Diplomacy

Diplomacy

#Russia
S. Korean fishing ship seized by Russian border guard: ministry
SEOUL, Feb. 18 (Yonhap) -- A South Korean fishing vessel with 11 people on board has been seized by Russian authorities, Seoul's foreign ministry said Monday. Russia's border guard caught the 69... 17:13 Feb. 18
#British war hero
Remains of British Korean War hero returned to S. Korea for burial at UN cemetery
SEOUL, Feb. 18 (Yonhap) -- The remains of a British hero of the Korean War arrived in South Korea Monday for burial at a United Nations cemetery in Busan, a southern port city. The remains of Wi... 17:00 Feb. 18
#Stellar Daisy
(LEAD) Search ship retrieves voyage data recorder from sunken Stellar Daisy
(ATTN: ADDS photo, more info in paras 6-7, 9-10) SEOUL, Feb. 18 (Yonhap) -- A deep-sea search ship has retrieved a voyage data recorder (VDR) and a bridge of the ill-fated South Korean bulk carrier... 12:04 Feb. 18
#Stellar Daisy
Search ship retrieves voyage data recorder from sunken Stellar Daisy
SEOUL, Feb. 18 (Yonhap) -- A deep-sea search ship has retrieved a voyage data recorder (VDR) and a bridge of the ill-fated South Korean bulk carrier Stellar Daisy that sank in the South Atlantic tw... 11:35 Feb. 18
#Trump
Moon believes Trump well deserves Nobel prize: Cheong Wa Dae
SEOUL, Feb. 18 (Yonhap) -- South Korean President Moon Jae-in has not personally nominated his U.S. counterpart, Donald Trump, to be considered for the Nobel Peace Prize but believes the U.S. leade... 11:14 Feb. 18
#North Korea
U.S. expert calls for different yardstick to measure success of Trump-Kim summit
SEOUL, Feb. 18 (Yonhap) -- An American expert called for a different yardstick to measure the success of next week's summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, ... 09:59 Feb. 18
(EDITORIAL from Korea JoongAng Daily on Feb. 18)
Don't lower your guard Concerns are rapidly growing over the Moon Jae-in administration's rush to ease sanctions on North Korea ahead of a second U.S.-North Korea summit in Hanoi, Vietnam. In a le... 07:04 Feb. 18
#North Korea-U.S. summit
N. Korea says Pyongyang-Washington ties primed for breakthrough
SEOUL, Feb. 17 (Yonhap) -- A North Korean propaganda website claimed Sunday that Pyongyang-Washington ties could experience "a major breakthrough," with the second summit between the two countries ... 21:31 Feb. 17
#Korean history
Today in Korean history
Feb. 18 1909 -- The Korean Empire, the successor of the Joseon Dynasty lasting from 1897 to 1910, announces national tax collection laws. Regional tax laws were formed three years earlier, yiel... 14:00 Feb. 17
(2nd LD) Trump says he just wants no testing of N.K. nukes, missiles
(ATTN: UPDATES with analyst's tweet in paras 5-6) WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 (Yonhap) -- U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday that he is in no rush to denuclearize North Korea but wants the regime to r... 08:10 Feb. 16
U.S. think tank highlights another 'undeclared' N.K. missile base
WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 (Yonhap) -- A U.S. think tank on Friday highlighted another North Korean missile base, which it said has not been acknowledged by the regime. The Sangnam-ni missile operating... 05:16 Feb. 16
(LEAD) Trump says he just wants no testing of N.K. nukes, missiles
(ATTN: UPDATES with Trump remarks on Nobel prize in last 3 paras) WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 (Yonhap) -- U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday that he is in no rush to denuclearize North Korea but wants... 02:23 Feb. 16
Trump says just doesn't want N.K. to test nukes, missiles
WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 (Yonhap) -- U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday that he is in no rush to denuclearize North Korea and just doesn't want the regime to test its nuclear weapons and ballistic ... 01:43 Feb. 16
#Japan
(3rd LD) S. Korea urges cooperation with Japan ahead of 2nd Trump-Kim summit
(ATTN: CORRECTS dateline, 2nd para, photo caption) MUNICH, Feb. 15 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's foreign minister called for cooperation with Japan on Friday ahead of the planned second summit between... 22:26 Feb. 15
#Japan
(2nd LD) S. Korea urges cooperation with Japan ahead of 2nd Trump-Kim summit
(ATTN: ADDS remarks, details in paras 5-6, 9) BERLIN, Feb. 15 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's foreign minister called for cooperation with Japan on Friday ahead of the planned second summit between U.S.... 21:23 Feb. 15
#Japan
(LEAD) S. Korea urges cooperation with Japan ahead of 2nd Trump-Kim summit
(ATTN: UPDATES with remarks, details; CHANGES headline, dateline) BERLIN, Feb. 15 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's foreign minister called for cooperation with Japan on Friday ahead of the planned second... 20:03 Feb. 15
#Japan
(LEAD) Bereaved families urge Mitsubishi to honor forced labor rulings in S. Korea
(ATTN: ADDS more info) TOKYO, Feb. 15 (Yonhap) -- Bereaved families of South Koreans who performed forced labor during World War II for Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. visited the company's head o... 17:32 Feb. 15
#Japan
Top diplomats of S. Korea, Japan to hold talks amid tensions
SEOUL, Feb. 15 (Yonhap) -- The top diplomats of South Korea and Japan will hold bilateral talks on the sidelines of a security forum in Munich, Germany, on Friday, Seoul's foreign ministry said, am... 16:57 Feb. 15
#fine dust
(2nd LD) Seoul to propose fine dust reduction deal to China, Japan
(ATTN: UPDATES with more info throughout) SEOUL, Feb. 15 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will push for a trilateral agreement with China and Japan to fight fine dust pollution in Northeast Asia during thei... 16:47 Feb. 15
#Japan
Bereaved families urge Mitsubishi to honor forced labor rulings in S. Korea
TOKYO, Feb. 15 (Yonhap) -- Bereaved families of South Koreans who performed forced labor during World War II for Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. visited the company's head office on Friday in Toky... 15:44 Feb. 15