Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda is to visit Seoul this month for talks with South Korean President Lee Myung-bak. Japanese Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba announced plans for the meeting during a visit to Seoul Thursday. He said the two-day visit will begin on October 18. Mr. Noda and Gemba both took office in a Japanese […]
Japan’s PM to Visit South Korea This Month
Posted October 6th, 2011 at 8:00 am (UTC-5)
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Japanese FM Visits Seoul on Nuclear, Other Issues
Posted October 6th, 2011 at 2:50 am (UTC-5)
Japanese Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba is visiting Seoul for talks with his South Korean counterpart on nuclear issues and a potential visit to South Korea by Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda. Officials said Gemba and Kim Sung-hwan will coordinate policy on a potential resumption of nuclear negotiations with North Korea amid escalating diplomacy on the […]
South Korea’s New Nuclear Envoy Flies to US
Posted October 6th, 2011 at 1:00 am (UTC-5)
A new South Korean nuclear negotiator is on his way to the United States to meet officials and coordinate policy on North Korea’s nuclear programs. Officials said Lim Sung-nam departed for Washington Thursday, a day after being appointed to replace Wi Sung-lac as Seoul’s chief delegate to six-nation talks on Pyongyang’s programs. Wi was named […]
South Korea’s New Nuclear Envoy to Visit U.S.
Posted October 5th, 2011 at 8:55 pm (UTC-5)
News reports from Seoul say South Korea’s newly appointed nuclear negotiator will visit the United States ahead of next week’s summit between the presidents of the two countries in Washington. The reports Thursday come barely a day after Lim Sung-nam was appointed special envoy to six-nation talks on North Korea’s nuclear disarmament. Lim’s predecessor, Wi […]
U.S. Congress to Work Quickly On Trade Deals
Posted October 4th, 2011 at 8:30 pm (UTC-5)
The U.S. State Department says it hopes Congress will pass the U.S.-South Korea free trade bill before South Korean President Lee Myung-bak arrives in Washington next week. A department spokeswoman, Victoria Nuland, told reporters Tuesday the free trade bill, and two others with Colombia and Panama, are good for America. She said lawmakers should act […]
Nine North Korean Defectors Arrive in Seoul
Posted October 4th, 2011 at 3:30 am (UTC-5)
Nine North Korean defectors arrived in South Korea Tuesday, three weeks after leaving their country in a rare seaborne defection. The six adults and three children had been held in a Japanese immigration facility since they were discovered September 13 drifting in a small boat near the port city of Kanazawa. Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary […]
Seoul, New York Agree to Joint Tourism Campaign
Posted October 4th, 2011 at 1:45 am (UTC-5)
South Korea’s capital city has reached an agreement with New York to conduct a joint tourism marketing campaign promoting the two world cities. A memorandum of understanding was signed Monday in Seoul between city officials there and New York’s tourism agency, NYC and Company. The pact calls for each city to promote the other with […]
South Korea’s Ruling Party Chief Visits North Korea
Posted September 30th, 2011 at 1:00 am (UTC-5)
The head of South Korea’s ruling party crossed the border into North Korea Friday to pay a one-day visit to a jointly run industrial complex. Grand National Party chief Hong Joon-pyo told reporters before leaving for the facility in Kaesong that it is a politician’s obligation to try to improve relations. The complex just north […]
Asbestos Scare Strikes Playgrounds, Ball Parks in South Korea
Posted September 29th, 2011 at 12:49 am (UTC-5)
South Korean officials are scrambling to ease public fears after high levels of potentially hazardous asbestos were found at several school playgrounds and professional baseball stadiums. The Education Ministry says it is inspecting the playgrounds of all schools where the asbestos has been detected, and has covered them with tents to keep the students off. […]
South Korea to Build Naval Base Near Disputed Islands
Posted September 28th, 2011 at 6:54 pm (UTC-5)
South Korea says it will start building a naval base on eastern Ulleung-do island next year, to better guard nearby islets that also are claimed by Japan. Ruling party lawmaker Chung Mee-kyung said Wednesday the naval base will be able to accommodate Aegis destroyers and amphibious landing ships. Construction of the $300 million project is […]
