The United States’ commitment to providing South Korea with its “nuclear umbrella” against North Korea’s nuclear and missile threats might weaken under the presidency of Donald Trump if he is reelected, a senior South Korean security official said Tuesday. Principal Deputy National Security Adviser Kim Tae-hyo made the projection, citing Trump’s well-known perspective of alliances as costs that U.S. allies

Bank of Korea (BOK) Gov. Rhee Chang-yong said Tuesday the time has come to “sufficiently consider” a rate cut as the nation’s consumer inflation cooled. “In terms of stability of consumer prices, it is time to sufficiently consider lowering a benchmark interest rate,” Rhee told reporters at a forum in Seoul. Rhee said the central bank would review an “appropriate

A 28-month-old girl has remained unconscious for a month after being denied emergency treatment by over 10 hospitals in the Seoul metropolitan area, authorities said Tuesday, amid the prolonged disruption of the local medical system due to the ongoing strike by junior doctors. The tragedy began at 8:40 p.m. on Aug. 4 when the baby girl living in Goyang, just

Prime Minister Han Duck-soo on Tuesday rejected opposition-led suspicions that the government is preparing to declare martial law with plans to arrest lawmakers who could make it void. Chairman Lee Jae-myung of the main opposition Democratic Party (DP) fueled the suspicions on Sunday by mentioning it during a live broadcast of his meeting with ruling People Power Party leader Han

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will visit South Korea later this week for talks with President Yoon Suk Yeol, the presidential office said Tuesday, as Kishida is preparing to leave office with a legacy of improving long-frayed relations with Seoul. After arriving Friday for a two-day visit, Kishida will hold talks with Yoon, where the two leaders will look back

Actor Yoo Ah-in was sentenced to one year in prison on Tuesday for habitually abusing illegal drugs and was immediately put under detention. The 38-year-old actor, whose latest works include the Netflix dark fantasy series “Hellbound,” faces charges of illegally using propofol, a medical anesthetic, under the pretext of cosmetic procedures on 181 occasions between 2020 and 2022. He was

South Korean shares fell as investors took to the sidelines ahead of key U.S. data. The local currency lost ground against the U.S. dollar. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) lost 16.37 points, or 0.61 percent, to close at 2,664.63. Trade volume was moderate at 291 million shares worth 8.8 trillion won (US$6.56 billion), with gainers outnumbering losers

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