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SOUTH KOREA

Shipping containers at Pyeongtaek port in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, on April 15
BUSINESS
Apr 21, 2025
South Korea finds 'Made in Korea' breaches aiming to slip U.S. tariffs
In March, 19.3 billion won worth of surveillance cameras were imported from China in parts and reassembled in South Korea to bypass U.S. restrictions.
Since Donald Trump’s return to the U.S. presidency, his rhetoric, tariffs and threats toward allies have helped boost left-leaning or anti-Trump candidates in elections around the world.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 20, 2025
The 'Trump effect' on elections is just beginning, including in Japan
Since his inauguration, the new U.S. president seems to be creating a “Trump effect” on many, though not all, foreign elections.
Pro-Yoon Suk Yeol supporters gather on the side of a road as they wait for the arrival of the former South Korean president outside the Central District Court in Seoul on Monday.
EDITORIALS
Apr 18, 2025
New leadership in South Korea should stay the course on Japan ties
Democracy should be frustrating. It is intended to force compromise, a process that will inevitably be slow and exasperating.
Hyundai Motor vehicles bound for export are loaded aboard a cargo ship at the port in Ulsan, South Korea, in July 2015.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 17, 2025
Can Trump’s tariffs restore U.S. manufacturing?
Rather than encouraging foreign direct investment in local manufacturing, Trump’s tariffs are deterring it.
Ousted former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol gestures from a vehicle, as he returns to his private residence in Seoul on Friday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 14, 2025
South Korea begins criminal insurrection trial of ousted leader
Yoon Suk Yeol, who the Constitutional Court removed from the presidency this month, argued that his martial law declaration in December was "not a coup d’etat."
Ousted South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol waves before leaving the presidential residence in Seoul on Friday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 13, 2025
South Korean ex-President Yoon to face insurrection trial
If convicted, Yoon could face life imprisonment or even the death penalty.
Machineries seen at a factory in Binh Duong, Vietnam
BUSINESS / Economy / ANALYSIS
Apr 12, 2025
What Samsung and Vietnam stand to lose in Trump's tariff war
Trump's punishing potential 46% tariff has exposed the vulnerability of the Southeast Asian country's export model.
Former Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung speaks during a news conference on his presidential bid for the June election at the National Assembly in Seoul on Friday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 12, 2025
South Koreans’ support for liberal Lee Jae-myung rises ahead of election
The latest Gallup Poll released Friday showed that the left-leaning Lee’s support has risen to 37%, up 3 percentage points from last week’s survey.
Ousted former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol waves to his supporters as he moves out of the presidential residence in Seoul on Friday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 11, 2025
Ousted South Korean President Yoon leaves official residence
The Constitutional Court upheld Yoon's impeachment last Friday, capping four months of unprecedented constitutional turmoil.
At least two people were trapped Friday when a construction site for a new subway line collapsed near Seoul, the National Fire Agency said.
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 11, 2025
Two trapped in subway construction site collapse near Seoul
The National Fire Agency said the collapse occurred during "tunnel reinforcement work."
People attend a rally to celebrate the ousting of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol in Seoul on April 5.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 11, 2025
Ousted South Korean president set to leave official residence
Yoon is due to be driven in a motorcade from the official residence with his wife and more than 10 dogs and cats to his private apartment.
Lee Jae-myung releases a statement to the public at the National Assembly in Seoul in December.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 10, 2025
South Korean presidential front-runner Lee Jae-myung enters leadership race
The presidential election will be held on June 3, after the impeachment of former president Yoon Suk Yeol for his December martial law declaration.
Lee Jae-myung, leader of South Korea's Democratic Party, during a meeting at the National Assembly in Seoul on Monday. Lee is the top candidate for the next presidential election, with support of 34% respondents in a Gallup poll released April. 4.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 9, 2025
South Korea opposition leader Lee steps down amid expectations of presidential run
The country holds a presidential election on June 3 after former president Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment.
A woman looks at cranes and shipping containers from an observation platform at Pyeongtaek port in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, on April 2.
BUSINESS / Markets
Apr 9, 2025
Trump optimistic after call about tariffs with South Korea
South Korea's trade minister is traveling to Washington to meet U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer for tariff negotiations.
