South Korea

South Korea kicks off drills around disputed island, draws ire from Japan

Aug 25, 2019 04:05

South Korea has staged military drills around a remote pacific island also claimed by Japan, prompting a protest from Tokyo in a move that could further stoke tensions between the two Asian neighbors.
South Korea set to terminate intelligence-sharing pact with Japan

Aug 22, 2019 15:52

South Korea has announced that it would scrap a key intelligence-sharing pact with Japan, a decision that could escalate a dispute over trade and undercut security cooperation on North Korea.
China, Japan, South Korea vow to strengthen ties

Aug 21, 2019 05:31

Foreign ministers from China, Japan, and South Korea vowed to strengthen trilateral relations in a meeting on the outskirts of Beijing on Wednesday (August 21).
South Korea’s Moon vows reunification with North by 2045

Aug 15, 2019 07:05

South Korean President Moon Jae-in has vowed to work toward the reunification of the two Koreas by 2045.
US missile deployment to South Korea ‘reckless act:’ North

Aug 14, 2019 07:23

North Korea has warned against a potential move by the United States to deploy ground-launched, intermediate-range missiles in South Korea, saying such a move would spark “a new Cold War” between the regional powers.
South Korea has failed to justify trade restriction: Japan

Aug 13, 2019 07:09

Japan has hit back at South Korea for removing Tokyo's fast-track trade status, with the industry minister saying Seoul had failed to explain its reason for the latest move in an escalating trade row.
South Korea retaliates as US trade war spreads among allies

Aug 12, 2019 09:06

South Korea said on Monday it plans to drop Japan from its "white list" of countries with fast-track trade status from September, a tit-for-tat move that deepens a diplomatic and trade rift between the two countries.
US defense secretary meets South Korean counterpart in Seoul

Aug 09, 2019 04:05

US Defense Secretary Mark Esper met South Korea's Defense Minister Jeong Kyeong-doo in Seoul on Friday (August 9), amid a series of regional challenges ranging from tensions between Seoul and Tokyo to how much of the cost South Korea should pay for American troops stationed there.
Japan-Korean relations slip to a new low

Aug 08, 2019 09:55

Tokyo on Friday, August 2 revoked South Korea’s preferential status as a trade partner for the purchase of dual-use materials vital to Korean industry, driving bilateral relations to their lowest ebb in recent memory and raising questions over the grounds for the Japanese action.
Japan gains from trade curbs to be short-lived: South Korea

Aug 08, 2019 06:34

South Korean President Moon Jae-in said on Thursday that Japan imposing tighter export curbs against South Korea will undermine Japan's international credibility for using its industrial advantage as a weapon against another country.