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U.S. President Joe Biden holds a virtual summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping at the White House in Washington on Nov. 15. [REUTERS/YONHAP]

State Department clarifies expectations of Seoul regarding Beijing

The U.S. State Department stressed Tuesday that South Korea and the United States must work together against China's rising assertions, clarifying what role Washington expects Seoul to play amid its growing rivalry with Beijing.

2021.11.23

Seoul's First Vice Foreign Minister Choi Jong-kun speaks at the South Korea-U.S. Strategic Forum held at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) think tank in Washington Monday. [YONHAP]

Envoy describes end-of-war deal North can't 'walk away from'

A declaration to formally end the 1950-53 Korean War could create a denuclearization process that “no one can easily walk away from,” said South Korea's First Vice Foreign Minister Choi Jong-kun in Washington Monday.

2021.11.16

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South Korean First Vice Foreign Minister Choi Jong-kun speaks to reporters at Dulles International Airport outside Washington, D.C. Sunday. [NEWS1]

Seoul claims end-of-war talks make progress

Seoul and Washington are nearing some agreement on a proposal to formally end the 1950-53 Korean War, said South Korean First Vice Foreign Minister Choi Jong-kun Sunday ahead of a week-long trip to the United States.

2021.11.15

A love affair with Pyongyang

Appearing at the Foreign Affairs and Unification Committee of the National Assembly on Tuesday, Vice Foreign Minister Choi Jong-kun said that the reactivation of the Yongbyon nuclear facility in North Korea does not constitute a...

2021.9.8

A love affair with Pyongyang (KOR)

2021.9.8

First Vice Minister Choi Jong-kun speaks at the Foreign Affairs and Unification Committee hearing at the National Assembly in Seoul on Tuesday. [IM HYUN-DONG]

Gov't struggles over news about Yongbyon

Asked if he thought North Korea violated agreements signed in 2018 if it restarted the Yongbyon nuclear reactor, First Vice Foreign Minister Choi Jong-kun replied, “No, I don’t think so.” The question during a National Assembly Foreign Affairs and...

2021.9.8

From left, Korea's First Vice Foreign Minister Choi Jong-kun, Japanese Vice Foreign Minister Takeo Mori, and U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman hold a joint press conference following their meeting in Tokyo on Wednesday. [YONHAP]

Korea, Japan, U.S. diplomats meet in Tokyo

U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman called on North Korea to “respond positively” to America's call for engagement and dialogue after meeting with her Korean and Japanese counterparts in Tokyo on Wednesday. “The United States has made it...

2021.7.21

Korean First Vice Foreign Minister Choi Jong-kun, left, and U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman pose for a photo ahead of bilateral talks in Washington on Wednesday. [FOREIGN MINISTRY]

Korea, U.S. pledge to strengthen supply chains

Korea and the United States will work together to expand cooperation in strengthening supply chains for semiconductors and other critical products, Seoul’s First Vice Foreign Minister Choi Jong-kun said Wednesday in Washington.

2021.6.10

Korean First Vice Foreign Minister Choi Jong-kun, left, with Iran's Deputy for Political Affairs Abbas Araghchi in a photograph released by Iran's state media. [ISLAMIC REPUBLIC NEWS AGENCY]

Diplomatic mission to free tanker seized in Iran fails

Korean diplomats negotiating the release of a Korean oil tanker left Iran empty-handed Tuesday after disagreeing over frozen Iranian funds and claims of pollution.

2021.1.13

A CCTV image shows the moment the South Korean-flagged oil tanker Hankuk Chemi was captured by the Iran’s Revolutionary Guard in a speedboat on the Strait of Hormuz on Monday. [AP/YONHAP]

War of words continues over ship seized by Iran

Seoul’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Wednesday that it is preparing legal action in response to Iran's seizure of a South Korean-flagged oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz earlier this week.

2021.1.6

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A love affair with Pyongyang

A love affair with Pyongyang (KOR)

Gov't struggles over news about Yongbyon

Korea, Japan, U.S. diplomats meet in Tokyo

Korea, U.S. pledge to strengthen supply chains

Diplomatic mission to free tanker seized in Iran fails

War of words continues over ship seized by Iran