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South Korea says 'considerable' chance Kim, Tru…
South Korea's unification minister said Friday he believed there was a "considerable" chance that US President Donald Trump will meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during a visit to the peninsula next week. Trump is expected in South Korea on...
Trump to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping in South Korea on October 30
U.S. President Donald Trump will travel to Asia this week for a high-stakes diplomatic tour that will include a face-to-face meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in South Korea on October 30. The White House said the meeting will take place...
DGCA to review power bank fire incident onboard flight: Civil Aviation Minister K Rammohan Naidu
NEW DELHI: Aviation regulator DGCA will look into the incident of a power bank catching fire onboard a domestic flight last week, Civil Aviation Minister K Rammohan Naidu said on Saturday. On October 19, a passenger's power bank caught fire on...
South Korea’s Parata Air Applies to Serve U.S.
South Korean low-cost airline Parata Air has filed an application with the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) seeking permission to begin scheduled and charter service to the United States. According to the Thursday filing, Parata Air intends...
Did Trump recognise North Korea's nuclear capability? US president's ‘sort of a …’ answer raises eyebrows
US President Donald Trump raised eyebrows after suggesting that North Korea is “sort of a nuclear power” during a press interaction aboard Air Force One. The remarks came as he departed for an Asia trip that could potentially include a meeting...
South Korea is losing more fishermen at sea
By Praise Dominic When a call reached Hong Suk-hui on Jeju Island telling him that his vessel had rolled in heavy seas, he says it felt as if the sky had fallen. Two days earlier he had sent the boat out expecting a long and profitable run. Orders...
Sheikh Khaled to attend key economic summit in South Korea
Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, is to represent the UAE at a key economic summit next week. He will lead an Emirati delegation, on behalf of President Sheikh Mohamed, at the two-day Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation (Apec)...
Georgia Gov. Kemp visits South Korea to bolster ties after Georgia EV plant raid
On the Dash: Governor Brian Kemp visited South Korea to strengthen economic and business ties with the government and Hyundai-LG Energy Solution. The trip follows an immigration raid at Georgia’s EV battery plant that detained 475 workers,...
South Korea tests export waters with new wheeled tank
Key Points Hanwha unveiled its new 8x8 Tigon MCV-105 vehicle with a 105mm gun and active protection system at ADEX 2025. The platform is a wheeled evolution of the Tigon series and targets overseas markets, including Saudi Arabia and Peru. South...
The twain shall meet: Xi and Trump set for South Korean date
US President Donald Trump will test his deal-making prowess in a region battered by his hardball trade policies on a trip to Asia next week. The toughest challenge of the trip could be a meeting with his Chinese counterpart-President Xi Jinping-as...
EXCLUSIVE: Gov. Kemp gets questions over Hyundai plant raid during economic trip to South Korea
ATLANTA — Gov. Brian Kemp is wrapping up his economic visit to South Korea, and he spoke exclusively to Channel 2 Action News about his trip. The trip took on new significance after the massive immigration raid on the Hyundai mega site in South...
South Korea unveils 2026 Budget focusing on social growth and innovation
The national budget for 2026 was presented to the cabinet on 3 September 2025. The national budget proposal for South Korea in 2026 is set at WON728tn ($542.2bn), marking an 8.1% increase from the WON673tn ($501.2bn) budget of the current year and...
Brazil’s President Lula says UN has ‘stopped working’
KUALA LUMPUR: Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva took a swipe Saturday at the United Nations and other multilateral institutions, saying they “stopped working” and failed to protect Gaza’s war victims. Lula was speaking after meeting...
NHC signs Al-Fursan project deal with South Korean firm
Register for MEED’s 14-day trial access Saudi Arabia’s National Housing Company (NHC) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with South Korea’s GS Engineering & Construction to build a residential project in NHC’s Al‑Fursan suburb of...
Trump says meeting with Putin ‘not right at this time,’ plans to meet Xi in South Korea
US President Donald Trump said he has decided to postpone a planned meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, citing that “the timing isn’t right.” The announcement came during remarks to reporters following Trump’s meeting with NATO...
South Korea honors international partnership with Cottonwood Heights
SALT LAKE CITY — A friendship between two cities on opposite sides of the globe has sparked a commemorative honor. A street in Incheon, South Korea, has been named after what is being called its international sister city, Cottonwood Heights. The...
U.S. Pork Industry Continues to Make Big Gains with South Korea
South Korea is ranked the fifth-largest market for U.S. pork so far this year — a strong sign of growing consumer demand that shows no signs of slowing down. Andy Tauer, vice president of international market development with the National Pork...
South Korea and US can't find common ground on cash part of $350 billion investment deal
South Korea and the United States are stuck in a deadlock over the cash side of a $350 billion investment deal, just days before Presidents Donald Trump and Lee Jae Myung meet on October 29 at the APEC summit in Gyeongju. South Korea’s Industry...
Donald Trump To Meet Chinese President Xi Jinping Next Week In South Korea | US China | News18
| To Meet President Xi Jinping Next Week In South Korea US President Donald Trump will meet Chinese President Xi Jinping on October 30 during his official trip to South Korea, the White House said on Thursday.“On Thursday morning local time,...
AP News: Trump-Kim meeting speculation flares ahead of US president's visit to South Korea
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The last time U.S. President Donald Trump visited South Korea in 2019, he made a surprise trip to the border with North Korea for an impromptu meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to revive faltering nuclear...