‘Pragmatism’ in focus as South Korean President Lee Jae Myung skips NATO summit
June 24, 2025 SEOUL – President Lee Jae Myung’s decision not to attend the NATO summit in the…
South Korea’s debt aid for 1 million sparks debate over fairness and cost
June 23, 2025 SEOUL – The South Korean government’s plan to launch a “bad bank” to ease the…
S. Korean steel exports to US drop 16% in May on tariffs
Vehicles for export are parked at the Port of Pyeongtaek on June 12 in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi Province. (Yonhap)…
HD Hyundai partners with Edison Chouest Offshore to build LNG dual-fuel container ships
Choi Han-nae, head of the Corporate Planning Division at HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (right), and Dino…
Korea’s trade envoy seeks ‘pragmatic’ tariff talks in first US meeting under Lee
South Korean Trade Minister Yeo Han-koo answers reporters’ questions before he departs for Washington from Incheon Airport on…
Military urges caution against N. Korean land mines possibly being brought to South by heavy downpours
This image provided on Aug. 14, 2020, shows wooden-boxed land mines (left) and anti-personnel land mines. (Joint Chiefs…
South Korea: President Lee unveils $22.1 billion stimulus package to revive economy; slashes revenue outlook, ramps up spending
File photo: South Korean President Lee Jae Myung (Picture credit: AP) South Korean President Lee Jae Myung has…
Rainy music for early monsoon
Try some Korean rainy-day classics as monsoon arrives eariler than usual Album cover of Epik High “Pieces, Part…
‘Baby box’: ‘Many’ mothers in South Korea feel they have no choice but to give up their babies
June 20, 2025 SEOUL – “I just gave birth to a baby,” said a woman’s urgent voice over…
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[Lee Byung-jong] President Lee’s pragmatic diplomacy
Less than two weeks into office, President Lee Jae Myung is already busy shaping a new course for…
Campbell warns substantial USFK troop adjustment will be ‘misinterpreted’ as reduced US commitment
US Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell (GettyImages) A former senior US diplomat cautioned against any substantial adjustment…
S. Korea to launch advisory committee for arms exports
Employees of LIG Nex1, a major South Korean defense and aerospace company, brief Indonesin military officials of its…