Kim Jong Un opens door to South Korea thaw with coronavirus letter
Kim Jong Un sent South Korean President Moon Jae-in a letter expressing condolences over the coronavirus outbreak, in the North Korean leader's first public overture to his counterpart in more than four months. Kim sent a "message of comfort to the South Korean people who ...
South Korea declares 'war' on coronavirus as cases approach 5,000
South Korean President Moon Jae-in declared "war" against the coronavirus on Tuesday, placing all government agencies on a 24-hour emergency footing as the country's total cases — the largest in the world outside China — approached 5,000. South Korea has seen a rapid rise in ...
South Korean primaries could make or break Moon Jae-in's presidency
South Korean President Moon Jae-in must win upcoming elections to avoid becoming a lame duck in the second half of his single, five-year term. But first he's got to consolidate power within his own party. To do that, Moon's looking close to home. Almost 60 ...
South Korea's Moon stresses need to satisfy victims in wartime labor row with Japan
South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Tuesday reiterated the country's position of seeking to resolve issues with Japan over wartime labor lawsuits based on the will of the victims and their kin. Obtaining consent from victims is the most important principle in the dispute, an ...
Meet the fiery negotiator behind South Korea's biggest disputes with Japan
With the clock ticking on South Korea's withdrawal from a security pact with Japan in November, President Moon Jae-in sent a blunt-speaking aide on a secret mission to Washington. The aide, deputy national security adviser Kim Hyun-chong, was a curious choice to broker a truce ...
Time running out on U.S.-South Korea troop funding talks, envoy says
Washington has compromised in its demands that South Korea should pay billions of dollars toward the U.. troop presence and it was Seoul's turn to reciprocate before time ran out, the American ambassador said Thursday. The two allies are in a security alliance and Washington ...
South Korea's Moon wants to punish 'almighty' prosecutor over unapproved probes into officials
South Korean President Moon Jae-in wants to punish the country's top prosecutor, who is heading an investigation into former and current government officials, for disobedience, TV outlet Channel A reported, citing an unidentified government official. Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-youl should be held "accountable for his ...
North Korea says Kim Jong Un's relationship with Trump not enough to salvage nuclear talks
Kim Jong Un's personal relationship with U.S. President Donald Trump may not be enough to salvage stalled nuclear talks between Pyongyang and Washington, a senior North Korean official said Saturday. Kim Kye Gwan, an adviser to the North's Foreign Ministry, said in a statement carried ...
Trump wishes North Korea's Kim a happy birthday, but nuclear talks still on ice
U.S. President Donald Trump has reportedly wished North Korean leader Kim Jong Un a happy birthday via South Korean intermediaries, the first known exchange between the two since their June meeting at the Demilitarized Zone that divides the two Koreas. South Korean national security director ...
South Korea's Moon doubles down on dovish approach, seeking Kim visit to Seoul
South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Tuesday called for better relations with the North so leader Kim Jong Un can visit Seoul, despite Pyongyang's abandonment of its nuclear and missile test moratoriums. Moon's appeal came after Kim threatened a demonstration of a "new strategic weapon" ...
East Asian security in 2020 will hinge on U.S.-North Korean relations
The security environment in East Asia in 2020 is set to hinge on whether tensions between North Korea and the United States will escalate, as leader Kim Jong Un has accused Washington of missing a deadline set by Pyongyang for nuclear talks. Concern is growing ...
South Korea indicts former Justice Minister Cho Kuk on several charges
South Korean prosecutors indicted former Justice Minister Cho Kuk on Tuesday on a dozen charges including bribery, two months after he resigned over a scandal involving family investment and university admissions for his children. The accusations are a setback for President Moon Jae-in after the ...
