SEOUL, Sept. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — The foreign ministry held a joint meeting with overseas diplomatic missions Monday to review measures to protect its nationals in Indonesia, as nationwide protests escalate over lawmakers’ privileges. Yoon Chu-sok, director general for overseas Koreans and consular affairs, urged officials in the meeting to closely monitor developments, maintain constant [...]
SEOUL, July 14 (Korea Bizwire) – The foreign ministry said Monday that it is taking an alleged harassment and assault case involving a Honduran diplomat “seriously” and is taking steps in accordance with due procedures. Police in Busan said Sunday that it has booked a Honduran diplomat without physical detention for allegedly harassing and assaulting [...]
SEOUL, June 9 (Korea Bizwire) – The foreign ministry summoned the top Chinese envoy to South Korea on Friday to lodge a complaint over the ambassador’s controversial remarks on South Korea’s ties with the United States, denouncing the comments as interference of internal affairs. First Vice Foreign Minister Chang Ho-jin called in Chinese Ambassador Xing [...]
SEOUL, March 7 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s foreign ministry on Monday warned of possible prison sentences against its citizens seeking to join Ukraine’s military to fight against Russia’s invasion without due approval from the government. Seoul has banned its nationals from traveling to all regions of Ukraine since mid-February amid safety concerns. Those who [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — The foreign ministry is pushing to build its own videoconference platform to improve security as virtual meetings continue across the world due to the new coronavirus pandemic, officials said Sunday. The ministry currently uses its intranet for talks with overseas missions but relies on private platforms for discussions with [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Overseas positions previously popular within the Foreign Ministry, such as the ambassadorship to Japan in Tokyo or the country’s representative to the OECD in Paris, had no applicants following a recent job opening announcement, surprising many in the ministry. According to a Foreign Ministry official, the top tier positions [...]
SEOUL/BEIJING, Apr. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s foreign ministry said Thursday that it is working to confirm reports that Chinese leader Xi Jinping told U.S. President Donald Trump that Korea “used to be a part of China.” “We are working to confirm the reports through diverse diplomatic channels including the United States and China,” [...]