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Lee Jae Myung
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Trump tells Pentagon to scale back South Korea drills as Kim Jong Un diplomacy returns to focus
Donald Trump has ordered the Pentagon to substantially reduce joint military exercises with South Korea just as Ulchi Freedom Shield begins, linking the move to costs, Seoul’s position on the Iran war and his relationship with Kim Jong Un.
Trump scales back South Korea military drills as Kim Jong Un diplomacy tests US alliance
Trump scales back US-South Korea military drills in a new overture to Kim Jong Un, raising questions about North Korea diplomacy and alliance readiness.
South Korea appoints special prosecutor over ballot shortages and election irregularities
South Korea’s ballot shortage became a democracy test. A special prosecutor will now examine whether June’s election chaos involved fraud or systemic failure.
SK Hynix files SEC prospectus for biggest ever US listing by a foreign company, targets $28 billion
SK Hynix launches $28 billion Nasdaq ADR listing under symbol SKHY, set to trade July 10 in the biggest ever US listing by a foreign company. Read more.
South Korea plans chip windfall fund to finance AI growth and narrow inequality
President Lee Jae Myung’s government wants to channel additional semiconductor tax revenue into national technology projects, regional development and support for younger South Koreans, turning a cyclical chip boom into a test of long-term economic policy.
Samsung and SK hynix anchor 800tn won South Korea AI chip expansion
South Korea’s 800 trillion won chip plan puts Samsung and SK hynix at the centre of an AI buildout. Read what could derail the strategy.
South Korea wants drones to become every soldier’s second weapon. Can it train 500,000 operators?
North Korea is expanding its firepower. South Korea’s answer is 500,000 drone-trained troops, 110,000 aircraft and a new domestic defence ecosystem.
Yoon Suk Yeol verdict: Seoul appeals court rules martial law Cabinet meeting violated nine ministers’ rights
Yoon Suk Yeol's life sentence already stood. The Seoul High Court just added seven years, and ruled his Cabinet meeting was a simulation, not a State Council.
South Korea factory fire kills 14 at Anjun Industrial plant in Daejeon’s Daedeok district
Fourteen people were killed and 59 injured after an explosion and fire destroyed the Anjun Industrial auto parts factory in Daejeon, South Korea, on 20 March 2026.