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Lutnick urges S.Korea to accept deal or face steep tariffs as trade talks stall
US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick (right) speaks at the White House in Washington, D.C., to announce TSMC’s investment in the…
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Detained Koreans returning home with assurance of no disadvantage for US re-entry
Foreign Minister Cho Hyun (right) and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio pose for a photo during their talks in…
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South Korea overtaken by Taiwan in monthly exports, weighed down by US tariffs
Taiwan’s monthly exports overtakeSouth Korea’s for the first time in August, 2025 with Seoul’s shipments weighed by US tariffs Taiwan’s…
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Seoul warns MASGA project at risk as $350 bn fund talks with Washington stall
Kim Yong-beom (left), the presidential chief of staff for policy South Korea’s negotiations with the US over the launch of…
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Eric Trump hails South Korea as Asia’s crypto market leader
Eric Trump, the second son of US President Donald Trump, on Tuesday hailed South Korea as the frontrunner in Asia’s…
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Samsung Biologics wins $1.3 bn US order, its second-largest ever
Samsung Biologics’ Bio Campus I in Incheon, South Korea (Courtesy of Samsung Biologics) Samsung Biologics Co. has clinched a 1.8…
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US likely to grant Samsung, SK Hynix conditional approval of chip equipment in China
SK Hynix’s memory chip production line in China The US government is considering allowing Samsung Electronics Co. and SK Hynix…
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S.Korean firms to overhaul US workforce supply; see delays, higher costs
Workers at the Hyundai Motor-LG Energy Solution battery JV in the US state of Georgia are raided and detained South…
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Korea’s major US investment projects halted as detained LG Energy workers set for release
Construction equipment is parked in front of the Hyundai Motor-LG Energy Solution joint battery plant in Ellabell, Georgia, following the…
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US raid on Hyundai-LG plant seen as 2026 midterm gambit
ICE leads a multi-agency operation at the construction site of the Hyundai Motor-LG Energy JV plant in Georgia on Sept.…
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Unsuccessful 2019 Navy SEAL mission left unarmed North Koreans dead
A 2019 mission in North Korea, which intended to have Navy SEALs plant an electronic device to intercept communications of…
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S.Korea seeks to join Japan-led CPTPP economic alliance amid Trump-era tariff risks
Finance Minister Koo Yoon-cheol (center) speaks at the economy-related ministers’ meeting on Sept. 3, 2025 South Korea is seeking to…
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S.Korea’s US exports tumble in August as tariff shocks set in
Hyundai Motor vehicles for export are loaded onto a car carrier ship at a seaport in Ulsan, South Korea South…
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APEC real estate, global utility: Cohen & Steers’ picks in economic downturn
Cohen & Steers President & Chief Investment Officer Jon Cheigh (File photo by Cohen & Steers) Cohen & Steers Inc.,…
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N.Korea’s Kim Jong Un to debut on multilateral diplomatic stage in China; summit with Xi, Putin likely
Chinese President Xi Jinping (left) talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during his visit to a Pyongyang art…
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S.Korea-US summit yields no joint statement amid split on auto tariffs, MFN status
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung (left) in the Oval Office at the White House on Aug. 25, 2025 WASHINGTON…
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HD Hyundai Heavy to merge with Hyundai Mipo as MASGA gains traction
HD Hyundai Heavy’s shipyard in Ulsan, South Korea HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. said on Wednesday that it will merge…
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Hanwha raises bet on MASGA with $5 bn investment in Philly Shipyard
Kim Dong-kwan (far right), vice chairman of Hanwha Group, gives a welcome speech at Hanwha Philly Shipyard on Aug. 26,…
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Signing pen at summit turns into surprise gift to Trump’s taste; golf putter a bonus
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung (left) gives his signing pen as a gift to Donald Trump When South Korean…
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Lee, Trump end first summit on cordial note, but questions remain
South Korea’s President Lee Jae Myung (left) shakes hands with US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office after their…
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Trump Rants About “Comfort Women” While Meeting with Foreign President
President Donald Trump’s meeting with South Korean President Lee Jae-myung took an unexpected turn Monday when the U.S. leader decided…
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S.Korea, US affirm partnership to usher in US shipbuilding, manufacturing renaissance
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung (third from left) holds a summit with Donald Trump at the White House on…
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S.Korea’s Lee signals end to ‘security with US, economy with China’ policy; to hike defense costs
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung delivers a speech at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in Washington,…
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Korea Inc pledges $150 bn US investment; KAL buys new planes, Samsung, Hyundai Motor vow extra spending
Samsung Electronics Chairman Jay Y. Lee (left) and SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won (third from left) chat with US businessmen…
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Korean tycoons head to US to support summit; Samsung likely to unveil fresh investment
Samsung Group Chairman Lee Jae-yong heads to Washington to support the Korea-US summit on Aug. 24, 2025 The heads of…
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S.Korea’s Lee heads to high-stakes summit with Trump after closing diplomatic, economic ranks with Ishiba
President Lee Jae Myung (left) shakes hands with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba ahead of their summit at Ishiba’s residence…
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South Korea’s president to visit US with 15 business leaders after Japan
President Lee Jae Myung of South Korea (left) and US President Donald Trump South Korea’s President Lee Jae Myung will…
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KHNP in joint venture talks with Westinghouse to target US nuclear market
A nuclear power plant in Temelín, Czech Republic (Courtesy of Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power) South Korea’s state-run Korea Hydro…
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Kospi-listed firms underperform in Q2 with gloomy H2 forecast
South Korean firms suffered steeper losses in the second quarter as hefty US import tariffs took a toll, fueling fears…
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S.Korea’s Lee to visit Japan next week for talks with Ishiba, resumes 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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S.Korea-US summit set for Aug. 25 with focus on security, economy
President Lee Jae Myung of South Korea (left) and US President Donald Trump President Lee Jae Myung of South Korea…
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Hyundai overtakes Volkswagen as world’s No. 2 profitable carmaker
Hyundai Motor Co.’s sport utility vehicles – the Kona (from left), the Tucson and the Santa Fe (File photo by…
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China’s free-roaming tourists reshape South Korea’s visitor economy
Chinese tourists visiting Hwahongmun Gate in Hwaseong Fortress, Suwon, Gyeonggi Province, sit on the floor of the building to relax…
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Trump’s chip tariff threat stirs jitters; impact on Samsung, SK Hynix limited given MFN status
Samsung and SK Hynix are the world’s two largest memory chipmakers NEW YORK – A revived threat from US President…
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S.Korea-US summit likely set for Aug. 25; Vietnam’s top leader to fly to Seoul for state visit
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung (left) and US President Donald Trump South Korean President Lee Jae Myung will likely…
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Samsung to make Apple chips in US
Samsung’s chip plant in Austin, Texas (Courtesy of Samsung Electronics) The global memory chip powerhouse Samsung Electronics Co. will produce…
