Tag: Lee Jae Myung
South Korea foreign minister says rough agreement on security reached with US
(Corrects date to Wednesday, not Monday in paragraph 6)SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun said his…
OpenAI announces partnerships with South Korean chip giants over Stargate project
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — OpenAI and South Korean tech conglomerates Samsung and SK on Wednesday announced partnerships…
South Korea’s National Assembly passes law overhauling finance ministry, prosecutors’ office
SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea's National Assembly passed a law overhauling government organisations including the finance ministry and prosecutors'…
At UN, world leaders meet to try to make a troubled planet ‘better together.’ But can they?
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — With global support for a Palestinian state growing, Israel’s devastating war in Gaza is…
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…