Chinese President Xi Jinping will make a rare visit to North Korea on June 8—his first international trip this year—weeks after hosting U.S. President Donald...
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It is the best of times and the worst of times for the future of the U.S.-South Korea alliance. South Korean perceptions of economic coercion...
Read MoreSouth Korean President Lee Jae Myung used his state visit to Hanoi last month to pitch a Korean-built reactor in southern Vietnam. Standing alongside Vietnamese...
Read MoreThe 2026 Iran war and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz have upended global trade and energy access, prompting governments in Asia and around...
Read MoreA fire and explosion on a South Korean-operated tanker in the Strait of Hormuz on May 4 underscored the extent to which the ongoing war...
Read MoreLabor reform has been a significant focus for Seoul, particularly as it balances economic growth with the need to protect workers’ rights.
Read MoreIran’s failure to achieve nuclear latency has significant implications for South Korea and Japan’s thinking on their own nuclear strategy.
Read MoreWhile annual investment funding is capped at USD 20 billion, the full package including $150 billion in shipbuilding must be announced by January 2029.
Read MoreKorea Zinc’s planned smelting and processing facility in Tennessee brings critical minerals processing under U.S. regulatory oversight and supports the U.S. industrial base.
Read MoreThe deal may not only help Korea avoid higher tariffs, but also lower the cost of capital for strategic investments in the United States.
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