I am surrounded by racks of poofy skirts. It’s a drizzly day at Jeonju Hanok Village in Jeollabuk-do(North Jeolla province), South Korea, home to more than 700 hanoks — traditional Korean houses with distinct wooden frames and tiled roofs. The rain is no deterrent. I follow tourists and locals into a hanbok rental store. I … Read more
South Korean rescue workers were searching Monday (November 10, 2025) for nine missing crew members after a Chinese fishing boat capsized off the country’s southwestern coast. South Korea’s Coast Guard said two crew members were rescued by a nearby cargo vessel after their boat capsized about 150 kilometres southwest of Eocheong island, off the port … Read more
new video loaded: How the Trump-Xi Meeting Eased a Major Trade War President Trump and China’s leader Xi Jinping just had a highly anticipated meeting in South Korea. David Pierson, a New York Times foreign correspondent covering China, breaks down what they accomplished and how they de-escalated a major trade war. By David Pierson, Christina … Read more
When South Korea‘s newly elected president, Lee Jae Myung, visited Washington in August, he was asked about anmigyeongjung, the nation’s well-established policy of maintaining strategic neutrality between the United States and China. The Korean phrase, loosely translated as “the United States for security and China for the economy,” refers to how the country must balance … Read more
Seoul, on Wednesday (October 15, 2025), banned travel to parts of Cambodia, with South Korea shaken by the torture and killing of a college student there. The move comes as South Korea prepares to send a special team to the Southeast Asian country later on Wednesday (October 15) to discuss cases of fake jobs and … Read more
Vessels owned or operated by U.S. firms and individuals, or those built in the United States or that fly the U.S. flag, will be charged additional port fees per voyage starting on Tuesday, China’s transport ministry said on Friday. The port fees are a countermeasure against upcoming U.S. port fees on Chinese ships, the ministry … Read more
When you step out of Incheon airport in Seoul, you expect to drive into the city and be catapulted into scenes you have seen in a host of city-slicker K-Dramas and films — an impressive skyline, chaotic, yet orderly traffic, convenience stores on every street corner, and some rain for that cinematic effect. We are … Read more
After months of political turmoil in South Korea, Lee Jae-myung has won the presidential election by a wide margin. Mr. Lee’s campaign has ridden a wave of anger against former President Yoon Suk Yeol after he tried to impose martial law in December. Source link
The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation group said Friday that it was “concerned” over the challenges to global trade, as ministers from APEC countries met in South Korea in the shadow of growing woes from US tariffs. Trade ministers from the top economies that make up APEC are meeting on South Korea’s Jeju Island amid concerns for … Read more
The tens of thousands of U.S. troops stationed in South Korea and Japan appear set to be part of President Donald Trump’s tariff negotiations, despite efforts by both countries to separate security talks from trade. In posts on the Truth Social platform, Mr. Trump said defence cost-sharing would be part of “one-stop shopping” negotiations with … Read more