The U.S. will impose a 15% tariff on imports from South Korea under a new trade deal that also includes a $350bn (about £264bn) South Korean investment in the U.S., President Donald Trump has announced.
U.S. President Donald Trump will meet with South Korea’s trade delegation in Washington as Seoul races to negotiate a deal before 1 August’s 25 % tariffs on exports, according to South Korean officials.
South Korea’s National Assembly Speaker Woo Won-shik has urged the reopening of dialogue with North Korea, saying channels of communication must stay open despite Pyongyang’s recent rejection of talks.
U.S. President Donald Trump says he’s not actively pursuing a summit with Xi Jinping but confirmed that he may visit China later this year, following an invitation from the Chinese leader.
Billionaire Elon Musk has confirmed that Tesla will source $16.5 billion (about £12.8 billion) worth of chips from Samsung Electronics until 2033, marking a major win for the South Korean firm’s struggling chip foundry business.
South Korean investigators have revealed that pilots of the Jeju Air flight which crashed during an emergency landing last December may have shut down the less-damaged engine shortly after a bird strike.
Police in South Korea have raided the offices of entertainment company HYBE as part of a probe over allegations of unfair share trading involving the company chairman, a source familiar with the matter said.
South Korea’s new economic chiefs will visit Washington this week for 2+2 trade talks with U.S. officials, aiming to prevent 25% tariffs set to begin on 1 August. This marks their first trip since President Lee Jae-myung took office in June.
South Korea is looking at various ways to improve relations with North Korea, a Unification Ministry spokesperson said on Monday, after local media reported that Seoul was considering allowing individual tours to the North.
Two people were confirmed dead and five missing in Gapyeong, South Korea, on Sunday, after heavy rain triggered landslides and flooding, raising the country’s storm-related death toll to 17.
More than 5,000 people in South Korea have taken refuge in shelters as relentless rainfall continues to batter parts of the country for a third consecutive day, resulting in at least four deaths and significant damage to infrastructure, according to the Ministry of the Interior and Safety on Friday.
Türkiye and South Korea look set to deepen their bilateral ties. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and South Korean President Lee Jae-myung discussed regional and global issues in a phone call on Thursday, according to a statement from Türkiye’s Communications Directorate.
Torrential rains have battered South Korea, leaving two dead and forcing more than a 1,000 people to evacuate their homes as flash floods and landslides wreak havoc.
South Korea's former President Yoon Suk Yeol has requested a court review of his arrest, describing it as unlawful, as prosecutors continue efforts to question him regarding the alleged attempt to impose martial law last year.
South Korea’s defense ministry summoned Japan’s defence envoy to object to the annual white paper published in Tokyo, which made a territorial claim over disputed islands located in the East Sea.
Top military officials from South Korea, the United States, and Japan held talks in Seoul and urged North Korea to stop activities that destabilise the region, as the three allies conducted a joint air exercise on South Korea’s southern Jeju island.
South Korea, Japan, and the United States carried out a joint air exercise on Friday over international waters, involving a U.S. B-52 strategic bomber and fighter jets from Seoul and Tokyo, South Korea’s defence ministry announced.
As pressure mounts over military spending and shifting defence priorities, top U.S. and South Korean generals have met in Seoul to reaffirm their alliance and address growing tensions surrounding cost-sharing and regional security.
US President Donald Trump has declared a 25% tariff on imports from Japan and South Korea starting August 1, urging both nations to shift production to the US and warning of further tariff hikes if retaliatory measures are taken.
An unidentified North Korean man crossed the heavily guarded land border into South Korea and is currently in custody, according to the South’s Joint Chiefs of Staff.
South Korea’s top trade envoy Yeo Han-koo began a visit to Washington on Friday, aiming to secure a new trade framework with the United States before a 90-day pause on U.S. reciprocal tariffs expires.
South Korea and NATO have agreed to set up a new consultative body focused on defence industry cooperation, aiming to deepen collaboration through joint development and procurement initiatives.
The United States and South Korea have reaffirmed their commitment to reaching a tariff agreement as soon as possible, according to South Korea's Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy.
South Korea and Malaysia agreed to expand bilateral cooperation, including efforts to finalize a free trade agreement, during a phone call between their leaders, local media reported.
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