South Korean Prime Minister Han Duck-soo said Tuesday that the country will hold a presidential election on June 3, adding that the day would be designated as a temporary public holiday to facilitate voting.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 8, 2025
South Korea to hold snap presidential election on June 3
The announcement comes days after former leader Yoon Suk Yeol was removed from office over a short-lived martial law declaration.
A person walks past a logo of Samsung Electronics displayed outside a shop in Seoul on Tuesday. Shares in Samsung jumped after its profit for the first three months of 2025 handily beat expectations.
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 8, 2025
Samsung shares jump after profit gets boost from new Galaxy S25
Inventory stockpiling by Chinese buyers who hurried to secure supply of electronics before U.S. President Donald Trump unleashed new tariffs also provided support.
The 2025 Diplomatic Bluebook says that Tokyo will communicate closely with Washington over various issues facing the international community.
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 8, 2025
Japan foreign policy report highlights importance of building ties with Trump
The 2025 Diplomatic Bluebook said that Tokyo will communicate closely with Washington over various issues facing the international community.
People hold up a South Korean flag near the Constitutional Court in Seoul on Friday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 7, 2025
South Korea sets June 3 for presidential election: Yonhap
The country's Constitutional Court ruled that Yoon undermined the military’s political neutrality by sending troops to parliament to confront ordinary citizens.
South Korean National Assembly Speaker Woo Won-shik looks on during a news conference at the National Assembly in Seoul last December.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 6, 2025
South Korea assembly speaker proposes revising constitution to curb presidency
He proposed a national referendum on constitutional reform to coincide with the presidential election that must be held in less than two months.
Anti-Yoon protesters hold up placards reading "Let's build a democratic government!" during a rally in Seoul on Friday after South Korea's Constitutional Court upheld the impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol.
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 5, 2025
Yoon's ouster prompts Japanese concerns about ties with South Korea
Japan is worried that Yoon's removal from power will undo the improvements in bilateral relations made under his administration.
Living conditions index hits lowest level in 15 years in Japan
The share of respondents to a Bank of Japan quarterly survey in June who said they have become worse off came to 61.0%, up 5.1 percentage points from the previous survey.
Tokyo emerges as a top market for global tech talent
Tokyo ranks among the world's top tech talent hubs alongside Beijing, the San Francisco Bay Area, Bengaluru, Paris, New York and Dublin, according to Colliers' newly released global tech markets report.
From stalking to death threats, female candidates still face harassment
Mayu Ushida, a former NHK newscaster running for election in the Tokyo electoral district on the Democratic Party for the People ticket, signs an autograph for a voter after a public rally at Shinjuku Station in Tokyo on Tuesday.
CDP leader criticizes ‘Japanese First’ policy and calls for inclusive society
Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan leader Yoshihiko Noda said it is obvious that Japanese society could not function without the help of foreign workers in manufacturing, health care, construction and public transportation.
JSA’s 100th anniversary event is a once-in-a-lifetime chance for sumo fans
Egyptian wrestler Osunaarashi has some fun with children during a special Japan Sumo Association event in 2017.
Japan's rice farmers are confounded by Shinjiro Koizumi’s policies
Kiyoshi Shibata stands in front of one of the rice paddies in Murayama, Yamagata Prefecture, where he produces the prefecture's signature rice brand Tsuyahime.
From stalking to death threats, female candidates still face harassment
Mayu Ushida, a former NHK newscaster running for election in the Tokyo electoral district on the Democratic Party for the People ticket, signs an autograph for a voter after a public rally at Shinjuku Station in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Kawaii Lab redefines idol pop for the TikTok generation
Misa Kimura is the main producer for Kawaii Lab, a project by entertainment agency Asobisystem whose groups have found success by pairing a social media-first strategy with a fresh perspective on traditional idol-pop tropes.
Craig Mod's life in motion in a disappearing Japan
Mod's memoir “Things Become Other Things” chronicles his walking trips across the Kii Peninsula, surveying “a graceful end to a certain life cycle.”
With China and Trump, Japan defense report says world entering ‘new era of crisis’
A senior member of a Self-Defense Forces honor guard inspects a formation before the arrival of Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba for a visit to the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on June 30.

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