Singapore foreign minister to visit Seoul after stops in China, N. Korea

Foreign Minister Cho Hyun will meet his Singaporean counterpart, Vivian Balakrishnan, in Seoul this week, following the latter's visits to China and North Korea, the ministry here said Monday.

The foreign ministry said Cho and Balakrishnan will explore ways to strengthen the countries' bilateral cooperation and discuss the state of affairs on the Korean Peninsula during their talks Thursday, while also exchanging views on regional and international developments.

Singapore's foreign ministry had ...