Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok said Wednesday that South Korea is not hurrying to conclude trade negotiations with the United States ahead of its upcoming presidential election, noting that recent …
S. Korea remains off annual USTR report on intellectual property rights
The United States continued to keep South Korea off its annual lists of countries deemed to have inadequate protection of intellectual property rights (IPR) in an annual report released Tuesday, while …
North Korea confirms it dispatched troops to Russia to support its war against Ukraine
US, South Korean and Ukraine intelligence officials have said that North Korea last fall dispatched about 10,000-12,000 troops to Russia.
South Korea rules out tariff deal with US before June 3 snap election
A senior South Korean government official ruled out on Monday that Seoul would agree to a trade package with Washington by the time the country holds a presidential election on June 3, and flagged …
South Korean firms to increase Indonesia investments by $1.7 bln, minister says
South Korean companies will increase their investment in Indonesia by $1.7 billion, Indonesian economic minister Airlangga Hartarto said on Monday after attending a meeting between a South Korean …
S Korean firms plan to invest another US$1.7 bln in Indonesia
Several South Korean companies have expressed interest in channeling an additional US$1.7 billion in capital into Indonesia, according to Coordinating …
Trump, trade and troops: South Korea’s nightmare
South Korean and Japanese officials are putting on their politest smiles and heading to Washington. Akazawa Ryosei, the minister leading negotiations for Japan, visited the White House on April 16th and donned a MAGA hat.
US Treasury’s Bessent Encouraged by ‘Productive’ Japan, South Korea Trade Talks
During a meeting on Thursday between Bessent, U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, South Korean Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok and South Korean Trade Minister Ahn Duk-geun, the officials agreed to “further productive discussions, including on currency policy,” the Treasury said in a separate statement.
US Treasury’s Bessent Encouraged by ‘Productive’ Japan, South Korea Trade Talks
During a meeting on Thursday between Bessent, U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, South Korean Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok and South Korean Trade Minister Ahn Duk-geun, the officials agreed to “further productive discussions, including on currency policy,” the Treasury said in a separate statement.
Deepfake porn is destroying real lives in South Korea
Ruma was having lunch on a summer day in 2021 when her phone began blowing up with notifications. When she opened the messages, they were devastating.