South Korea’s top trade envoy said on Monday it may be possible to strike an “in-principle” trade deal with the United States by an August 1 deadline and signalled Seoul may be open to allow greater access to its agriculture markets, local media reported. Minister for Trade Yeo Han-koo, who held high-level talks with US […]
Read MoreRussian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met North Korean leader Kim Jong-un during a visit to North Korea on Saturday, Russia’s Foreign Ministry said. The ministry published on Telegram a picture of the two men together, in a meeting it said had taken place in the North Korean port city of Wonsan. On Saturday, Lavrov warned […]
Read MoreSouth Korea will follow the terms previously agreed with the United States on defence cost sharing, the Yonhap News Agency reported on Wednesday, citing a foreign ministry official. The comments were in response to US President Donald Trump’s recent remarks suggesting South Korea needed to pay more for the US troop presence in the country.
Read MoreReuters : South Korea will follow terms previously agreed with the United States on defence cost sharing, its foreign ministry said on Wednesday, following a call by US President Donald Trump for Seoul to pay more for the presence of US troops in the country. Just before Trump won the presidential election in November, the […]
Read MoreA Seoul court plans to hold a hearing on Wednesday to review a request by special prosecutors to detain former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, a court official said on Monday. The special counsel team investigating Yoon’s martial law declaration in December has filed a request to the Seoul Central District Court to detain […]
Read MoreSouth Korean special prosecutors on Sunday filed a request to detain former President Yoon Suk Yeol on charges related to insurrection from when he declared martial law last year, the prosecutor’s office said in a statement. “Detention request is related to allegations of abuse of power and obstruction of justice,” the statement from the special […]
Read MoreThe announcement was made by South Korea’s First Vice Foreign Minister Park Yoon-ju during a session of the National Assembly’s international affairs committee, Yonhap news agency reported. Park cited the recent shift in the country’s leadership and scheduling constraints as key reasons for the delay. “After considering all relevant circumstances, including our internal schedule, it […]
Read MoreSouth Korea’s former President Yoon Suk Yeol answered a summons on Saturday by a special prosecutor under a threat of another arrest as an investigation intensified over the ousted leader’s failed bid to impose martial law in December. Yoon, through his lawyers, has protested the special prosecutor’s demands to appear for questioning under media attention […]
Read MoreSouth Korea is set to appoint a train driver as the first blue-collar worker to lead its employment and labour ministry, as critics have expressed concerns about the role being entangled by influence peddling from politicians and labour unions. Kim Young-hoon, 57, was in his driver’s seat operating a train between Busan and Gimcheon, southeast […]
Read MoreA South Korean vice industry minister expressed concern on Monday over the potential impact on the country’s trade from recent US strikes on Iran. “As the Middle East situation enters a new phase due to the US airstrike on Iran’s nuclear facilities, there are concerns about the impact on our exports and imports,” first vice […]
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