SEOUL/WASHINGTON, July 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Vice foreign ministers of South Korea, the United States and Japan will hold trilateral talks this week to discuss ways of further enhancing cooperation on North Korean issues and economic security, Seoul’s foreign ministry said Wednesday. First Vice Foreign Minister Park Yoon-joo, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau [...]
YONGIN, South Korea, July 15 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea came up short of winning their sixth East Asian men’s football title at home Tuesday after losing to Japan 1-0 in the finale. Ryo Germain scored the match’s lone goal in the eighth minute of the teams’ final contest at the East Asian Football Federation [...]
KUALA LUMPUR, July 11 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea, the United States and Japan reaffirmed Friday their “resolute” commitment to the complete denuclearization of North Korea, as they held their first high-level diplomatic talks since the launch of the Lee Jae Myung government. The 40-minute talks took place among First Vice Foreign Minister Park Yoon-joo, [...]
KUALA LUMPUR, July 10 (Korea Bizwire) – First Vice Foreign Minister Park Yoon-joo had brief encounters with the top diplomats of China and Japan in Malaysia on Thursday, marking the first such in-person exchanges between senior diplomats of the three Asian neighbors since the launch of the Lee Jae Myung government. Park was seen approaching [...]
SEOUL, July 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Japan pounded Hong Kong 6-1 to begin their title defense at the East Asian Football Federation (EAFF) E-1 Football Championship in South Korea on Tuesday. Ryo Germain scored four times in his first match for Japan, while Sho Inagaki and Sota Nakamura added a goal apiece for the convincing [...]
SEOUL, July 7 (Korea Bizwire) — The UNESCO World Heritage Committee (WHC) on Monday rejected a South Korean proposal calling for a review of Japan’s implementation of its pledged measures regarding industrial sites linked to wartime forced labor. The decision came after the proposal was put to an unprecedented vote during the WHC session in [...]
SEOUL, July 4 (Korea Bizwire) — National Security Adviser Wi Sung-lac met with his Japanese counterpart, Masataka Okano, in Seoul on Friday to discuss ways to advance bilateral ties as well as a range of issues, including North Korea, the presidential office said. “Both sides exchanged their opinions on developing South Korea-Japan relations as well [...]
TOKYO/SEOUL, June 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Thursday he had a good discussion with President Lee Jae Myung during their first summit in Canada earlier this week, noting that they “aligned on views” on shared issues. Ishiba made the remark at an event in Tokyo held to celebrate the 60th [...]
SEOUL, June 18 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea, the United States and Japan held combined air drills Wednesday in an effort to strengthen their trilateral security cooperation against North Korean threats, the South’s Air Force said. It marked the first joint air exercise among the three countries since President Lee Jae Myung took office earlier [...]
SEOUL, June 16 (Korea Bizwire) — President Lee Jae-myung on Monday called for South Korea and Japan to join hands for a better future, casting the two neighbors as important partners bound to work together amid a rapidly changing global environment. Lee made the remark in a congratulatory video message at the start of an [...]