South Korea and Cuba made the surprise announcement on February 14 last year on the establishment of diplomatic relations, in an apparent heavy blow to North Korea that has touted its "brotherly ...

South Korea and Cuba made the surprise announcement on Feb. 14 last year on the establishment of diplomatic relations, in an apparent heavy blow to North Korea that has touted its "brotherly" ties ...

South Korea had cut off its ties with Cuba in 1959 in the wake of the Cuban Revolution led by Fidel Castro, while North Korea has maintained its close relationship with the Caribbean island nation.

North Korean state media has yet to comment on the South Korea-Cuba agreement. A senior South Korean presidential official, speaking to reporters in Seoul, noted that North Korea has traditionally ...

Diplomatic ties between South Korea and Cuba had been broken since 1959, mainly due to the long-standing alliance between the Caribbean country and North Korea. However, in February in 2024 ...

A North Korean diplomat in Cuba defected to South Korea with his family in November last year, the South Korean spy agency ...

Opening the embassy represented a unique challenge due to Cuba’s longstanding close ties with North Korea. "The government expects that the opening of the embassy in Cuba will enhance the ...

South Korea officially opened its embassy in Cuba on Friday, 11 months after Seoul established diplomatic relations with ...

The Korean Embassy in Havana, Cuba, has been officially opened 11 months after both countries forged formal relations in February last year. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Seoul on Jan. 19 said ...

Under the agreement brokered by the Catholic Church, outgoing US President Joe Biden removed Cuba from the US list of state sponsors of terrorism just days before the end of his term. In return ...

South Korea’s military said Friday it suspects North Korea is preparing to send additional troops to Russia after its soldiers fighting in the Russian-Ukraine war suffered heavy casualties.