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Donald Trump Jr Seoul Crypto Conf
uhhh…i hate that hes coming here and i hate that hes talking about crypto. the heck does this guy know…
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Shinsegae chair tapped to head Asian arm of pro-Trump Rockbridge
Shinsegae Chairman Chung Yong-jin speaks at Shingsegae’s new employee training camp in June 2025 Chung Yong-jin, chairman of South Korea’s…
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S.Korea’s Lee, Japan’s Ishiba agree to deepen ties, resume shuttle diplomacy
President Lee Jae Myung (right) shakes hands with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba during their talks on the sidelines of…
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Samsung to thrash out strategy amid Trump, Middle East crisis
Samsung’s logo is seen at the Integrated Systems Europe (ISE) 2024, the world’s largest AV systems show in Barcelona, Spain…
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US, South Korea talks scrapped after Trump cuts G7 short
The two leaders were expected to discuss tariffs, defense cost-sharing and regional security ALBERTA, Calgary – A planned meeting between…
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President Lee: Businesses at center of policy priorities for economic growth
President Lee Jae-myung (center) speaks before meeting with business leaders on June 13, 2025 South Korean President Lee Jae-myung on…
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South Korean news crew got hit with rubber bullets fired by the police as the situation in LA escalates
We now turn to Los Angeles, where protests against the crackdown on undocumented immigrants continue. As police launched a large-scale…
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South Korea’s Lee, China’s Xi agree on closer ties, peace on peninsula
South Korean President Lee Jae-myung (left) and Chinese President Xi Jinping had their first phoen call on June 10, 2025…
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Trump’s eldest son invokes ‘Rooftop Koreans’ — LA Korean community responds: “Do not exploit our trauma”
As protests against the Trump administration’s crackdown on undocumented immigrants continued for a fourth day in Los Angeles (LA), the…
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Lee Jae-myung to meet with top business leaders ahead of G7 summit
President Lee Jae-myung (center) is set to meet with top business leaders next week South Korea’s newly elected President Lee…
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S.Korean President Lee, Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba seek closer ties
South Korean President Lee Jae-myung (left) has his first phone call with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on June 9,…
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S.Korea’s Lee to make diplomatic debut at G7 after phone call with Trump
South Korea’s new President Lee Jae-myung (left) holds his first phone call with Trump on June 6,2025 (Courtesy of AFP…
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US monitors NPS, sovereign funds in expanded currency oversight
On June 5, South Korean won hit a seven-month high to the US dollar Washington will strengthen its monitoring of…
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Lee acquires military control as S.Korean president, begins appointments
The Office of the President raises the presidential flag after Lee Jae-myung as elected as South Korea’s new president Lee…
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South Korea’s liberal Lee Jae-myung leads presidential vote – exit poll
South Korea’s liberal politician Lee Jae-myung has two thumbs up after his last campaign on June 2, 2025, in Seoul…
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S.Korea imports Canadian oil for 1st time under Trump’s 2nd term
Prairie oil pump jacks producing oil near the town of Virden, Canada (Courtesy of Getty Images) South Korea has imported…
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Korea’s stablecoin trade at $42 bn; BOK balks at non-banks’ stablecoin deals
BOK Gov. Rhee Chang-yong (left) at fireside chat with US Fed Gov. Christopher Waller during the BOK’s 2025 International Conference…
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BOK turns more dovish after 25 bp rate cut; 2025 growth outlook halved
Bank of Korea Gov. Rhee Chang-yong speaks during a press conference after the central bank cut its policy rate by…
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How Trump’s racist agenda harnesses opposition to DEI and antisemitism
The US government has become increasingly explicit with its racism during the second Donald Trump administration. During a summit at…
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KKR sells 9.5% stake in HD Hyundai Marine, recoups $450 million
KKR, a global private equity firm Global private equity firm KKR & Co. Inc., formerly known as Kohlberg Kravis Roberts…
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KIC bets on Asian real estate; eyes residential, data centers
Park Il Young, chief executive of KIC, speaks at ASK 2025 The Korea Investment Corporation (KIC) is zeroing in on…
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Bill Clinton in Seoul to meet with MBK’s ByungJu Kim, business leaders
MBK Partners founder and Chairman Michael ByungJu Kim Michael ByungJu Kim, co-founder, partner and chairman of Seoul-based private equity firm…
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S.Korea’s crypto market doubles to $77.5 bn as 20% of population trades
(Courtesy of Getty Images) South Korea’s cryptocurrency market surged to nearly 108 trillion won ($77.5 billion) in the second half…
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Shinsegae Chair Chung joins Trump’s Middle East tour
Chung Yong-jin (left), chairman of Shinsegae, shakes hands with Donald Trump at a dinner with Qatar political leaders in Doha…
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Ablume’s company appoints Kim Chang-jun an avid Trump supporter and a former Republican Senator as new “Outside director”
According to the Korean press NSENM the parent company of Massive ent. has hired an American director Kim Chang-jun. The…
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US auto parts tariffs into force; Korea avoids heavy hit
Cars are lined up for loading onto ships at a port in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi Provice (Courtesy of Yonhap) The US…
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Trump Jr. meets Korean business chiefs in back-to-back sessions
Trump Jr. (third from left) meets with Moon Ju-hyun (fourth from left), chairman of Korean property developer MDM, on April…
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LS Cable breaks ground on $681 mn US subsea cable plant in Chesapeake
LS Cable CEO Koo Bon-kyu (center) holds the 1 LS Way road sign plate he received from Chesapeake Mayor Rick…
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Seoul mulls joint review of Alaska LNG project with Japan, Taiwan, Vietnam
South Korea is one of the world’s top LNG buyer South Korea has proposed forming a consortium with Japan, Taiwan…
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Seoul, Washington agree on July tariff deal framework in ‘2+2’ trade talks
From left, South Korea’s Trade Minister Ahn Duk-geun, Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and USTR Jamieson…
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Korea’s Q1 economic contraction adds to stimulus expectations
A container ship passes by the port of Pyeongtaek, South Korea o April 24, 2025 (File photo by News1) South…
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South Korea’s renewed stock market darlings: Weapons makers
LIG Nex1’s guided missile Hawk South Korea’s defense industry is once again capturing investor attention, as exports of tanks, armored…
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Trump Jr. to visit Seoul next week to meet Korean business leaders
Shinsegae Group Chairman Chung Yong-jin (left) poses with Donald Trump Jr. Donald Trump Jr., the eldest son of the US…
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Korean hotels bask in rising foreign visitors; travel agencies in trouble
Foreign tourists taste Korean food at a cultural festival in Seoul on April 18, 2025 (File photo by Yonhap) Hotels…
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Hyundai to launch 42 new cars to cope with Trump tariffs, EV slowdown
The Genesis Neolun Concept, on which the GV90 will be based (File photo by Hyundai Motor Group) Hyundai Motor Group,…
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BOK stands pat; rate cut likely within 3 months as economic growth slows
Bank of Korea Gov. Rhee Chang-yong speaks during a press conference after the central bank kepts its policy rate unchanged…
