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South Korea proposes ‘package deal’ on tariffs after talks with US

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.

Martial law probe accelerates, South Korea’s ex-President Yoon back in jail

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.

Trump extends deadlines for trade deals to 1 August, takes swipe at allies Japan & South Korea

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.

South Korean prosecutors request detention of ex-president Yoon over martial law attempt

'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.

South Korea names first civilian defence minister in 64 years after martial law shook faith in army

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

South Korean President’s election law violation trial postponed indefinitely, says court

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.

South Korea’s new President Lee begins moves to tackle economic ‘crisis’

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

New president Lee Jae-myung vows to revive South Korean economy, democracy after martial law attempt

He promised a ‘pragmatic pro-market govt' after winning 49.42% votes of the nearly 35 million votes cast in Tuesday's snap election.

Lee Jae-myung projected to be South Korea’s next president following failed martial law attempt

South Koreans hope to put 6 months of turmoil from ousted leader Yoon Suk Yeol’s martial law decree behind them and for a reversal in the ebbing fortunes of Asia’s fourth-largest economy.

South Korean maritime patrol aircraft with 4 people on board crashes near Pohang

South Korean Navy says trying to confirm the cause of the accident and the number of casualties.

On Camera

On Arundhati Roy, mother-daughter conflicts, and the burden of being a ‘good mother’

When reading the book, one can see Roy’s mother as a 'fascist government' unto herself, the centre of her own cult. In Arundhati’s words, Mary Roy was ‘mother guru’.

A Rs 33,000 cr ‘banking fraud’: ED’s case against Arvind Dham, Amtek’s web of ‘500 shell companies’

ED has accused Amtek promoter Arvind Dham of controlling web of nearly 500 shell companies operating as a layered structure, with up to 15 levels of indirect ownership, to divert funds.

‘Loyal wingman’ to full ICBM triad & air defence, China’s show of power at Victory Day parade

China flaunted military might & modernisation as it displayed stealth drones, anti-satellite system & cyber warfare contingent during parade to mark victory over Japan in WWII.

For Indian Mercedes, Asim Munir’s dumper truck in mirror is closer than it appears

From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.