South Korea eyes record 8.1% budget hike with big AI push
South Korea’s government on Friday unveiled its largest-ever budget increase, pledging to ramp up spending on technology and social programs t...
Lee's signature pen admired by Trump at summit turns into surprise gift; golf putter a bonus
When South Korean President Lee Jae Myung stepped into the West Wing of the White House on Monday, he hardly expected a signature pen to steal the s...
Lee, Trump end first summit on cordial note, but questions remain
South Korea’s proposal to help revive the US shipbuilding industry proved pivotal in setting a positive tone for President Lee Jae Myung&rsquo...
S.Korea’s Lee signals end to ‘security with US, economy with China’ policy; to hike defense costs
WASHINGTON, D.C. – South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said on Monday that Seoul can no longer maintain its decades-old strategy of relying o...
S.Korea’s Lee heads to high-stakes summit with Trump after closing ranks with Ishiba
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung is flying to Washington after a high-profile visit to Tokyo, where he sought to repair ties with Japan ahead of...
Bill Gates strengthens ties with Samsung, SK, HD Hyundai on energy, biotech, philanthropy projects
Bill Gates, the Microsoft co-founder-turned-philanthropist, has stepped up his engagement with South Korea’s corporate titans, meeting the hea...
South Korea’s president to visit US with 15 business leaders after Japan
South Korea’s President Lee Jae Myung will travel to Japan and the US starting on Aug. 23, accompanied by 15 business leaders from the country...
BOK flags stablecoin risks ahead of Circle president's visit
The Bank of Korea (BOK) has urged the National Assembly to regulate dollar stablecoins, warning their growing use poses a threat to the country&rsqu...
S.Korean President Lee to meet KPop Demon Hunters director Maggie Kang, TWICE
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung will meet with Maggie Kang, director of the Netflix animated feature KPop Demon Hunters, along with K-pop girl ...
Bill Gates to court Korea’s business titans in Seoul for philanthropy push
Bill Gates, billionaire philanthropist and Microsoft co-founder, is heading to Seoul this week to deepen partnerships with South Korea’s corpo...
S.Korea’s Lee to visit Japan next week for talks with Ishiba, resumes shuttle diplomacy
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung will travel to Japan next week for talks with Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, resuming the so-called shuttle dip...
S.Korea-US summit set for Aug. 25 with focus on security, economy
President Lee Jae Myung of South Korea and US President Donald Trump will meet face to face for the first time on Aug. 25 in Washington to discuss a...
S.Korea-US summit likely set for Aug. 25; Vietnam’s top leader to fly to Seoul for state visit
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung will likely have a summit meeting with his US counterpart Donald Trump later this month amid a flurry of high-l...
CLSA, Citi, JPMorgan slam South Korea’s tax reform plans as anti-market
South Korea’s latest tax overhaul is triggering a wave of criticism from foreign investment banks, with analysts warning that the proposed tax...
Musk confirms $16.5 bn alliance with Samsung: 'Spoke with Lee via video call'
Elon Musk isn’t leaving any room for doubt when it comes to Tesla’s multibillion-dollar chip deal with Samsung Electronics Co.The Tesla ...
Samsung Chairman Lee heads to US as chips become key trade leverage
Samsung Electronics Co. Chairman Lee Jae-yong departed for the US on Tuesday, just days before the US-set Aug. 1 deadline for a trade deal, si...
President Lee meets with Samsung chief amid stalled US-Korea trade talks
South Korean President Lee Jae-Myung met with Samsung Electronics Co. Chairman Lee Jae-yong on Thursday amid growing speculation that Seoul may leve...
President Lee meets Hyundai, LG chiefs, promotes ‘one team’ approach
South Korean President Lee Jae-myung held back-to-back meetings with the chairmen of Hyundai Motor Group and LG Group this week to discuss global tr...
S.Korea’s most prominent business leader returns with all charges cleared
After nearly a decade spent fighting allegations of corporate wrongdoing, Samsung Electronics Co. Chairman Lee Jae-yong has been acquitted on all ch...
Vietnam’s top leader to make 1st South Korea visit in 11 years
To Lam, general secretary of Vietnam’s Communist Party and the country’s de facto ruling leader, is expected to make a state visit to So...
South Korea’s Lee completes cabinet lineup with IT executive, lawmaker
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung has tapped an information technology firm executive as culture minister and a ruling party lawmaker as land min...
South Korea’s ex-President Yoon re-arrested over martial law decree
Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was taken back into custody early Thursday over his short-lived martial law declaration last December, a...
S.Korea to elevate science minister to deputy prime minister to lead in AI race
South Korea will elevate its new science minister to a deputy ministerial post, giving him authority to serve as the top coordinator of the governme...
Shinsegae chair likely to head Asian arm of pro-Trump Rockbridge
Chung Yong-jin, chairman of South Korea’s retail giant Shinsegae Inc., is likely to head the Asian operations of the Rockbridge Network, a gro...
S.Korea to have 1st civilian defense minister in decades, career technocrats
South Korean President Lee Jae-myung on Monday announced a sweeping Cabinet reshuffle, naming a mix of career technocrats, senior lawmakers and &mda...
S.Korea’s Lee, Japan’s Ishiba agree to deepen ties, resume shuttle diplomacy
KANANASKIS, Canada – South Korea’s newly elected President Lee Jae-myung held his first summit with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishi...
US-South Korea talks scrapped after Trump's early G7 exit
A planned meeting between South Korean President Lee Jae-myung and US President Donald Trump was canceled on Monday after Trump unexpectedly left ...
President Lee: Businesses at center of policy priorities for economic growth
South Korean President Lee Jae-myung on Friday pledged strong government support for the country’s businesses, while emphasizing the need for ...
Partners Group sees infrastructure secondaries quadrupling to $60 bn
Infrastructure secondaries are gaining momentum as the infrastructure sector attracts investors seeking stable and predictable returns amid heighten...
Lee vows policy overhaul to spur dividend payouts
South Korean President Lee Jae-myung said on Wednesday that the government is preparing tax and regulatory reforms to spur dividend payouts as part ...
