Trump will likely try to resume his relationship with Kim in his second term. This sets up a situation where the United States favours a dictatorship over a treaty ally in its foreign policy. That would be a shift more remarkable than the coming abandonment of Ukraine, which is not a formal US ally. Trump … Read more
As 2024 marks 35 years of dialogue relations between ASEAN and South Korea, Mr Wong and Mr Yoon discussed the potential for ASEAN and South Korea to improve cooperation in key areas like trade and the digital economy. The leaders also witnessed the signing of an extradition treaty, as well as the exchange of five Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) and agreements … Read more
WHAT SOUTH KOREA WANTS Seoul’s aims are twofold. For one, it hopes that with plenty of access to outside information, more North Koreans may aspire to live in the South, increasing the number of defection attempts across the border. The number of successful defections dropped significantly from 2020 after North Korea sealed its borders during … Read more
South Korea on Thursday announced a 26 trillion won (US$19 billion) support package for its chip businesses, citing a need to keep up in areas like design and contract manufacturing amid “all-out warfare” in the global semiconductor market. Under the package, South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol said a financial support programme worth about 17 trillion … Read more
A version of this article has also been published by The Korea Times in partnership with the South China Morning Post. Premier Li Qiang would attend trilateral talks with South Korea and Japan at the end of the month, according to a source with connections to top Chinese officials. But separate bilateral discussions between China … Read more
VOTERS TURNING TO ALTERNATIVE PARTIES Elections in South Korea are often dominated by two major parties, the ruling People Power Party led by Mr Han Dong Hoon and the opposition Democratic Party led by Lee Jae Myung, who is on trial for alleged fraud and corruption. But many Koreans fed up with traditional politics are … Read more
