Diplomacy
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#ambassadors(LEAD) Yoon names ambassadors to China, Japan, Russia, U.N.
(ATTN: UPDATES with details from 3rd para; ADDS photo) By Lee Haye-ah SEOUL, June 7 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk-yeol on Tuesday named ambassadors to China, Japan, Russia and the United Nations, ... 10:25 Jun. 07 -
#S KoreaS. Korea, U.S. hold high-level diplomatic talks on N. Korea, alliance related article
By Kim Eun-jung SEOUL, June 7 (Yonhap) -- Senior government officials of South Korea and the United States had talks here Tuesday on North Korea and pending alliance issues, two weeks after their p... 09:44 Jun. 07 -
#ambassadors
Yoon names ambassadors to Japan, China, Russia, U.N.
SEOUL, June 7 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk-yeol on Tuesday named foreign policy expert Yun Duk-min as ambassador to Japan, while also naming the top envoys to China, Russia and the United Nations... 09:42 Jun. 07 -
#North KoreaU.S. remains concerned about N.K. nuclear test, but also ready for contingency: State Dept. related article
By Byun Duk-kun WASHINGTON, June 6 (Yonhap) -- The United States continues to remain concerned that North Korea may conduct a nuclear test in the near future, a state department spokesperson said M... 04:38 Jun. 07 -
#KritenbrinkU.S. will not link COVID-19 assistance to denuclearization talks with N. Korea: Kritenbrink related article
By Byun Duk-kun WASHINGTON, June 6 (Yonhap) -- The United States does not and will not link its humanitarian assistance for North Korea to progress in denuclearization talks with the impoverished c... 01:04 Jun. 07 -
#Wendy ShermanDeputy Secretary of State Sherman arrives in S. Korea for discussions on N.K. related article
SEOUL, June 6 (Yonhap) -- U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman arrived in South Korea on Monday to discuss the security situation on the Korean Peninsula, according to the U.S. Embassy in S... 19:27 Jun. 06 -
#presidential officeGov't in talks with USFK about return of Dragon Hill Lodge site in Yongsan
SEOUL, June 6 (Yonhap) -- The government is in talks with U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) about having the site of Yongsan Garrison's Dragon Hill Lodge returned to South Korea in exchange for an alternati... 17:02 Jun. 06 -
#PPP leader(LEAD) Ruling party chief visits Kyiv, discusses cooperation on restoring city related article
(ATTN: UPDATES with PPP lawmaker criticizing Lee's trip in last paras, minor edits) SEOUL, June 6 (Yonhap) -- Ruling People Power Party Chairman Lee Jun-seok and a group of PPP lawmakers visited th... 13:38 Jun. 06 -
#PPP leaderRuling party chief visits Kyiv, discusses cooperation on restoring city related article
SEOUL, June 6 (Yonhap) -- Ruling People Power Party Chairman Lee Jun-seok, who is visiting Ukraine, has traveled to Kyiv and discussed ways to cooperate on rebuilding the city, a Facebook post by t... 10:07 Jun. 06 -
#UkraineRuling party chief says Ukraine seeks large amount of assistance from S. Korea related article
SEOUL, June 5 (Yonhap) -- The ruling party chief, who is visiting Ukraine, has said the war-torn country is hoping for a large amount of medical and other assistance from South Korea in its ongoing... 15:33 Jun. 05 -
#NK missileS. Korean, U.S. nuclear envoys discuss N. Korea's missile firing
SEOUL, June 5 (Yonhap) -- Top South Korean and U.S. nuclear envoys held an emergency meeting in Seoul on Sunday, hours after North Korea test-fired another salvo of ballistic missiles into the East... 14:06 Jun. 05 -
#Sung KimSung Kim reaffirms U.S. commitment to denuclearization, support for N. Korea against COVID-19
By Byun Duk-kun WASHINGTON, June 3 (Yonhap) -- U.S. Special Representative for North Korea Sung Kim reaffirmed U.S. commitment to the complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula in talks with... 01:17 Jun. 04 -
#Wendy Sherman
Deputy Secretary of State Sherman to visit Seoul next week related article
By Byun Duk-kun WASHINGTON, June 3 (Yonhap) -- U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman will visit South Korea next week, the State Department said Friday, amid growing concerns that North Kore... 22:45 Jun. 03 -
#World Food Programme
Seoul provides US$3 mln to WFP's Ukraine relief project
SEOUL, June 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's foreign ministry has provided US$3 million to the World Food Programme's (WFP) emergency relief project toward Ukraine, the United Nations food agency said F... 20:40 Jun. 03 -
#Tammy Duckworth(2nd LD) S. Korea seeks U.S. congressional support for trade, investment
(ATTN: ADDS details from Duckworth's meeting with AMCHAM in last 4 paras) By Oh Seok-min and Kang Jae-eun SEOUL, June 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korean Trade Minister Ahn Duk-geun drummed up support from ... 19:11 Jun. 03 -
#trilateral meeting
S. Korea, U.S., Japan to hold vice ministerial meeting in Seoul next week
SEOUL, June 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korea, the United States and Japan will hold a vice ministerial meeting in Seoul next week to discuss the security situation on the Korean Peninsula, and other regio... 19:05 Jun. 03 -
#US ambassador(LEAD) Swearing-in ceremony for new U.S. ambassador to S. Korea held related article
(ATTN: UPDATES with Goldberg's comments in 3rd para) SEOUL, June 3 (Yonhap) -- Philip Goldberg has been formally sworn in as U.S. ambassador to South Korea, the U.S. Embassy in Seoul said Friday, a... 16:47 Jun. 03 -
#Tammy Duckworth(LEAD) S. Korea seeks U.S. congressional support for trade, investment
(ATTN: REPLACES photo; ADDS byline) By Oh Seok-min and Kang Jae-eun SEOUL, June 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korean Trade Minister Ahn Duk-geun drummed up support from the U.S. Congress on Friday to expand ... 16:34 Jun. 03 -
#Ukraine(LEAD) Ukraine envoy hopes for weapons aid from S. Korea related article
(ATTN: ADDS more info in 10th para) SEOUL, June 3 (Yonhap) -- Ukraine's top envoy to Seoul on Friday expressed hope for weapons aid from South Korea to help fight the war with Russia. Ukrainian ... 15:47 Jun. 03
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