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Myanmar: Flash Floods Hit Tachileik After Sai River Overflows

Heavy rainfall on Monday, July 28, caused the Sai River—which runs along the Thailand–Myanmar border—to overflow, leading to flash floods in low-lying areas of Tachileik, Shan State. Floodwaters affected several neighborhoods, including Pone Htun, Talawt, and Makao Kham wards. As a precaution, authorities cut electricity to minimize safety risks.

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Myanmar: Flash Floods Hit Tachileik After Sai River Overflows 2

Heavy rainfall on Monday, July 28, caused the Sai River—which runs along the Thailand–Myanmar border—to overflow, leading to flash floods in low-lying areas of Tachileik, Shan State. Floodwaters affected several neighborhoods, including Pone Htun, Talawt, and Makao Kham wards. As a precaution, authorities cut electricity to minimize safety risks.

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ARF to welcome N. Korea's denuke steps as 6-way talks gain momentum

MANILA, Philippines - Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Aso (C), South Korean Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister Song Min Soon (R) and North Korean Foreign Minister Pak Ui Chun (left back to the camera) are seated for the 14th ministerial meeting of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Regional Forum in Manila on Aug. 2. The ministers from 27 Asia-Pacific nations and their dialogue partners are expected to welcome North Korea's announcement that it will implement its commitment to denuclearize itself.

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IAEA head optimistic about mission to monitor N. Korea nuke shutdown

SEOUL, South Korea - Mohamed ElBaradei (L), head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, and South Korean Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister Song Min Soon are in talks in Seoul on July 12.

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IAEA head optimistic about mission to monitor N. Korea nuke shutdown

SEOUL, South Korea - Mohamed ElBaradei (R), head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, and South Korean Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister Song Min Soon shake hands at the start of their meeting in Seoul on July 12.

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Hill says N. Korea committed to February nuclear deal

SEOUL, South Korea - U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Christopher Hill is surrounded by reporters in Seoul on June 22 after talks with South Korean Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister Song Min Soon.

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Hill says N. Korea committed to February nuclear deal

SEOUL, South Korea - U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Christopher Hill (L) and South Korean Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister Song Min Soon shake hands in Seoul on June 22 prior to their talks.

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Hill meets S. Korea foreign minister in Seoul

SEOUL, South Korea - Christopher Hill, U.S. assistant secretary of state for East Asian Pacific affairs, speaks to reporters following his talks with South Korean Foreign Affaira and Trade Minister Song Min Soon in Seoul on June 19.

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Japan, China, S. Korea urge N. Korea to honor denuke vow

JEJU, South Korea - Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Aso (L), South Korean Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister Song Min Soon (C), and Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi pose for photos in Seogwipo on the South Korean resort island of Jeju June 3.

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Aso, Song agree on sea zone talks in June

JEJU, South Korea - Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Aso (L) and his South Korean counterpart Song Min Soon pose for a photo prior to their talks on South Korea's Jeju Island on June 3. They agreed later that officials from the two countries will hold talks on June 17-18 in Seoul aimed at demarcating their exclusive economic zones in the sea that lies between the two countries.

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Aso, Song agree on sea zone talks in June

JEJU, South Korea - Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Aso (L) and his South Korean counterpart Song Min Soon shake hands at the beginning of their talks on South Korea's Jeju Island on June 3. They agreed later that officials from the two countries will hold talks on June 17-18 in Seoul aimed at demarcating their exclusive economic zones in the sea that lies between the two countries.

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Japan, China, S. Korea begin talks on N. Korea

JEJU, South Korea - Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Aso (L) makes an opening remark at the beginning of his talks with South Korean Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister Song Min Soon and Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi on South Korea's Jeju Island on June 3. The foreign ministers discussed the stalemate in the North Korean nuclear standoff and other issues.

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Japan, China, S. Korea begin talks on N. Korea

JEJU, South Korea - (From left to right) Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Aso, South Korean Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister Song Min Soon and Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi shake hands prior to the start of their talks on South Korea's Jeju Island on June 3. They discussed the stalemate in the North Korean nuclear standoff and other issues.

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Japan, S. Korea foreign ministers take morning stroll on Jeju resort

CHEJU, South Korea - Japan's Foreign Minister Taro Aso (L) and South Korea's Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister Song Min Soon take a morning stroll together at their hotel on April 1 a day after holding a one-day meeting on the South Korean resort island Jeju.

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Demonstrators protest Japan-S. Korea foreign minister meeting

CHEJU, South Korea - South Koreans, holding huge anti-Japanese posters, protest the meeting between Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Aso and South Korea's foreign affairs and trade minister Song Min Soon held on South Korea's Cheju Island on March 31.

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Japanese, S. Korean foreign ministers hold talks in Jeju

CHEJU, South Korea - Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Aso (2nd R) and Song Min Soon (3rd L), South Korea's foreign affairs and trade minister, hold talks on South Korea's Cheju Island on March 31.

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Japanese, S. Korean foreign ministers hold talks in Jeju

CHEJU, South Korea - Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Aso (R) and Song Min Soon, South Korea's foreign affairs and trade minister, pose for photographers at the outset of a bilateral meeting on South Korea's Cheju Island on March 31.

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Japanese, S. Korean foreign ministers hold talks in Jeju

CHEJU, South Korea - Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Aso (R) and Song Min Soon, South Korea's foreign affairs and trade minister, pose for photographers at the outset of a bilateral meeting on South Korea's Cheju Island on March 31.

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Japan, S. Korea formalize legal assistance treaty

TOKYO, Japan - South Korean Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister Song Min Soon (L) and Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Aso shake hands as they exchange ratification documents for a mutual legal assistance treaty at the Foreign Ministry's Iikura guesthouse in Tokyo on Dec. 27.

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Japan, S. Korea reaffirm future-oriented bilateral ties

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) meets with South Korean Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister Song Min Soon at the prime minister's office on Dec. 27 and they reaffirm their countries' desire to build future-oriented ties.

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6-way delegates begin talks on implementing nuke agreement

BEIJING, China - South Korean chief delegate Song Min Soon takes his seat as a fifth round of the six-way talks on North Korea's nuclear programs begins at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on Nov. 9. (Pool photo)

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North agrees to scrap all nuke programs as 6 nations strike deal

BEIJING, China - Chief U.S. delegate Christopher Hill (L) and chief North Korean delegate Kim Kye Gwan (2nd from L) shake hands, as their South Korean and Japanese counterparts Song Min Soon (2nd from L) and Kenichiro Sasae (R) watch, after delegates at the six-party nuclear talks adopted their first joint statement at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on Sept. 19. (Pool photo)

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North agrees to scrap all nuke programs as 6 nations strike deal

BEIJING, China - Chief delegates to the six-party nuclear talks pose for photos after adopting their first joint statement at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on Sept. 19. (From L to R) Christopher Hill of the United States, Kenichiro Sasae of Japan, Kim Kye Gwan of North Korea, Song Min Soon of South Korea, Wu Dawe of China and Alexander Alexeyev of Russia. (Pool photo)

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6-way talks resume as N. Korea pushes for civilian nuke

BEIJING, China - South Korean chief delegate Song Min Soon (L) and North Korean chief delegate Kim Kye Gwan smile as they walk to the venue six-nation talks on N. Korea's nuclear programs at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on Sept. 13. Seen behind is U.S. chief delegate Christopher Hill (Pool photo)

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6-way talks resume as N. Korea pushes for civilian nuke

BEIJING, China - Chief delegates to six-party talks on North Korea's nuclear programs pose for photos at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing prior to resumption of talks on Sept. 13. (From L to R) Russia's Alexander Alexeyev, Japan's Kenichiro Sasae, China's Wu Dawei, the United States' Christopher Hill, North Korea's Kim Kye Gwan and South Korea's Song Min Soon. (Pool photo)

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S. Korean delegates arrive in Beijing for 6-party talks

BEIJING, China - South Korean Deputy Foreign Minister Song Min Soon, who heads the South Korean delegation for the six-country talks on North Korea's nuclear ambitions, speaks to reporters after arriving at Beijing's international airport on July 23.

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(1)Hills in Seoul on North Korean issue

SEOUL, South Korea - Christopher Hill (L), the top U.S. negotiator on the North Korean nuclear issue, and South Korean Deputy Foreign Minister Song Min Soon, who heads the South Korean team to the six-nation talks, pose for photos in Seoul on May 16 prior to their talks.

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U.S., S. Korean negotiators in Beijing to discuss N. Korea

BEIJING, China - South Korean Deputy Foreign Minister Song Min Soon talks with reporters on arrival at Beijing airport on Feb. 17 for talks with U.S. and Chinese officials on North Korea's nuclear program.

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S. Korea, U.S. initial revised SOFA agreement

SEOUL, South Korea - Frederick Smith (L), U.S. deputy assistant secretary of defense for Asia-Pacific Affairs, and Song Min Soon, director general for North American Affairs of the South Korea Foreign Affairs and Trade Ministry shake hands in Seoul on Dec. 28 after initialing revisions to the Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) covering some 37,000 U.S. military personnel stationed in South Korea.

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Japan, S. Korea reaffirm future-oriented bilateral ties

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) meets with South Korean Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister Song Min Soon at the prime minister's office on Dec. 27 and they reaffirm their countries' desire to build future-oriented ties. (Kyodo)

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Japan, S. Korea formalize legal assistance treaty

TOKYO, Japan - South Korean Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister Song Min Soon (L) and Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Aso shake hands as they exchange ratification documents for a mutual legal assistance treaty at the Foreign Ministry's Iikura guesthouse in Tokyo on Dec. 27. (Kyodo)

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Japanese, S. Korean foreign ministers hold talks in Jeju

CHEJU, South Korea - Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Aso (R) and Song Min Soon, South Korea's foreign affairs and trade minister, pose for photographers at the outset of a bilateral meeting on South Korea's Cheju Island on March 31. (Kyodo)

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Japanese, S. Korean foreign ministers hold talks in Jeju

CHEJU, South Korea - Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Aso (R) and Song Min Soon, South Korea's foreign affairs and trade minister, pose for photographers at the outset of a bilateral meeting on South Korea's Cheju Island on March 31. (Kyodo)

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Japanese, S. Korean foreign ministers hold talks in Jeju

CHEJU, South Korea - Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Aso (2nd R) and Song Min Soon (3rd L), South Korea's foreign affairs and trade minister, hold talks on South Korea's Cheju Island on March 31. (Kyodo)

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Japan, S. Korea foreign ministers take morning stroll on Jeju re

CHEJU, South Korea - Japan's Foreign Minister Taro Aso (L) and South Korea's Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister Song Min Soon take a morning stroll together at their hotel on April 1 a day after holding a one-day meeting on the South Korean resort island Jeju. (Kyodo)

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Aso, Song agree on sea zone talks in June

JEJU, South Korea - Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Aso (L) and his South Korean counterpart Song Min Soon shake hands at the beginning of their talks on South Korea's Jeju Island on June 3. They agreed later that officials from the two countries will hold talks on June 17-18 in Seoul aimed at demarcating their exclusive economic zones in the sea that lies between the two countries. (Kyodo)

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Japan, China, S. Korea begin talks on N. Korea

JEJU, South Korea - Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Aso (L) makes an opening remark at the beginning of his talks with South Korean Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister Song Min Soon and Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi on South Korea's Jeju Island on June 3. The foreign ministers discussed the stalemate in the North Korean nuclear standoff and other issues. (Kyodo)

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Aso, Song agree on sea zone talks in June

JEJU, South Korea - Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Aso (L) and his South Korean counterpart Song Min Soon pose for a photo prior to their talks on South Korea's Jeju Island on June 3. They agreed later that officials from the two countries will hold talks on June 17-18 in Seoul aimed at demarcating their exclusive economic zones in the sea that lies between the two countries. (Kyodo)

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Japan, China, S. Korea begin talks on N. Korea

JEJU, South Korea - (From left to right) Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Aso, South Korean Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister Song Min Soon and Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi shake hands prior to the start of their talks on South Korea's Jeju Island on June 3. They discussed the stalemate in the North Korean nuclear standoff and other issues. (Kyodo)

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Japan, S. Korea reaffirm cooperation on N. Korean nuclear issue

SYDNEY, Australia - Japanese Foreign Minister Nobutaka Machimura (L) and his South Korean counterpart Song Min Soon shake hands at the beginning of their talks in Sydney on Sept. 6. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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APEC ministers begin two-day talks in Sydney

SYDNEY, Australia - Japanese Foreign Minister Nobutaka Machimura (R) talks with South Korean Foreign Minister Song Min Soon during a photo session in Sydney on Sept. 5. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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North agrees to scrap all nuke programs as 6 nations strike deal

BEIJING, China - Chief delegates to the six-party nuclear talks pose for photos after adopting their first joint statement at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on Sept. 19. (From L to R) Christopher Hill of the United States, Kenichiro Sasae of Japan, Kim Kye Gwan of North Korea, Song Min Soon of South Korea, Wu Dawe of China and Alexander Alexeyev of Russia. (Pool photo) (Kyodo)

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North agrees to scrap all nuke programs as 6 nations strike deal

BEIJING, China - Chief U.S. delegate Christopher Hill (L) and chief North Korean delegate Kim Kye Gwan (2nd from L) shake hands, as their South Korean and Japanese counterparts Song Min Soon (2nd from L) and Kenichiro Sasae (R) watch, after delegates at the six-party nuclear talks adopted their first joint statement at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on Sept. 19. (Pool photo) (Kyodo)

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6-way talks resume as N. Korea pushes for civilian nuke

BEIJING, China - Chief delegates to six-party talks on North Korea's nuclear programs pose for photos at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing prior to resumption of talks on Sept. 13. (From L to R) Russia's Alexander Alexeyev, Japan's Kenichiro Sasae, China's Wu Dawei, the United States' Christopher Hill, North Korea's Kim Kye Gwan and South Korea's Song Min Soon. (Pool photo) (Kyodo)

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6-way talks resume as N. Korea pushes for civilian nuke

BEIJING, China - South Korean chief delegate Song Min Soon (L) and North Korean chief delegate Kim Kye Gwan smile as they walk to the venue six-nation talks on N. Korea's nuclear programs at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on Sept. 13. Seen behind is U.S. chief delegate Christopher Hill (Pool photo) (Kyodo)

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ARF to welcome N. Korea's denuke steps as 6-way talks gain momen

MANILA, Philippines - Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Aso (C), South Korean Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister Song Min Soon (R) and North Korean Foreign Minister Pak Ui Chun (left back to the camera) are seated for the 14th ministerial meeting of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Regional Forum in Manila on Aug. 2. The ministers from 27 Asia-Pacific nations and their dialogue partners are expected to welcome North Korea's announcement that it will implement its commitment to denuclearize itself. (Kyodo)

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6-way, U.S.-N. Korea talks to continue

BEIJING, China - U.S. chief delegate Christopher Hill (L) and South Korea's top negotiator Song Min Soon have a talk near the gate of the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on July 29. Chief delegates from six countries held the fourth-day talks on the dispute arising from North Korea's nuclear programs at the guesthouse. (Pool photo) (Kyodo)

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S. Korea again urges Japan not to raise abductions at 6-way talk

BEIJING, China - South Korea's chief delegate Song Min Soon speaks at the beginning of the six-nation nuclear talks on North Korea's nuclear ambitions in Beijing on July 26. Song again urged Japan not to raise the issue of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea at the multilateral talks. (Pool photo) (Kyodo)

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6-way talks formally kick off

BEIJING, China - -- Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing (C) and the chief delegates to the six-way talks on North Korea's nuclear ambitions pose for photos at the start of the talks in Beijing on July 26. (From L to R) U.S. delegate Christopher Hill, North Korean delegate Kim Kye Gwan, Chinese delegate Wu Dawei, Russian delegate Alexander Alexeyev, South Korean delegate Song Min Soon and Japanese delegate Kenichiro Sasae. (Pool photo) (Kyodo)

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S. Korean delegates arrive in Beijing for 6-party talks

BEIJING, China - South Korean Deputy Foreign Minister Song Min Soon, who heads the South Korean delegation for the six-country talks on North Korea's nuclear ambitions, speaks to reporters after arriving at Beijing's international airport on July 23. (Kyodo)