SEOUL– South Korea hopes to increase cooperation with Africa in natural resources and is ready to work together with the continent in terms of global supply chains, Seoul’s vice foreign minister said Friday.In an address to an academic forum on South …
SEOUL– A high-school student and others filed a constitutional petition Friday against the government’s plan to expand the COVID-19 vaccine pass program to teenagers next year.Starting February, the government plans to require not only adults but also…
On December 16-18, the President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev will visit South Korea. The meeting of the leaders of the two countries is scheduled for December 17, Trend reports citing Kun.uz.“Presidents Moon Jae-in and Shavkat Mirziyoyev will hold…
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in Liverpool for a series of in-person meetings with foreign ministers from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations as part of a December 9-17 trip that also will take him to Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand an…
The United States imposed extensive human rights-related sanctions Friday on dozens of people and entities tied to China, Myanmar, North Korea and Bangladesh, and added Chinese artificial intelligence company SenseTime Group to an investment blacklist….
As part of the Biden administration’s efforts to infuse human rights into its foreign policy, the U.S. State Department on Friday designated 12 government officials from Uganda, China, Belarus, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Mexico for “gross violations of …
SEOUL– President Moon Jae-in on Friday encouraged private firms to go carbon neutral, pledging the government will provide financial and regulatory support for their efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.Moon made the remarks at a meeting on carb…
SEOUL– President Moon Jae-in said Friday that South Korea is an “exemplary testament” to the value of democracy, citing the Korean people’s struggle against authoritarianism and move for peaceful revolutions.Moon made the remarks at a virtual democrac…