Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation nations, staring down U.S. tariffs, jockeyed for time with U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer at a gathering in South Korea.
Category: South Korea
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Jeju Air Disaster Prompts a Reckoning Over Runway Safety
After a plane overshot a runway in South Korea, killing 179 people, a Times analysis found that global standards that help minimize fatalities are inconsistently followed.
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U.S. Gas Industry Pushes Back on Trump Shipbuilding Rules
The main oil and gas trade group wants the Trump administration to reconsider maritime rules released in April that would require it to use some U.S. ships to transport liquefied natural gas.
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U.S. Urges Japan and South Korea to Commit to Alaska L.N.G. Project
A group advising President Trump on energy policy is seeking meetings with Japan and South Korea’s trade ministries, with the hope of announcing progress in early June.
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Why Some of Japan’s Most Exciting Cultural Figures Are of Korean Descent
The artists, musicians and writers pushing past decades of historical erasure.
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U.S. Stock Rally Fades After Trump’s Tariff Reprieve
The S&P 500 slipped, as trade hostilities continued to heat up between Washington and Beijing. Stocks in Europe and Asia had soared earlier, after President Trump paused some tariffs.
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Stocks Jump in Asia After Trump’s Tariff Reprieve
Markets in Japan, South Korea and Taiwan soar after the U.S. president pauses punishing tariffs. Gains in mainland China were modest as trade hostilities heat up between Washington and Beijing.
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Another Rocky Day in Markets: Stocks in Asia Resume Their Slide
With the S&P 500 nearing a bear market, shares in Asia decline as China and other major U.S. trading partners await the start of significantly higher tariffs.
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Samsung Electronics Executive Han Jong-Hee Dies at 63
Mr. Han, a longtime Samsung executive, oversaw the company’s consumer electronics business since 2021.
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Hyundai to Invest $21 Billion in US in Bid to Avoid Trump’s Tariffs
Hyundai already makes cars in the United States, in Georgia and Alabama.
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South Korean R&B Singer Wheesung Is Found Dead at 43
The artist was known for popularizing the musical genre in the country, but convictions for drug abuse damaged his image.