U.S. President Donald Trump is set to depart for Beijing on Tuesday for a high-stakes summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping, amid hopes that the long-awaited meeting will help ease tensions.
President Lee Jae Myung will meet U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent in Seoul this week, Lee's office said Tuesday, with the two expected to discuss U.S. tariffs among other issues.
The selection of Korea as the venue for upcoming high-level trade talks between the United States and China reflects Beijing's friendship and trust toward Seoul, China's top envoy to Seoul said Tuesday.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will fly into Seoul on Wednesday for a one-day stop to meet Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng — but not, so far, anyone from the Korean government.
Two Americans who helped North Korean information technology (IT) workers fraudulently get jobs at U.S. companies by disguising them as U.S.-based employees have been sentenced to prison, the U.S. Department of Justice said Wednesday.
It will take at least another month for Korea to unveil the details of its U.S. investment plan — pledged under the two countries’ trade deal from last November — after related laws take effect on June 18, according to Trade Minister Kim Jung-kwan.
U.S. President Donald Trump said the United States is weighing a possible reduction of U.S. troops in Germany, with a decision to be made over “the next short period of time” after he decried European allies over a lack of support for the Iran war.
The ruling Democratic Party is pushing back hard after Republican lawmakers from the U.S. House of Representatives urged Korean Ambassador Kang Kyung-wha to stop pressuring Coupang, reopening political tensions between Seoul and Washington.
Korean major leaguers are pushing through adversity. Lee Jung-hoo of the San Francisco Giants and Los Angeles Dodgers' Kim Hye-seong collected two hits each, and the San Diego Padres' Song Sung-mun is finally set to reach the major leagues.
The United States' energy exports briefly hit a record high after the Iran war disrupted Middle Eastern supply routes, The Wall Street Journal reported Friday.
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