North Korea will participate in the Winter Paralympic Games in Pyeongchang, according to South Korea’s news agency. The two countries have been discussing North Korea’s involvement at the border village of Panmunjom. The decision follows the North’s participation in the Olympics, widely seen as successful piece of diplomacy which brought a hint of rapprochement. However, … Read more
A senior South Korean diplomat has been recalled from Ethiopia after he allegedly raped a female colleague, Seoul’s foreign ministry said Thursday, as it issued a public apology. The incident came after two other South Korean diplomats were punished for sexual misbehaviour last year. “Bowing low, the ministry offers the most sincere apology to the … Read more
South Korean President Moon Jae-In on Sunday announced his picks for finance and foreign ministers while appointing a former diplomat as his top security advisor for his new government. Moon announced during a televised press briefing that he appointed former vice finance minister Kim Dong-Yeon as deputy prime minister and finance minister, while a UN … Read more