TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – Tempo English compiled the top 3 news on Friday, August 15, 2025. Here are the highlights: Indonesia Seeks Zero-Percent Tariffs for Key Exports to the U.S.; South Korea’s Top Court …
Philippines seeks wider trade partnership with South Korea
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Friday said that the Philippines is eyeing to expand trade with South Korea following a call with President Lee Jae Myung.
As South Korea’s population falls, its military is shrinking rapidly. Is that a problem as North Korea ramps up its forces?
South Korea’s birth rate has dropped throughout much of the past decade, spelling trouble for the military as regional threats and global conflicts simmer.
South Korea president vows to build ‘military trust’ with North
SEOUL: South Korean President Lee Jae Myung vowed on Friday (Aug 15) to “respect” North Korea’s political system and build “military trust”, a day after Pyongyang said it had no interest in improving …
Heavy rain begins to slow in South Korea’s capital region after leaving 1 person dead
Torrential rain that has battered South Korea’s greater capital region for two days has started easing, but not before claiming at least one life.
Indian miner IREL seeks Japan, South Korea partnerships for rare earth magnet production
India’s state-owned miner IREL is seeking to collaborate with Japanese and South Korean companies to start commercial production of rare earth magnets, a source familiar with the matter said, as part …
‘Comfort women issue remains unresolved,’ says South Korea’s President Lee ahead of maiden visit to Japan
South Korea commemorates Comfort Women Memorial Day on Aug.14, a day ahead of Liberation Day, when Korean Peninsula defeated Japanese colonial rule – Anadolu Ajansı
Major South Korean petrochemical firms and production
South Korea will announce a plan this month to restructure its ailing petrochemical sector, Industry Minister Kim Jung-kwan said on Thursday.
Digital Won Is Dead (for Now): Here’s How Stablecoins Are Taking Over South Korea
The Bank of Korea paused its central bank digital currency project in the second quarter of 2025. The decision is not a cancellation but a …
North Koreans sent to work like slaves in Russia, South Korea claim
Thanks to a grim deal between Russian and North Korean despots Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un, tens of thousands of North Koreans are pouring into Russia …