America’s new tariff framework comes alongside significant South Korean investment into strategic sectors across the United States, and Q2 2026 showed this pattern taking hold...

The rapid expansion of AI data centers and advanced manufacturing is driving up electricity consumption in the United States. Early this year, the U.S. Energy...

There is a tendency to view the world through the status quo. If the economy is growing, the set expectation becomes that it will continue...

The United States has decided against renewing the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), a decision that marks the beginning of a negotiation process rather than the...

Ever since U.S. President Donald Trump won his first term as president, some observers have hoped that his unconventional approach could lead to a breakthrough...

In his first year as president, Lee Jae Myung bought South Korea time and leverage by accommodating the United States while strengthening South Korea’s relations...

Chinese President Xi Jinping visited North Korea this month to try to pull the Kim Jong Un regime back toward Beijing at a moment when...

South Korea recorded a historic high in monthly exports in May 2025. According to recently released trade statistics, exports reached USD 87.8 billion, jumping 53.4...

In April 2026, South Korea posted $85.9 billion in goods exports, a 48 percent surge from a year earlier, with semiconductors exceeding $30 billion for the...

South Korea and Japan rank among Asia’s most advanced digital economies. Their firms are deeply linked across semiconductor supply chains, online shopping, cloud services, and...