National Affairs

The South Korean government on July 12 expressed deep regret over Japanese allegations that South Korean companies violated sanctions against North Korea by making unauthorized exports of strategic materials to the North, and proposed an international probe into Tokyo's suspicions.


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Korea removes Japan from whitelist of preferred trading partners

Korea removes Japan from whitelist of preferred trading partners

Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy Sung Yunmo on Aug. 12 announces Japan's removal from the country's whitelist of preferred trading partners in a news conference at ...

Aug 12,2019

Japan's lack of contrition about past threatens global economy: US scholar

Japan's lack of contrition about past threatens global economy: US scholar

Gregg Brazinsky, a professor of history and international affairs at the George Washington University in Washington, on Aug. 11 contributed to The Washington Post an op-e...

Aug 12,2019

Japanese social media users start movement featuring 'I love Korea' hashtag

Japanese social media users start movement featuring 'I love Korea' hashtag

Japanese social media users on Aug. 7 show support for Korea on their Twitter feeds using the hashtag "I love Korea." (Twitter feed screen capture) By Kim Eun-young a...

Aug 09,2019

President Moon urges Japan to retract trade sanctions on Korea

President Moon urges Japan to retract trade sanctions on Korea

President Moon Jae-in on Aug. 8 discusses Japan's economic sanctions on Korea in a meeting with a national economic advisory council at Cheong Wa Dae. (Cheong Wa Dae...

Aug 08,2019

President Moon says Korea to 'stand up to Japan' through own tech

President Moon says Korea to 'stand up to Japan' through own tech

President Moon Jae-in on Aug. 7 visits in the city of Gimpo, Gyeonggi-do Province, the decelerator manufacturer SBB Tech. (Cheong Wa Dae)  By Park Hye Ri and Lee Jiha...

Aug 08,2019

Former Japanese PM urges Korea's reinstatement to Japan's trade whitelist

Former Japanese PM urges Korea's reinstatement to Japan's trade whitelist

Former Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama on June 12 gives a lecture at Yonsei University in Seoul on the symbiotic relationship among Northeast Asian countries. (Yon...

Aug 07,2019

Social media users protest Japan's removal of 'Statue of Peace' exhibit

Social media users protest Japan's removal of 'Statue of Peace' exhibit

Rosaria Iazzetta, an Italian professor of sculpture, on Aug. 4 uploaded photographs of women posing like "The Statue of Peace" on her Twitter account to protest the remov...

Aug 07,2019

'Korea can catch up with Japan through inter-Korean cooperation'

'Korea can catch up with Japan through inter-Korean cooperation'

President Moon Jae-in on Aug. 5 hosts a meeting of his senior secretaries at Cheong Wa Dae. (Cheong Wa Dae)  By Park Hye Ri and Lee Jihae President Moon Jae-in on Aug...

Aug 05,2019

Japan's shutdown of 'Statue of Peace' exhibit incites widespread condemnation

Japan's shutdown of 'Statue of Peace' exhibit incites widespread condemnation

"The Statue of Peace," a Korean statue of a comfort woman submitted to the Aichi Triennale 2019 held in central Japan, holds a pamphlet for a section of the arts festival...

Aug 05,2019

ASEAN expresses concern over rise in trade conflicts, protectionism

ASEAN expresses concern over rise in trade conflicts, protectionism

Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha on Aug. 3 delivers the opening statement of the Republic of Korea-Mekong Foreign Ministers' Meeting at the Centara Grand Hotel in Bangkok....

Aug 05,2019