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Jan 16, 2025 | 
koreaherald.com | Ji Da-gyum
US secretary of state nominee signals shifts in N. Korea policy toward stabilization and risk reductionSeoul’s Foreign and Unification ministries on Thursday unveiled their 2025 policy priorities, pledging to “proactively” prepare for the potential revival of US-North Korea nuclear talks under the second Trump administration while gearing up for a possible resumption of inter-Korean dialogue.
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Jan 15, 2025 | 
koreaherald.com | Ji Da-gyum
Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for Pentagon chief, referred to North Korea as a “nuclear power” in a written statement for Tuesday’s confirmation hearing – shattering a longstanding taboo by granting such a designation to Kim Jong-un’s regime and drawing considerable attention in Seoul.
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Jan 13, 2025 | 
koreaherald.com | Ji Da-gyum
Foreign ministers hold joint news conference for 1st time in over 13 yearsThe top diplomats of South Korea and Japan on Monday pledged to commemorate the 60th anniversary of diplomatic normalization this year, building on renewed momentum in their relationship despite the ongoing political upheaval and a potential leadership change in South Korea.
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Jan 7, 2025 | 
koreaherald.com | Ji Da-gyum
US senators who have advocated for the redeployment of tactical nuclear weapons to the Korean Peninsula and the Indo-Pacific region have assumed leadership of key committees overseeing the US State and Defense departments. Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Mississippi), chair of the Armed Services Committee, and Sen.
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Jan 7, 2025 | 
koreaherald.com | Ji Da-gyum
The inaugural Cuban Ambassador to South Korea, Claudio Monzon Baeza, has officially begun his duties in Seoul. Monzon was one of nine new resident ambassadors to South Korea who presented their credentials to acting President Choi Sang-mok on Tuesday afternoon at the government complex in Seoul. Monzon's swearing-in comes approximately 11 months after Seoul and Havana established diplomatic relations in February last year.
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Jan 6, 2025 | 
koreaherald.com | Ji Da-gyum
Joseph Yun, a former special envoy on North Korea and veteran diplomat, will assume the role of interim acting US ambassador to South Korea following Ambassador Philip Goldberg's departure from Seoul on Tuesday. "Yes, that's our intention. He will become charge d'affaires in a few days," Goldberg said during a farewell press briefing at Incheon Airport when asked if Yun would serve as the acting US ambassador to South Korea.
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Dec 18, 2024 | 
koreaherald.com | Ji Da-gyum
Public accounts from Cabinet members at the National Assembly have exposed a troubling picture of President Yoon Suk Yeol's Dec. 3 martial law declaration: One of a clandestine and illegitimate decision that bypassed nearly the entire Cabinet, silenced its opposition, and violated due process. The hours before Yoon's late-night announcement -- for much of which most Cabinet members were kept in the dark -- were a whirlwind.
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Dec 18, 2024 | 
koreaherald.com | Ji Da-gyum |Choi Ji-won
Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok said economic instability and market volatility show signs of easing thanks to the swift responses by the government and the country's constitutional and economic systems. "Economic policies are being pursued through cooperation between the government, ruling party and opposition, irrespective of the political situation, with the budget and key tax bills approved by the National Assembly on Dec. 10," Choi said.
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Dec 15, 2024 | 
koreaherald.com | Ji Da-gyum
Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul outlines a diplomatic roadmap under Acting President Han Duck-soo’s leadership during a press briefing at the Foreign Ministry headquarters in Seoul on Sunday, a day after the National Assembly voted to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol following his abrupt declaration of martial law.
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Dec 15, 2024 | 
koreaherald.com | Ji Da-gyum
President Yoon Suk Yeol’s abrupt declaration of martial law has led to his impeachment, making him the third South Korean president suspended from office by the National Assembly. His political fate now lies in the hands of the Constitutional Court. The impeachment motion passed in a 204-85 vote, with three abstentions and eight invalid ballots on Saturday, narrowly clearing the 200-vote threshold in the 300-member parliament.
