Korea set to launch vaccine council with US
Posted : 2021-05-25 16:40
Updated : 2021-05-25 16:41
Foreign Minister Chung Eui-yong, center, Trade Minister Moon Sung-wook, left, and Health Minister Kwon Deok-chul appear at the Seoul Government Complex, Tuesday, to brief about President s Moon Jae-in s visit to United States last week. Courtesy of Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy
By Baek Byung-yeul
Korea and the United States will launch a COVID-19 vaccine expert panel by early June to specifically support the vaccine partnership agreed to by President Moon Jae-in and U.S. President Joseph Biden at their summit in Washington, D.C., last week.
South Korea seeks to appease China
Posted : 2021-05-25 16:21
Updated : 2021-05-25 16:24 From left, Industry and Trade Minister Moon Sung-wook, Foreign Minister Chung Eui-yong and Health Minister Kwon Deok-cheol enter a briefing room of the foreign ministry in Seoul, Tuesday, for an online joint briefing on the results of last week s summit between President Moon Jae-in and U.S. President Joe Biden. Yonhap
By Kang Seung-woo
The government has stepped up efforts to prevent any fallout from President Moon Jae-in s summit with U.S. President Joe Biden adversely affecting South Korea s ties with China, with the foreign minister saying their post-summit statement touching on Taiwan was theoretical and principled.