Decades later, South Korea exonerates victims of wrongful convictions

In 1964, Choi Mal-ja, then 18, was walking her friends home when a stranger abruptly sexually assaulted her. The man knocked her to the ground and attempted to kiss her. As Choi fought back, she bit off about 1.5 centimeters of his tongue. A year later, a …

South Korea minister meets US commerce secretary in effort to reach tariff deal

SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea's Industry Minister Kim Jung-kwan met U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick for talks on Thursday in Washington and reaffirmed a commitment to reach a trade deal on tariffs by the August 1 deadline, South Korea's …

South Korea's PIPC conducts preliminary sweep of several mobile apps

South Korea's Personal Information Protection Commission conducted a preliminary inspection of five popular mobile apps. The PIPC recommended the apps take steps to improve their security, including measures such as access rights management when …

South Korea officials heading to Washington for talks over US tariffs

South Korean Industry Ministry officials will travel to Washington on Wednesday for "technical discussions" with U.S. Trade Representative counterparts hoping to make progress on a potential deal over U.S. tariffs, Seoul's ministry said. The …

Meet Ghana’s Ambassador designate to the Republic of South Korea Kojo Choi

Leesburg Taekwondo Academy Hosts Students from Gangneung, South Korea

Leesburg’s U.S. Taekwondo Martial Arts Academy [USTMA] yesterday hosted a welcoming party for the Gangneung Youth Leadership Program [GYL] and the top two student leaders from each high school in Gangneung City, South Korea. During the five-day program, …

Levidian adds South Korea to Asia footprint

The planarTECH team already has a manufacturing base and established network of customers and research partners in Asia. Notably successful in Korea, the company launched Levidian’s LOOP technology into the Asian market at the ‘Nano Korea 2025’ 2D …

Trump’s Tariffs Aren’t the Only US Policy Hurting South Korea’s Economy

With the August 1 deadline for South Korea to strike a new trade deal with the United States rapidly approaching, Seoul’s focus has been on minimizing the potential for significant tariff increases on Korean exports to the United States. However, shifts in …

U.S. Cancels ‘2+2 Talks’: A Move to Tame South Korea?

The Korea-U.S. 2+2 trade negotiations scheduled for July 25 (local time) in Washington, D.C. have been canceled due to a unilateral schedule change by the U.S. side. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance Koo Yun-cheol received an email …

RM and SUGA leave South Korea post stylist Kimvenchy's wedding, BTS to finally unite as ...

BTS members RM and SUGA were snapped at the Incheon International Airport, leaving for Los Angeles once again. Following the stars’ departure a couple of weeks ago, it was reported that the group would not return to South Korea for at least 2 months, …