Lee Jae Myung

U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has confirmed a substantial cut in the general tariff rate on imports from South Korea, including automobiles, to 15%. South Korea Moves to Activate Full Trade Deal This decision is retroactive to November 1, 2025, as South Korea...

Amazon.com Inc.’s (NASDAQ:AMZN) cloud computing unit has committed to investing a minimum of $5 billion in South Korea by 2031 to establish new artificial intelligence (AI) data centers. AWS Investment To Boost Billions In US GDP Amazon Web Services (AWS) CEO Matt Garman and South Korean...

South Korea rolled out a glittering, gold-laden welcome for President Donald Trump on Wednesday, presenting him with the nation's highest honor, a replica royal crown, and a ketchup-themed lunch celebrating his trademark tastes. South Korea Awards Trump Its Highest Honor Trump arrived in Gyeongju,...

A senior South Korean official has reported significant headway in the latest round of tariff negotiations with the United States. Progress Made In US-South Korea Trade Talks Kim Yong-beom, the presidential chief of staff for policy, informed the press on Sunday that the recent...

Trump administration officials have privately talked about arranging a meeting between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during Trump's visit to Asia next month. Trump earlier expressed interest in meeting Kim in 2025 during a White House meeting with South Korean...

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman will meet South Korean President Lee Jae Myung in Seoul on Wednesday as the country pushes to expand its artificial intelligence industry. Sam Altman's Visit To Seoul According to the presidential office, Altman will meet Lee at the presidential office in central Seoul,...

South Korea's national security chief, Wi Sung-lac, struck a cautious note on Monday, expressing concerns that securing a bilateral currency swap agreement with the United States would be hard to come by. Currency Swap Deal ‘Won’t Be Easy’ “While our government has proposed...

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said that President Donald Trump’s demands for a $350 billion investment in the U.S. could trigger a 1997-style Asian financial meltdown, without the necessary safeguards. Seeks Currency Swap With Washington “Without a currency swap, if we were to...