South Korea's industry minister met senior U.S. officials in Washington to discuss strategic investment, trade and shipbuilding cooperation.

The U.S. should abandon its “hostile” policy toward North Korea, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said during his first official trip to South Korea in five years.

Members of Congress recently sent a letter to South Korea's ambassador in Washington expressing concern that former U.S. Ambassador Morse Tan has been barred from leaving the country after allegedly defaming its president while on American soil.

SEOUL, Aug 19 (Reuters) - South Korean Foreign ⁠Minister ⁠Cho Hyun said on ⁠Wednesday that U.S. President Donald Trump's order to ​curb joint military drills appeared aimed in part at pressuring Seoul ‌to support U.S. efforts in ‌the Iran war, alongside other unresolved issues such as ⁠investment.

South Korea said Wednesday that joint military exercises currently underway with the United States were being scaled back after President Donald Trump, citing his “very good” relationship with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un,

Seoul ― Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi arrived in Seoul on Wednesday for talks with South Korean officials, media reported, after Seoul and Washington scaled back joint military drills with U.S. President Donald Trump saying he wanted to revive diplomacy with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

BEIJING, Aug 20 (Reuters) - China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi ⁠urged ⁠South Korea not to take ⁠sides between Beijing and Washington, saying the U.S. should abandon its "hostile" ​policy toward North Korea to ease tensions on the Korean Peninsula.