Diplomacy

Diplomacy

(EDITORIAL from Korea Times on Dec. 2)
Do not abuse filibuster Opposition party should resort to dialogue, compromise The conservative main opposition Liberty Korea Party (LKP) faces severe criticism for filing to use a filibuster in t... 07:07 Dec. 02
Top headlines in major S. Korean newspapers
SEOUL, Dec. 2 (Yonhap) -- The following are the top headlines in major South Korean newspapers on Dec. 2. Korean-language dailies -- Standoff deepens between rival political parties (Kyunghyang Sh... 07:04 Dec. 02
Moon, new EU chief affirm joint efforts for Korea peace
SEOUL, Dec. 1 (Yonhap) -- South Korean President Moon Jae-in and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen agreed in phone talks Sunday to work together to further develop ties between Seo... 19:04 Dec. 01
#Korean history
Today in Korean history
Dec. 2 1946 -- Korean independence fighter Rhee Syng-man, who later became South Korea's first president, visits the United States with a proposal that his country set up its own government. Ko... 14:00 Dec. 01
#Park Hang-seo
Hometown of popular football coach Park Hang-seo pushes to create Vietnam-style village
SANCHEONG, South Korea, Nov. 30 (Yonhap) -- Sancheong County in southeastern South Korea, which has gained fame as the hometown of Park Hang-seo, the popular South Korean head coach of Vietnam's na... 09:00 Nov. 30
#burden sharing
U.S. set to press S. Korea, NATO over burden-sharing next week
By Lee Haye-ah WASHINGTON, Nov. 29 (Yonhap) -- Next week promises to underscore the Trump administration's demands that allies pay more for their defense, with a new round of negotiations over Sout... 06:51 Nov. 30
#State Department
U.S. calls on N.K. to avoid provocations, return to nuclear talks
By Lee Haye-ah WASHINGTON, Nov. 29 (Yonhap) -- The United States calls on North Korea to avoid provocations and return to negotiations on dismantling its nuclear weapons program, the State Departme... 02:08 Nov. 30
#S Korea US defense cost sharing talks
S. Korea, U.S. to resume defense cost-sharing talks next week after breakdown
By Kim Seung-yeon SEOUL, Nov. 29 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the United States will resume negotiations next week on sharing of the cost of stationing American troops here after their latest talks ... 16:07 Nov. 29
#Shandog official
Top Shandong official to visit Seoul next week
SEOUL, Nov. 29 (Yonhap) -- A top Chinese official from the country's eastern province of Shandong will visit South Korea next week for talks with senior Seoul officials on bilateral cooperation and... 14:34 Nov. 29
#S Korea US Japan NK firing
(LEAD) Top nuclear envoys of S. Korea, U.S., Japan hold phone talks on N.K. firing
(ATTN: CORRECTS time of the meetings in 2nd para) SEOUL, Nov. 29 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's chief nuclear envoy has held telephone talks with his counterparts of the United States and Japan and dis... 13:59 Nov. 29
#Air Force chief
S. Korean top Air Force officer to visit U.S. command in Hawaii next week
SEOUL, Nov. 29 (Yonhap) -- Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Won In-choul plans to visit the U.S. Pacific Air Force (PACAF) command in Hawaii next week, his office said Friday. During the five-day v... 13:40 Nov. 29
#S Korea US Japan NK firing
Top nuclear envoys of S. Korea, U.S., Japan hold phone talks on N.K. firing
SEOUL, Nov. 29 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's chief nuclear envoy has held telephone talks with his counterparts of the United States and Japan and discussed North Korea's latest firing of projectiles, ... 11:40 Nov. 29
#NK human rights
U.N. expert on N. Korea's human rights issues to visit Japan next week
SEOUL, Nov. 29 (Yonhap) -- A U.N. special rapporteur on North Korea's human rights situation will visit Japan next week to discuss ways to improve the reclusive country's human rights conditions, t... 09:39 Nov. 29
#State Department
(LEAD) U.S. says it is monitoring situation after N.K. projectile launch
(ATTN: UPDATES throughout with analyst's comments, background; ADDS photo) By Lee Haye-ah WASHINGTON, Nov. 28 (Yonhap) -- The United States is aware of reports of a North Korean "missile" launch an... 05:39 Nov. 29
#State Department
U.S. says it is monitoring situation after N.K. projectile launch
WASHINGTON, Nov. 28 (Yonhap) -- The United States is aware of reports of a North Korean "missile" launch and is monitoring the situation with allies in the region, the State Department said Thursda... 01:09 Nov. 29
#Japan
(LEAD) S. Korea, Japan hold working-level talks over trade row
(ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead as talks take place; ADDS more details in paras 2-4, 8-10) SEJONG, Nov. 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and Japan held working-level talks on Thursday, a Seoul official sai... 21:20 Nov. 28
#NSC
NSC discusses strategy on defense cost talks with U.S.
SEOUL, Nov. 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's National Security Council (NSC) on Thursday discussed how to cope with pressure from the United States to sharply raise Seoul's financial burden for the pre... 17:33 Nov. 28
#Chinese FM Seoul visit
(LEAD) Chinese FM Wang Yi to visit Seoul next week for talks on bilateral ties, peninsula issue
(ATT: ADDS more info in paras 3, 7, 9-10) By Song Sang-ho SEOUL, Nov. 28 (Yonhap) -- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will visit Seoul next week for talks with his South Korean counterpart over bil... 17:19 Nov. 28
#news summary
Yonhap News Summary
The following is the second summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency on Thursday. ---------------- Chinese FM Wang Yi to visit Seoul next week for talks on bilateral ties, peninsul... 17:00 Nov. 28
#Chinese FM Seoul visit
Chinese FM Wang Yi to visit Seoul next week for talks on bilateral ties, peninsula issue
SEOUL, Nov. 28 (Yonhap) -- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will visit Seoul next week for talks with his South Korean counterpart over bilateral ties and an array of regional and international iss... 16:00 Nov. 28