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...

War in the Middle East has cut the global growth outlook. However, despite South Korea’s heavy reliance on Middle Eastern energy, the OECD Economic Outlook in June...

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...