South Korean Prime Minister Kim Min-seok met with a delegation from the Korea-Japan and Japan-Korea Cooperation Committee on November 24 to discuss ways to advance bilateral relations, the Prime Minister’s Office said.Prime Minister Kim welcomed the Japanese delegation—led by Acting Chair Hirofumi N
South Korean President Lee Jae-myung and First Lady Kim Hye-kyung departed for Türkiye on November 23 (local time) after concluding their schedule at the G20 Summit held in Johannesburg, South Africa. Türkiye marks the final stop of the president’s Middle East–Africa tour. With this, President Lee h
South Korea and Central Asian countries are deepening cooperation in the field of artificial intelligence (AI). According to the Embassy of Kazakhstan in Seoul, the “Korea–Central Asia AI Talent Development Cooperation Forum on AI Talent Development” on October 19 by Korea Foundation for Science and
First Lady Kim Hye-kyung, accompanying President Lee Jae-myung on his official visit to Egypt, toured the newly opened Grand Egyptian Museum on November 20 (local time) with Egypt’s First Lady Entissar El-Sisi. The two first ladies spent more than an hour exploring the museum, which opened on Novemb
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Korea announced that Vice Minister Kim Jin-ah held the 9th Korea-Mongolia Joint Committee meeting with Sandag Batjargal, Minister of the Cabinet Secretariat of Mongolia, on November 19 in Ulaanbaatar to review the overall bilateral relationship.Vice Minister Kim em
Ambassador Jung Ki-hong of South Korea’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs met with senior officials from the U.S. State Department during the “2025 Korea-U.S. Public Diplomacy Forum” held in Washington, D.C. on November 18 (local time), the Ministry said on November 19.Ahead of and following the forum, A
The government has decided to increase the number of personnel dedicated to handling incidents involving Korean nationals overseas, amid a series of crimes committed by foreign criminal organizations targeting Koreans. The revision to the Enforcement Decree on the Organization of the Ministry of For
South Korean President Lee Jae-myung and UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan held a summit in Abu Dhabi on November 18 (local time) and adopted a joint declaration titled “A New Leap Forward for 100 Years of Korea–UAE Partnership.”The two leaders assessed that the construction of the Barakah
A seminar marking the 51st anniversary of diplomatic relations between Korea and Qatar was held on November 14 at the 3rd floor conference hall of the Asiatic Research Institute (ARI) at Korea University. Hosted by the ARI’s Center for Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies and led by Professor Kim Jong
A special cultural exchange event will take place at the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Presidential Palace in Abu Dhabi on November 18 (local time), coinciding with South Korean President Lee Jae-myung’s state visit. It marks the first time that a Korean performance is being held at the UAE Presidentia
President Lee Jae-myung will embark on a 10-day tour of four African and Middle Eastern countries from November 17 to 26, anchored by his attendance at the G20 Summit in South Africa. National Security Office Director Wi Sung-rak briefed reporters on the schedule and significance of the trip on the
Cho Hyun, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea, met with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on the sidelines of the G7 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Niagara, Canada, where the two discussed coordination on the pending Korea-U.S. Joint Fact Sheet.According to the Ministry of Foreign
The Embassy of Kazakhstan in Korea announced on November 11 that Ambassador Nurgali Arystanov met with Ban Ki-moon, the 8th UN Secretary-General and Chair of the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI), for a cordial discussion. The meeting took place in the context of the Global Green Growth Week 2025
South Korean Prime Minister Kim Min-seok met with a delegation of Japanese governors on November 12 to discuss ways to enhance bilateral cooperation between local governments and promote a forward-looking Korea–Japan partnership based on mutual understanding and exchange.During the meeting at the Se
The Lee Jae-myung administration has joined as a co-sponsor of the United Nations resolution on North Korean human rights for the first time since taking office.According to the list of co-sponsoring countries released on November 12 by the UN General Assembly’s Third Committee, South Korea was incl
At a forum in Seoul, Chinese Ambassador to South Korea Xing Haiming emphasized that relations between Seoul and Beijing should remain free from external interference, underscoring the need for “strategic autonomy” in bilateral ties.Speaking at the Korea-China Think Tank Dialogue Forum—co-hosted by t
South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun met with Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet in Phnom Penh on November 10 to discuss ways to enhance cooperation on protecting Korean nationals and combating transnational crimes such as online scams, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said.During the meeting, Mini
Following the recent Korea-China summit, relations between the two countries are showing signs of improvement—breathing new life into Korea’s tourism, casino, and beauty industries.The combination of the newly implemented visa-free entry for Chinese group tourists and the bilateral summit held on th
South Korea’s Unification Minister Chung Dong-young called on ASEAN to take a more active role in promoting peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula during a meeting with Thai Ambassador to South Korea Tanee Sangrat on the 10th in Seoul.At the meeting, held at the Government Complex Seoul, Minist
South Korean Deputy Foreign Minister Park Yoon-joo and Takehiro Funakoshi, Administrative Vice Minister of Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, held the 16th South Korea-Japan Deputy Foreign Ministers’ Strategic Dialogue in Seoul on November 7, discussing ways to advance bilateral relations and coop
