WSJ: “US commerce chief urges Korea to submit final trade offer for Trump”

The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported on July 29 that U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has asked South Korea to present its “best possible final proposal” for President Donald Trump regarding the ongoing trade negotiations.   According to the report …

Women's Asia Cup: Bangladesh to start maiden campaign against China; North Korea, Uzbekistan also in group

Bangladesh women's football team, who qualified for their AFC Asia Cup finals debut with aplomb earlier this month, have been  drawn in Group B for the tournament to be held in Australia next year, alongside North Korea, China and Uzbekistan. The …

IMF Cuts S. Korea’s 2025 Economic Outlook to 0.8%

Photo : YONHAP News The International Monetary Fund(IMF) has revised down its 2025 growth outlook for South Korea, just three months after the last downgrade. According to Seoul’s finance ministry on Wednesday, the IMF projected that South Korea’s real …

Government coupons boost Korea convenience store sales

South Korea’s convenience store chains reported double-digit sales growth in the first week following the rollout of government-issued consumption coupons, with customers increasingly turning to nearby stores for everyday shopping. According to industry …

Matildas to face South Korea in Asian Cup group stages

New Max Planck Center With South Korea

Max Planck Society The partnership will deepen biomedical research Ceremony in Seoul to mark the founding of the new Max Planck Center: the president of Yonsei University Dong-Sup Yoon, Jinwoo Cheon, Director IBS Center for Nanomedicine and Director of the …

North Korea Will Talk to Trump - Only If Nukes Are Off-Limits

The opinions expressed by contributors are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of RedState.com. North Korea is it has been, for decades, a passenger on the short bus of nation-states. It's a remnant of the Cold War, a vicious, …

N. Korea tightens control over workers in Russia

North Korean authorities have intensified surveillance of workers dispatched to Russia, immediately repatriating those caught accessing foreign content. This crackdown is creating a climate of fear as North Korea prepares for large-scale labor dispatches …

US tariffs hit South Korean exports hard in first half

Trade trend in 1H25: Flattish export growth, coupled with declining imports In the first half of 2025, Korean exports were flat in value and declined 0.4% year-to-date in volume. Exports fluctuate monthly, probably related to front-loading, but slowed …

North Korea Demands US Recognize It As 'Irreversible' Nuclear Power

North Korea is demanding that the United States recognize it as a permanent nuclear power, according to the latest words of Kim Yo-jong, the powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and a senior official in the country’s ruling Workers Party. She …