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President Lee Jae-Myung’s Plan to Reboot South Korea
President Lee Jae-Myung in Seoul on Sept. 3, 2025. Credit - Photograph by Hong Jang Hyun for TIMEIt…
S. Korean workers arrive home after US detention
A specially chartered flight carrying hundreds of South Korean workers detained in a US immigration raid last week…
S. Korea says ‘bewildering’ immigration raid could chill investment
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said Thursday that a massive US immigration raid on a Hyundai-LG battery…
South Korea’s Lee says immigration raid targeting Korean workers could hit US investment
By Joyce LeeSEOUL (Reuters) -South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said on Thursday a U.S. immigration raid resulting…
South Korea to bring home 300 workers detained in massive Georgia raid
SEOUL, South Korea — More than 300 South Korean workers detained following a massive immigration raid at a…
South Korea to separate prosecution, budget-drafting functions in major overhaul
SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea announced plans on Sunday to dismantle its prosecution service and strip the finance ministry…
South Korea opposition party picks backer of ousted President Yoon as leader
By Ju-min Park and Joyce LeeSEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea's opposition conservative party chose on Tuesday as its leader,…
South Korea’s new president to meet with Trump and Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s ICE check-in: Morning Rundown
In today’s newsletter: South Korea’s president will meet with Donald Trump to discuss tariffs, a shipbuilding investment and…
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un supervises test of new antiair missiles
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un supervised the test-firing of two types of…
Seoul says fired warning shots after North Korean troops crossed border
South Korea fired warning shots at North Korean soldiers that briefly crossed the heavily fortified border earlier this…
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South Korea's Lee in Tokyo to highlight friendly ties with Japan before key summit with TrumpTOKYO (AP) —…
Rubio meets South Korean minister ahead of bilateral summit
SEOUL (Reuters) -U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with South Korea's foreign minister, Cho Hyun, on Friday…