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September 30, 2025 6:34 PM

South Korea’s Lee, outgoing Japan PM Ishiba hold talks on global trade, North Korea

The leaders of South Korea and Japan agreed on Tuesday to work together to tackle global trade turmoil while reaffirming their commitment to denuclearisation on the Korean peninsula, a South Korean presidential spokesperson said. President Lee Jae Myung hosted Japan's outgoing Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on a goodwill visit to highlight the neighbours' commitment to improve once-frosty ties and cooperate more closely on trade. "The two leaders shared the view that ... Korea and Japan, as nei...

September 11, 2025 9:57 AM

South Korea’s Lee says US immigration raid may make companies ‘hesitant’ about investing

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said on Thursday a U.S. immigration raid resulting in the detention of hundreds of workers at a Hyundai Motor business project could have an impact on U.S. investment decisions made by Korean companies. The raid was a confounding event and caused a great deal of confusion, Lee told a news conference, adding it was likely to leave South Korean businesses "hesitant" about investing in the United States. Last week's raid at a Hyundai Motor project site in the ...

September 8, 2025 10:49 AM

South Korean and Japanese defence ministers to hold talks in Seoul

The South Korean and Japanese defence ministers will hold talks in Seoul on Monday, Seoul's defence ministry said, marking the first official visit by a Japanese defence minister to South Korea in a decade. The talks take place amid heightened geopolitical tensions in the region and after a show of force by China during a huge military parade last week attended by North Korea's leader. Japan's Gen Nakatani will meet South Korean Defence Minister Ahn Gyu-Back on Monday afternoon, the ministry s...

August 22, 2025 3:59 PM

S.Korea dispatches delegation to China as Trump tariffs shift trade dynamics

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung will send a special delegation to China from August 24-27, his spokesperson said on Friday, as Seoul and Beijing increasingly align in response to U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs policy. The delegation will deliver a message from Lee emphasising the continued development of the countries' strategic partnership, said the spokesperson, Kang Yu-jung. China is South Korea's biggest trading partner, and diplomatic ties between the two have improved since a...

August 14, 2025 12:49 PM

North Korea says South Korea’s peace overtures a ‘pipedream’

The North Korean leader's powerful sister said on Thursday that the country has never taken down propaganda loudspeakers and will not do so, calling South Korea's belief that Pyongyang was responding to its peace overtures a "pipedream." Kim Yo Jong, who is a senior official in the North's ruling Workers' Party, also said adjustments made to the plan for annual joint military drills by South Korea and the U.S.were a "futile" move that did not change the allies' hostile intent. Kim, who officia...

August 12, 2025 9:12 AM

South Korea’s Lee, Trump to hold summit on August 25 on security alliance, economy

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and U.S. President Donald Trump will hold their first summit meeting on August 25 in Washington to discuss strengthening the bilateral alliance and economic security partnership, Lee's office said on Tuesday. Lee, who was elected president in a snap election in June, has made it a top priority to help his export-dependent country navigate the dramatic changes in the global trading environment triggered by Trump's tariff policies. "The two leaders will discu...

July 22, 2025 11:31 AM

South Korea’s Lee orders all-out effort to find missing after floods

South Korea's President Lee Jae Myung told public officials on Tuesday to "spare no effort" in the search for missing people and on damage recovery after days of torrential rains left a trail of destruction in various parts of the country. The wet weather has now subsided, though media reports said heavy rainfall was drenching parts of North Korea. Some 19 people have died and nine were still missing in South Korea as of Tuesday morning, while 2,549 people remained displaced, the Ministry of t...

June 4, 2025 9:58 AM

PM Modi congratulates Lee Jae-myung on election as South Korean President, vows to strengthen strategic ties

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday extended his congratulations to Lee Jae-myung on being elected as the President of the Republic of Korea (ROK), expressing his commitment to further strengthening the India-ROK Special Strategic Partnership. In a post on X, the Prime Minister said, “Congratulations to Mr Lee Jae-myung on being elected as the President of the Republic of Korea. Look forward to working together to further expand and strengthen the India-ROK Special Strategic Partnership...

June 4, 2025 8:55 AM

South Korea’s new president Lee Jae-myung vows economic revival, judgment on martial law

South Korea's new liberal President Lee Jae-myung began his term on Wednesday, vowing to raise the country from the turmoil of a martial law crisis and revive an economy reeling from slowing growth and the threat of global protectionism. Lee's decisive victory in Tuesday's snap election stands to usher in a sea change in Asia's fourth-largest economy, after backlash against a botched attempt at military rule brought down Yoon Suk Yeol just three years into his troubled presidency. He faces wha...

June 3, 2025 9:10 AM

South Koreans vote for president in hope of restoring stability after martial law crisis

South Koreans were voting for a new president on Tuesday to cap six months of turmoil triggered by a shock martial law briefly imposed by former leader Yoon Suk Yeol that marred the country's reputation as a vibrant, if at times chaotic, democracy. The new leader will face the challenge of rallying a society deeply scarred by the attempt at military rule and an export-heavy economy reeling from unpredictable protectionist moves by the United States, a major trading partner and a security ally. ...