The U.S. is likely to soon send a delegation to North Korea to examine its food shortages, but allies’ cooperation over the issue of resuming aid on a full-scale basis will not be undermined by the move, officials from Washington and Seoul said Tuesday. Stephen Bosworth, U.S. special envoy on North Korea policies, held talks with Seoul’s chief nuclear envoy Wi Sung-lac here as the two ally nations

For traders, reading through free trade agreements can be stressful and complicated. To help companies in Southeast Asia and Korea navigate through such agreements, the ASEAN-Korea Center launched an online FTA information service Screen capture of the ASEAN-Korea Center’s recently launched online free trade agreement information service.“This website was designed to further enhance trade relation

Science and technology are two driving forces for the economies of South Korea and India, with tremendous potential for projects that link both sides.To capitalize on this potential, India’s Science and Technology Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal came to Seoul to take part in the first Ministerial Steering Committee meeting on May 4. Education, Science and Technology Minister Lee Ju-ho (left) with Indi

Brazil wants a more give-and-take approach to trade with South KoreaBrazil’s ambassador is eliminating the word “complementary” from the lexicon of bilateral trade with Korea.Instead, he uses the word “synergy” to explain the growth possibilities for both sides.“Complementarity means that one side is making the food while the other is eating it. Synergy means that both sides can contribute to the

Japan voiced support Wednesday for China’s proposal that South and North Korea first hold nuclear dialogue to help restart the six-party talks aimed at weaning Pyongyang off its nuclear ambitions.Shinsuke Sugiyama, Tokyo’s delegate to the stalled multilateral talks, however, said such inter-Korean talks should not pass off as a formality, stressing the North should make a series of denuclearizatio

President arrives in Berlin on a three-nation tourBERLIN ― President Lee Myung-bak on Sunday arrived in Berlin on the first leg of his week-long European tour aimed at promoting bilateral trade and investment as well as cooperation for low carbon, green growth. Lee’s trip to Germany, Denmark and France comes just days after the National Assembly ratified Korea’s free trade pact with the European U