Lee Jae-myung, frontrunner for South Korea president, wins party primary
By Hyunsu Yim and Jihoon Lee SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea’s main opposition Democratic Party of Korea on Sunday named Lee...
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South Korea martial law put Lee Jae-myung back on track for presidency
by Reuters
By Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) -Lee Jae-myung, the liberal South Korean politician favoured to become the country’s next leader, has...
South Korea to approach trade talks with US 'cautiously', industry minister says
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SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea’s Industry Minister Ahn Duk-geun said on Saturday that Seoul plans to approach trade talks with the...
US Treasury's Bessent encouraged by 'productive' Japan, South Korea trade talks
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent was encouraged by “productive” early trade talks with Japan and South Korea...
US plans Alaska LNG summit, will urge Japan, South Korea to support project
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By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s energy security council plans to host a summit in Alaska...
South Korea says DeepSeek transferred user data, prompts without consent
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SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s data protection authority said on Thursday that Chinese artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek transferred user information...
U.S. and South Korea had 'very successful' trade talks, Bessent says
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By Jihoon Lee and Nandita Bose SEOUL/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. and South Korea had a “very successful” meeting on...
Fitch watching 'quite closely' how South Korea manages geopolitical challenges
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By Jihoon Lee and Youn Ah Moon SEOUL (Reuters) -Global credit ratings agency Fitch said it was “quite closely” watching...
Factbox-What's on the table for US-South Korea trade talks?
by Reuters
SEOUL (Reuters) – When a South Korean delegation meets U.S. counterparts in Washington on Thursday for trade talks, they face...
South Korea Q1 GDP unexpectedly contracts, reinforcing rate cut chances
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By Cynthia Kim SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s economy unexpectedly contracted in the first quarter as exports and consumption stalled...