-wook Ambassador Stephan Auer of Germany in Seoul said, “The Day of German Unity celebrates the German Reunification after half a century of division.”In a written interview with The Korea Post, publisher of 3 English and 2 Korean news m

South Korea's ambassador to the United States voiced hope Monday that Seoul's decision to tentatively extend a military information-sharing pact with Japan will bolster its ties with Washington.Ambassador Lee Soo-hyuck was referring to Seoul's decision last week to postpone the terminati

South Korea and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) will lay out a vision for their future partnerships on Tuesday, wrapping up a two-day special summit here.President Moon Jae-in and the leaders of 10 Southeast Asian countries are scheduled to hold two sub-sessions at the ASEAN-Repub

By Song Na-ra, Vice Chairman of The Korea Post media President Moon Jae-in of the Republic of Korea presented a 3-point vision today (Nov. 25, 2019) for partnership between Korea and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries, at the CEO Summit in Busan, Korea on the sidelines of t

By Song Na-ra, vice chairman of The Korea Post media A special summit meeting between the Republic of Korea (south) and 10 member countries of South East Asia meet in the southeastern port city of Korea, Busan, today (Nov. 25, 2019). South Korea views this as another milestone in bilateral partnersh

Unionized railway workers decided Monday to end their strike, after reaching a deal with the Korea Railroad Corp. (KORAIL) over working conditions, the union and the company said.After marathon talks, the two sides struck an agreement to withdraw their no-time-limit work stoppage that started Wednes

South Korea and Japan clashed Sunday over an agreement on keeping their military information-sharing pact alive, casting a pall on upcoming negotiations over their monthslong trade row stemming from shared history.Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe reportedly claimed that Tokyo has not made a sin

The top diplomats of South Korea and the United States held telephone talks late Thursday and discussed a soon-to-expire military information-sharing pact between Seoul and Tokyo, and their ongoing defense cost-sharing negotiations, Seoul's foreign ministry said.The phone talks between Foreign M

South Korea's top security officials will hold a weekly meeting Thursday that is expected to focus on security cooperation in the looming absence of an accord with Japan on exchanging military information.The arrangement, called GSOMIA, is slated to expire at 12 a.m. Saturday due to Seoul's

U.S. Special Representative for North Korea Stephen Biegun said Wednesday that he has not seen concrete evidence that North Korea plans to dismantle its nuclear weapons program but believes Pyongyang can still make that choice.Biegun made the remark before the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee