S. Korean envoy to US to return as Coupang issue clouds bilateral agenda

South Korea's Ambassador to the United States Kang Kyung-wha will temporarily return home this week for consultations with government ministries on a range of bilateral issues, the Foreign Ministry said Tuesday, amid recent tensions over Washington's criticism of Seoul's handling of e-commerce giant Coupang. Kang will stay in Seoul from Wednesday through Sunday at the instruction of Foreign Minister Cho Hyun, holding consultations with relevant government agencies on South Korea-US relations, ac