South Korea to remove Japan’s trusted trade partner status in September
Seoul: South Korea is expected to put into effect its decision to drop Japan from a list of trusted trading partners later this month, Seoul’s trade ministry said Sunday amid a growing trade row between the two Asian neighbors. Early this month, the Seoul government decided to revamp the categorization of its trading partners […]
With unusual pleasantries, S. Korea, Japan ministers reaffirm cooperation at least on culture
Seoul: Meeting at a time when South Korea and Japan are locked in one of their worst diplomatic and trade disputes, the culture ministers of the two nations came to a rare bilateral consensus to continue cooperation on the cultural front, exchanging unusually goodwilled pleasantries. South Korean Culture Minister Park Yang-woo and his Japanese […]
Korea, Japan, China forge joint vision for cultural cooperation despite growing diplomatic tension
Seoul: The culture ministers of South Korea, Japan and China signed an agreement Friday that lays out a 10-year vision for their trilateral cooperation on the culture front, a rare consensus that came amid escalating diplomatic and trade rows between Seoul and Tokyo. The “Incheon Declaration” was signed by the South Korean Minister Park […]
Moon resumes overtures to Japan, hopes for N.K. leader’s participation in ASEAN summit
Seoul: South Korean President Moon Jae-in said Friday he would “embrace” Japan if it shifts to dialogue to end diplomatic and trade rifts between the two sides, again extending an olive branch to Tokyo. “I’m ready to embrace and cooperate with Japan when it returns to the table for dialogue and cooperation, whenever that […]
South Korean, Japanese culture ministers seek way out of worsening diplomatic ties
Seoul: The culture ministers of South Korea and Japan discussed bilateral cooperation on the cultural front Thursday in their meeting held amid escalating trade and diplomatic rows between their countries. The meeting between Culture Minister Park Yang-woo and his Japanese counterpart, Masahiko Shibayama, held at a convention center in Incheon, just west of Seoul, […]
Vice FM asks U.S. to refrain from public messaging against Seoul’s GSOMIA decision
Seoul: South Korean First Vice Foreign Minister Cho Sei-young on Wednesday asked the United States to refrain from public messaging against Seoul’s recent decision to terminate a military information-sharing pact with Japan, a source here said. Cho met with U.S. Ambassador Harry Harris to make the request as Washington has repeatedly expressed disappointment and […]
Seoul to spend $4.1 billion for parts, materials industries amid trade row with Japan
Seoul: South Korea plans to inject more than 5 trillion won ($4.1 billion) into its support of the local parts and material industries by 2022 in a bid to tackle Japan’s export curbs against the South, cut dependence on Japanese imports and boost localization, the industry ministry said Wednesday. The move is aimed at […]
Esper raises concerns over S. Korea’s decision to end intel-sharing pact with Japan
Seoul: U.S. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper voiced concerns Friday over South Korea’s decision to terminate the intelligence-sharing pact with Japan when he spoke by phone with Defense Minister Jeong Kyeong-doo, a ministry official said. “Our minister explained to Esper detailed backgrounds that caused South Korea to make such a decision, including Japan’s insincere responses […]
Top diplomats of South Korea, Japan to hold talks amid high tensions over trade, history
Seoul: The top diplomats of South Korea and Japan were set to hold bilateral talks in Beijing on Wednesday as Seoul is considering whether to renew a military information-sharing pact with Tokyo amid badly frayed relations between the two countries. Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha and her Japanese counterpart, Taro Kono, plan to meet one-on-one […]
South Korea voices willingness to talk with Japan over its ‘whitelist’ move
Seoul: South Korea has notified Japan in advance of its plan to remove Tokyo from its list of trusted trading partners and is willing to talk with Japan further if needed, the trade minister said on Saturday. South Korea decided on Monday to remove Japan from its “whitelist” of countries that receive preferential trade […]
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