US Tariffs: South Korea To Devise Support Measures For Chip Industry

(MENAFN- IANS) Seoul, April 10 (IANS) The government will "swiftly" devise support measures for the local chip industry to cushion the impact of the United States' planned tariffs on semiconductor imports, the industry minister said on …

South Korea opposition leader enters leadership race

"Realistically speaking, the South Korea-US alliance is important, and South Korea, US, Japan cooperation is important. Within that, the consistent principle is the national interest of the Republic of Korea is the top priority," Lee said.

South Korea's presidential front-runner Lee Jae-myung enters leadership race

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean opposition leader Lee Jae-myung, who is the front-runner in opinion polls to be the country's next leader, declared his bid for the presidency on Thursday, promising to fix inequality and spur economic growth. The …

South Korea's largest opposition party ex-leader to run for presidency

The former head of South Korea's largest opposition party has announced he is running for president. Lee Jae-myung declared his candidacy on Thursday. He stepped down as the head of the Democratic Party on Wednesday. Lee is expected to be the …

South Korea probes claim Chinese teen caught filming F-16s is son of security official

South Korean authorities are investigating a claim, made by one of two Chinese high school students apprehended for illegally filming military aircraft, that his father is a member of China’s public security bureau. The pair, who arrived in South Korea on …

US commander warns that China and North Korea’s military aid to Russia creates risks in the Pacific

WASHINGTON (AP) — The top U.S. commander in the Pacific warned senators Thursday that the military support that China and North Korea are giving Russia in its war on Ukraine is a security risk in his region as Moscow provides critical military assistance …

South Korea’s acting president vows to advance tariff negotiations with US, Yonhap reports

SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s acting President Han Duck-soo said on Thursday that the government would seek to advance negotiations with the U.S. over tariffs in a bid to shake off the burden, the Yonhap News Agency reported. (Reporting by Ju-min Park; …

South Korea’s acting president vows to advance tariff negotiations with US, Yonhap reports

20 Filipino seafarers under probe in South Korea’s largest ever drug bust

Twenty Filipino seafarers remained under investigation in South Korea on Thursday, over a week after authorities discovered two tons of cocaine hidden aboard a ship in the country’s largest drug bust to date, the Department of Migrant Workers said.

South Korea opposition leader Lee Jae-myung announces bid for presidency

Lee Jae-myung, leader of South Korea’s main opposition Democratic Party, takes a look around at Gounsa temple devastated by a wildfire in Uiseong, South Korea recently. File photo | Photo Credit: Reuters South Korean opposition leader Lee Jae-myung, who is …