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Syeda Mubeena Hashmi Posted in World

Seoul, Washington Discuss Investments and Middle East Role

A South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun met US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Friday as the allies discussed delayed Korean investments in the United States and Seoul’s potential role in regional security. Cho outlined Seoul’s willingness to contribute to efforts protecting navigation in the Strait of Hormuz. Both sides also agreed to continue consultations on investment commitments and strategic cooperation. Read More…

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Syeda Mubeena Hashmi Posted in World

North Korea Launches Ballistic Missile Into East Sea

North Korea fired a ballistic missile towards the East Sea on Sunday, South Korea’s military said, prompting heightened surveillance by Seoul and coordination with the United States and Japan. The launch came days after Pyongyang reaffirmed its nuclear-armed status and rejected a UN nuclear watchdog resolution calling for an end to its nuclear activities. Japan also confirmed the launch. Read More…

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Lee Says Trump Seeks Dialogue With North Korea

SEOUL: South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said Friday that US President Donald Trump clearly wants dialogue with North Korea and urged Washington to pursue talks with Pyongyang. Lee said Seoul was continuing preliminary efforts to facilitate US-North Korea engagement, while noting a Trump-Kim Jong Un meeting remained uncertain but possible. He also ruled out South Korean troops joining the Iran war. Read More…

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Hafsa Mustafa Posted in World

China's Xi to visit North Korea next week

Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit North Korea next week, state media said Friday, the latest in a series of high-level summits as Beijing asserts its position as a diplomatic superpower on the world stage. State broadcaster CCTV said that Xi would visit from June 8 to 9 at the invitation of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, his first trip to Pyongyang in seven years. Read More…

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South Korea to join multinational defence talks on security in Strait of Hormuz

South Korea will participate in a multinational defence ministerial meeting on security in the Strait of Hormuz following a recent attack on a South Korean-operated cargo ship in the strategic waterway, local media reported, citing government officials. Army Maj. Gen. Woo Kyung-suk, director general for policy planning at the Defence Ministry, will attend the virtual meeting co-chaired by Britain and France, Yonhap News Agency reported. Read More…

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South Korea reportedly condemns attack on vessel in Strait of Hormuz  

Seoul "strongly condemned" attacks on civilian vessels, saying a closer examination was needed regarding last week's strike in the Strait of Hormuz, as the government has yet to determine who was responsible for the incident, local media reported. "Our government maintains that attacks on privately operated vessels, including the HMM Namu, can neither be justified nor tolerated, and we strongly condemn them," National Security Advisor Wi Sung-lac said, according to a report by Yonhap News Agency. Read More…

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Oil tanker reaches South Korea after passing Hormuz blockade

An oil tanker that passed through the Strait of Hormuz has arrived in South Korea, the first such vessel to reach the Asian nation by that route since Iran declared the critical waterway closed. South Korea relies heavily on Middle Eastern fuel imports, most of which transited through Hormuz until US-Israeli attacks on Iran in late February prompted Tehran to effectively shut the strait. The arrival of the Malta-flagged Odessa, carrying one million barrels of crude oil, will likely ease Seoul's concerns over energy security as the war in the… Read More…

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North Korea's ruling party elevates Kim Jong-un’s sister

North Korea's ruling party has elevated leader Kim Jong-un's powerful younger sister to a top position, state media has said, a sign of her far-reaching influence within the reclusive nation. Kim Yo-jong - long considered one of her brother's closest lieutenants - was promoted to department director within the party's apex central committee, the Korean Central News Agency has said on Tuesday. Although it was not clear which department she would lead, she had previously held a senior role within the party's propaganda unit. Read More…

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