South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and Japan’s new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Thursday pledged to strengthen ties between the neighbors, whose relations have long been strained by their bitter

ANKARA (AA) - US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday praised South Korea’s efforts to regain wartime operational control (OPCON) of its forces from the US, calling it a "great" move, according to Yonhap News.

The White House announced on the 30th that South Korea will participate in the "Fostering the Future Together" initiative led by First Lady Melania, following the Korea-U.S. Technology and Science Partnership for Prosperity (TPD) agreement signed during President Donald Trump’s visit to South Korea.

Amazon Web Services will invest at least $5 billion in South Korea by 2031 to build new artificial intelligence data centres, South Korea's presidential office said on Wednesday, leveraging Seoul's ambition to become an AI hub in Asia.

The authorities have been scrambling to accommodate this year’s Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in Gyeongju, which is known for tombs, temples and pagodas.

South Korea's presidential aide, Kim Yong-beom, said the two sides will reduce reciprocal tariffs from 25% to 15%, as was agreed earlier this year. South Korea will also invest $350bn in the US, including $200bn in cash investment and $150bn in shipbuilding, Kim said.

Nearly a month after a high-profile immigration raid at a Hyundai construction site, Georgia's governor is in South Korea to reaffirm ties and mark 40 years of economic collaboration between the two regions.

BUSAN, South Korea — President Donald Trump on Thursday said he had “an amazing meeting” with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, appearing to tamp down tensions that had been building for months.