The economy expanded 1.5% in the October to December period from a year earlier. On a quarterly basis, gross domestic product contracted 0.3%, marking the steepest slowdown since the fourth quarter of ...

South Korean President Lee Jae-myung and Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae at their summit meeting in Nara Prefecture, Japan, Jan. 13, 2026. Credit: Prime Minister’s Office of Japan Earlier this ...

President Trump on Monday said he is raising tariffs on South Korea because the nation has not yet approved a trade deal with the U.S. that the two countries agreed to last year. Mr. Trump said in a ...

President Trump said Seoul was not moving fast enough to implement the agreement, which calls for South Korea to invest billions in the United States. By Choe Sang-Hun Reporting from Seoul South ...

President Trump announced Monday that he’s hiking tariffs against South Korea because the Korean Legislature has failed to enact a trade agreement reached with the US nearly six months ago. “South ...

South Korea has reportedly deployed a ballistic missile dubbed the "monster" for its size as part of its military strategy amid North Korea's nuclear weapons development. Citing military sources, ...

Starmer attends meeting with Li Qiang in Beijing. Royal Navy forces Russian ship out of British waters The European country smashing migrant trafficking gangs in joint operation with UK Ricky ...

President Donald Trump announced on Monday he is raising tariffs on goods from South Korea to 25% from 15%. “Because the Korean Legislature hasn’t enacted our Historic Trade Agreement, which is their ...

SEOUL, Jan 22 (Reuters) - South Korea introduced on Thursday what it says is the world's first comprehensive set of laws regulating artificial intelligence, aiming to strengthen trust and safety in ...

South Korea’s economy contracted quarter-over-quarter in the final three months of 2025, bruised by a year of tariffs and political turmoil that slowed annual growth to a five-year low. The ...

South Korean court ruled Wednesday that the ill-fated imposition of martial law by the then President Yoon Suk Yeol constituted an act of rebellion, as it sentenced his prime minister to 23 years in ...