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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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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

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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US, South Korea move toward nuclear-powered submarine cooperation 

South Korea’s push to acquire nuclear-powered submarines will contribute to the alliance with the US by boosting Seoul’s deterrence capabilities, Foreign Minister Cho Hyun said on Monday. Cho made the remarks during a breakfast meeting with the US Undersecretary of War for Policy, Elbridge Colby, Yonhap News Agency reported. Colby is visiting Seoul this week following the Pentagon's release of a new National Defence Strategy, which includes its policy direction for the Korean Peninsula and other alliance issues. Read More…

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South Korean ex-leader jailed for five years in first martial law verdict

A South Korean judge sentenced former President Yoon Suk-yeol on Friday to five years in prison for obstructing justice and other crimes linked to his martial law declaration and in its chaotic aftermath. It is the first in a series of verdicts for the ex-leader, whose brief suspension of civilian rule in South Korea on December 3 2024 prompted massive protests and a showdown in parliament. Now ousted from power, he faces multiple trials for actions taken during that debacle and in the turmoil that followed. Read More…

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