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South Korea's May exports fall despite record chip sales
South Korea’s export data for May, released by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy on June 1, reflects deepening concerns over the country’s economic trajectory. Exports, once a relia...
South Korea’s May exports fall despite record chip sales
S. Korea's May exports fall 1.3% as U.S. tariffs weigh on trade
South Korea’s exports slipped in May for the first time in four months, dragged down by falling shipments to the United States and China, even as semiconductor exports surged to a record hig...
S. Korea faces blow as Trump doubles steel, aluminum tariffs to 50%
U.S. President Donald Trump announced on May 30 that tariffs on imported steel and aluminum will double from 25% to 50%. Since March 12, the U.S. has imposed a 25% tariff on imported steel a...
US nuclear reboot could power Korea's reactor builders
The United States is preparing for its most ambitious expansion of nuclear power in decades, with President Donald Trump signing executive orders to quadruple the country’s nuclear capacity ...
Exclusive: S. Korea alone sees export decline to U.S. among top 10 trade partners
South Korea was the only country among the United States’ top 10 import partners to see its exports to the U.S. decline in the first quarter of 2025, even as President Donald Trump ramped up...
Czech court halts South Korea's $18 bn nuclear deal over French challenge
A Czech court has placed a temporary hold on a roughly $18 billion nuclear power contract between South Korea’s state-run Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP) and Czech utility company Ele...
South Korea braces for tricky US trade talks as tariffs bite
South Korea and the United States will begin high-level talks this week aimed at negotiating tariff reductions, amid growing trade pressure from U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration,...
South Korea launches alliance to develop AI humanoids for manufacturing
South Korea’s top robotics companies, artificial intelligence specialists, and government bodies are joining forces to develop humanoid robots tailored to the country’s manufacturing environ...
South Korea considers role in U.S. LNG and defense shipbuilding plans
Shortly after concluding a phone call with South Korea’s acting President Han Duck-soo on Apr. 8, U.S. President Donald Trump took to Truth Social to highlight “one-stop shopping,” referenci...
US tariffs put GM Korea's export-driven business in peril
General Motors’ (GM) plant in Bupyeong, South Korea, is facing a sharp downturn in operations as concerns over impending U.S. auto tariffs escalate. The plant, a key production hub for GM’s ...
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