Appointed by South Korean President Lee, the move is seen as part of Seoul's broader diplomatic outreach effort to strengthen ties with key global partners.
During South Korean NSA's visit to the US, Trump sent a letter to President Lee, stating that US will begin imposing 25% tariffs on all South Korean imports starting 1 Aug.
Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol returned to jail as prosecutors secured a new detention warrant after Yoon was released 4 months ago on technical grounds.
US President sent out letters to a number of countries Monday, threatening to impose additional tariffs by 1 August, if they do not complete negotiations for a trade deal.
'Detention request is related to allegations of abuse of power and obstruction of justice,' the statement from the special counsel of prosecutors investigating the martial law coup said.
SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea's President Lee Jae Myung named veteran lawmaker Ahn Gyu-back as the country's first civilian defence minister in 64 years on Monday, making good on a campaign promise
Before Lee Jae-myung got elected, the South Korean Supreme Court ruled that Lee had violated the election law by publicly making false statements during his 2022 presidential bid.
By Jack Kim and Hyunsu Yim SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea's new President Lee Jae-myung held his first cabinet meeting on Thursday focused on devising an emergency package to address stagnating economic
I was surprised when Andhra Pradesh minister Nara Lokesh and Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan advocated for Hindi—at a time when states like Tamil Nadu and Karnataka are opposing its imposition.
Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.
BJP has no dynastic succession, at least not at the top. You can trace this back to Vajpayee-Advani era. This act of spotting, empowering younger talent is even more striking with the choice of BJP presidents.
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