South Korea and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization will hold their annual policy consultation meeting in Seoul this week to discuss closer cooperation in efforts to fight terrorism and proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, the foreign ministry said Monday.Director-General for International Organizations Bureau Lee Jang-keun and Assistant Secretary General for Political Affairs and Security Policy Alejandro Alvargonzalez will represent South Korea and NATO respectively in the meeting

Former US President Barack Obama will attend a conference in Seoul on Monday to deliver a speech on leadership, organizers and embassy officials said. Obama arrived at Gimpo International Airport on Sunday night, along with his wife Michelle Obama and two daughters.  Former President Barack Obama`s motorcade leaving Gimpo Airport (Yonhap)It marks his first visit to South Korea since he had a summit with then-President Park Geun-hye more than three years ago. Obama is to deliver a speech regardin

President Moon Jae-in returned Sunday from the United States where he had a summit with US President Donald Trump on North Korea, alliance and trade issues. Upon arrival, he issued a statement to the nation stressing the summit has set the stage for South Korea to play a bigger role in resolving North Korea's nuclear issue diplomatically.  (Yonhap)"Through this summit, the two countries agreed to achieve their common goal of the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula in a peaceful manner," Moo

A 10-day annual youth network workshop organized by the ASEAN-Korea Centre kicks off Monday in Incheon to forge strong networks among Asian students in achieving a sustainable and clean environment in the region.　Under the theme of “Promoting Clean and Green Environment through the Establishment of Environmentally Sustainable Cities,” students will participate in various lectures, field trips and cultural activities for the 2017 ASEAN-Korea Youth Network Workshop to be held in Korea from July 3-

South Korea will host a global forum this week on the Hague Conference on Private International Law, a world organization for cross-border cooperation in civil and commercial matters, related ministries said Sunday.The two-day event to open Monday will mark South Korea's entry into the conference 20 years ago, according to the Foreign Ministry and the Justice Ministry. (Yonhap)More than 300 representatives from South Korea and other countries, including the United States, China, Japan, Singapore

South Korea will closely look into the US intentions over their bilateral free trade deal, an official said Sunday, amid a controversy over the possible renegotiation of the pact.US President Donald Trump said at the start of summit talks with his South Korean counterpart Moon Jae-in on Friday that Seoul and Washington "are renegotiating a trade deal right now." (Yonhap)However, a joint statement issued after the summit said the two sides "further committed to foster a truly fair and level playi

President Moon Jae-in has received a boost in his push for improving inter-Korean relations as US President Donald Trump has formally thrown his weight behind it, government officials and experts here said Sunday.They emphasized it's important to follow up their summit agreement via close coordination on a more specific "road map." (Yonhap)In their meeting in Washington, D.C. last week, Moon and Trump agreed to leave the door to dialogue with North Korea open "under the right circumstances," acc

Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon on Friday voiced hopes for deeper ties between South Korea and Peru based on "multifaceted" bilateral cooperation triggered by their free trade agreement which took effect in 2011.Lee made the remarks during his meeting with Peruvian Second Vice President Mercedes Rosalba Araoz Fernandez. She was in Seoul to attend a forum on future cooperation between Korea and Central and South America. South Korea`s Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon (right) shakes hands with Peruvian Secon

South Korea on Thursday regretted Japan's foot-dragging on its promise to make public information about its past industrial facilities which were added to the UNESCO heritage list though some of them used forced labor during World War II. A foreign ministry official said South Korea will demand Japan implement its promised steps during a UNESCO meeting next month.Hashima undersea coal mine off Nagasaki, known as “Battleship Island,” one of the 23 properties of “Japan’s Meiji Industrial Revolutio

South Korea on Thursday strongly protested a Japanese diplomat's disparaging comments on the victims of Tokyo's sexual slavery during World War II. In a recent media interview, Takashi Shinozuka, the consul general of Japan in Atlanta, called them paid prostitutes saying there is no evidence that the nation mobilized women as sex slaves. South Korean foreign ministry spokesman Cho June-hyuck (Yonhap)"It was a very inappropriate remark inflicting a deep wound to the victims again who went through

South Korea's top diplomat will meet her US counterpart to fine-tune details related to the upcoming summit between their leaders scheduled later this week, a foreign ministry official said Wednesday.Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha is to meet US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson early Wednesday (local time) in Washington just ahead of the talks between President Moon Jae-in and US President Donald Trump.  Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha delivers her inauguration speech in Seoul on June 19, 2017.

SEONGNAM AIRPORT -- South Korean President Moon Jae-in will meet his US counterpart Donald Trump this week in a summit largely expected to focus on how to strengthen their countries' alliance and put their joint strength to use in ridding North Korea of its nuclear arms, Seoul officials said Wednesday.The two leaders will hold their first summit talks Friday (US time), following a dinner hosted by Trump and his wife, Melania, at the White House the day before.The most urgent issue for the meetin

WASHINGTON -- A series of US congressmen have spoken on the floor to welcome South Korean President Moon Jae-in's first official trip to the United States and to call for further strengthening the alliance between the two countries.Moon is scheduled to visit Washington from Wednesday to Saturday for his first summit talks with US President Donald Trump as well as meetings with other top government officials and leaders of the House and the Senate."President Moon's trip comes at a critical time -

South Korean President Moon Jae-in will head for Germany next week on an official visit that will also include his trip to the upcoming G20 summit in the European country, his office Cheong Wa Dae announced Tuesday.The new South Korean leader will depart for Germany next Wednesday, two days after his return from a trip to the United States where he is set to hold a bilateral summit with US President Donald Trump.Moon will first head to Berlin for an official two-day visit that will include bilat