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US seeks shipbuilding expertise from South Korea and Japan to counter China

American lawmakers are using a trip to South Korea and Japan to explore how the United States can tap those allies’ ...
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The United States and South Korea Are Allies and Trade Partners. Will They Reinforce Ties at Their Summit?

Looming over the first meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and South Korean President Lee Jae-myung are recent tariff ...

South Korean petrochemical companies to cut capacity, restructure, government says

Ten South Korean petrochemical companies have agreed to restructure their operations, including large cuts to their ...

North Korea may have a secret base near China with missiles that could reach the U.S.

North Korea has a covert military base near the Chinese border that poses a “potential nuclear threat” to the United States mainland, according to new research ...
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China’s North Korea Problem

Since talks collapsed between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Hanoi, in 2019, North Korea’s reckless drive for long-range nuclear capabilities has fueled tensions on ...
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South Korea to send special envoys to China

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung plans to send a team of special envoys to China next week, reflecting his government's ...

Essential for China, South Korea to cherish memory of joint resistance against Japanese invasions

This year marks the 80th anniversary of Liberation Day and the victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against ...

Only Trump Can Break the Deadlock on North Korea

Seoul's recent overtures to Pyongyang will not work. But renewed U.S. engagement might just, writes Andrei Lankov and Peter ...

South Korea, Vietnam join forces amid US-China rivalry with US$150 billion trade target

The two nations have pledged to nearly double bilateral trade and explore closer military ties, with expanded arms sales on ...