South Korea hopes to normalize relations with China that have been strained in recent years, a special envoy from Seoul told Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Sunday, and agreed to boost economic cooperation,

Beijing urged Seoul to move bilateral relations forward on "the right track" when China's top diplomat Wang Yi met South Korean President Lee Jae-myung's special envoys on Sunday. "The relationship between [China and South Korea] is at a critical juncture for improvement and development,