Cho Tae-yul, South Korea s newly appointed foreign minister, invited Chinese leader Xi Jinping to visit Seoul at a time that is convenient for him, Friday, conveying that Xi s visit should precede President Yoon Suk Yeol s trip to Beijing.
First Vice Foreign Minister Kim Hong-kyun pledged Wednesday he will work to help elevate South Korea s diplomacy at a grave time in the face of global challenges from the wars in Europe and the Middle East to the U.S.-China rivalry.