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Japan’s Rice Is So Expensive, It’s Willing to Eat South Korea’s
Japanese consumers embraced Korean rice for the first time in 35 years, finding it more familiar than other types of foreign ...
South Korea's former president Moon says bribery indictment is 'political'
South Korea's former president Moon Jae-in said on Friday that prosecutors were becoming political and abusing their power ...
South Korea, US aim for trade package before tariff pause ends in July
South Korea and the United States agreed to craft a trade package aimed at removing new U.S. tariffs before the pause on ...
South Korea calls for 'calm, orderly' talks with the U.S. amid hopes of a tariff deal by early July
The deal will reportedly be pursued by July 8, the day U.S. President Donald Trump's 90-day tariff suspension is due to end.
South Korea, U.S. Aim for Package Deal Before Tariff Pause Ends in July, Seoul Says
SEOUL/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -South Korea and the United States agreed to craft a package of deals aimed at removing new U.S.
Analysis: South Korea struggles with Trump tariffs, expects economic slowdown
South Korea is bracing for the impact of the Trump administration's tariffs, as reflected in its economic downturn and ...
U.S. and South Korea had 'very successful' trade talks, Bessent says
The U.S. and South Korea had a "very successful" meeting on Thursday, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said, as the two ...
South Korean truth commission halts probe into adoption fraud, hundreds of cases in limbo
The South Korean government’s fact-finding commission has suspended its groundbreaking investigation into the extensive fraud ...
US Plans Alaska LNG Summit, Urges Japan, South Korea to Support Project, Source Says
Trump has touted the $44 billion Alaska liquefied natural gas project, which would deliver gas from the state's North Slope ...
South Korea’s ‘shocking’ fall in marriages is a dating app opportunity, says Match Group’s Asia CEO
"Korea has an acute challenge” when it comes to long-term relationships, notes Malgosia Green, Asia CEO for Match.
South Korea and US aim for deal to lift Trump tariffs by July, Seoul says
US Treasury chief Scott Bessent says talks are ‘moving faster than I thought’, and technical terms could be discussed as ...
U.S. Urges Japan and South Korea to Commit to $44 Billion Alaska Gas Project
A group advising President Trump on energy policy is seeking meetings with Japan and South Korea’s trade ministries, with the hope of announcing progress in early June.