SEOUL– Opposition leader Lee Jae-myung accused the government of President Yoon Suk Yeol of “submissive and subservient” diplomacy toward Japan after it proposed compensating victims of Japan’s wartime forced labor with money from South Korean firms w…
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First lady meets with Sheikh Mansour of UAE
ABU DHABI– First lady Kim Keon Hee befriended UAE Deputy Prime Minister Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, known as one of the richest people in the country, during her ongoing visit to Abu Dhabi, officials said Monday.Kim was seated next to Sheikh Mansour …
Yoon meets with S. Korean troops of Akh unit in UAE
ABU DHABI– President Yoon Suk Yeol visited with South Korean troops of a military contingent in the United Arab Emirates on Sunday, his office said.The Akh unit has been carrying out various missions in the UAE since its establishment in 2011, includi…
S.Korea President seeks to boost UAE energy, defense cooperation in first state visit
South Korea’s president Yoon Suk Yeol met with the United Arab Emirates’ Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed to boost bilateral relations and cooperation in the fields of energy, investment and defense, the official Emirates News Agency (WAM) reported on Sunday, …
Yoon departs for UAE to promote energy, arms sales
SEOUL– President Yoon Suk Yeol departed for the United Arab Emirates on Saturday as part of a two-nation swing focused on promoting South Korean exports especially in energy and arms.Yoon is set to arrive in Abu Dhabi on a state visit, the first by a …
Assembly speaker drums up support for expo bid from Vietnam
SEOUL– National Assembly Speaker Kim Jin-pyo has sought support from Vietnam for South Korea’s bid to host the 2030 World Expo in the southeastern port city of Busan, his office said Saturday.Kim embarked on a trip on Thursday to Vietnam and Indonesia…
S. Korea’s advanced Army unit, U.S. Stryker team hold joint drills near border with N. Korea
SEOUL– South Korea’s advanced Army unit armed with cutting-edge weapons has staged a joint field exercise with a Stryker Brigade Combat Team from the U.S. 2nd Infantry Division near the inter-Korean border.The practice kicked off on Jan. 2 for a two-w…
Top diplomats of S. Korea, Japan discuss forced labor issue in phone talks
SEOUL– The top diplomats of South Korea and Japan held phone talks Friday to discuss pending issues, including ways to compensate Korean victims of Japan’s wartime forced labor under 2018 court rulings, according to Seoul’s foreign ministry.The previo…
PM orders thorough probe of death of soldier during winter training
SEOUL– Prime Minister Han Duck-soo on Friday ordered the defense ministry to conduct a thorough investigation into the death of a soldier during a winter training course.The instruction came a day after the Army private was found dead at a tent while …
Top Diplomats of S. Korea, Lithuania Hold Talks
Foreign minister Park Jin held talks with his Lithuanian counterpart Gabrielius Landsbergis on Friday in Seoul.In opening remarks for the talks at the foreign ministry headquarters, Minister Park said that relations between the two sides have deepened …