Category: South Korea
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Lee Tô Summit
On August 11, 2025, South Korean President Lee Jae-myung hosted Vietnamese Communist Party General Secretary To Lam in Seoul for a bilateral summit, marking Lee’s first state visit reception since assuming office on June 4, 2025, following a period of political turbulence including emergency martial law. The leaders committed to nearly doubling bilateral trade from…
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Trump’s Tariff Announcement
President Donald Trump announced on July 7, 2025, that he will impose a 25% tariff on goods from Japan and South Korea, effective August 1, 2025. He communicated this decision through letters posted on his social media platform, addressed to Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and South Korean President Lee Jae-myung. Your assessment? SKR-01, South…
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Tariff Announcement to Japan
President Donald Trump announced on July 7, 2025, that he will impose a 25% tariff on goods from Japan and South Korea, effective August 1, 2025. He communicated this decision through letters posted on his social media platform, addressed to Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and South Korean President Lee Jae-myung. Trump also warned that…
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Lee Jae-myung Victory
Lee Jae-myung, the liberal Democratic Party candidate, won the snap presidential election on June 3, 2025, with exit polls projecting him securing 51.7% of the votes against conservative Kim Moon-soo’s 39.3%. Lee, who took office immediately without the usual two-month transition period, is tasked with restoring stability after former President Yoon Suk Yeol’s impeachment in…
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U.S. ROK Cooperation
South Korea’s advanced capabilities in shipbuilding, semiconductors, and digital technologies make it a key partner for the U.S. to close capability gaps and meet long-term industrial goals. What about the ongoing cooperation in co-producing naval ships? Muhammet Ali Zurnacı: South Korea’s advanced capabilities in shipbuilding, semiconductors, and digital technologies make it a key partner for…