Briefings
South Korea sends crisis team to Cambodia as job scam scandal strains diplomacy
Seoul’s development assistance to Phnom Penh may decide whether it gains cooperation or deepens regional friction
October 16, 2025
China targets Hanwha Ocean’s affiliates over US shipbuilding sanctions dispute
Beijing bans transactions with Hanwha’s US-linked units over alleged support for Washington’s Section 301 investigation
October 15, 2025
South Korea’s trade slips as tariff dispute and weak won unsettle markets
Exports fell on fewer working days but the weaker won and stalled US tariff talks now threaten Seoul’s inflation outlook
October 14, 2025
Trump’s 100% tariff threat deepens U.S.-China split ahead of APEC summit
Seoul’s APEC summit risks being overshadowed by U.S.-China confrontation and fallout for South Korean exporters
October 13, 2025
South Korea restores one-quarter of systems after government data-hub fire
Officials confirm 193 of 709 platforms recovered as Seoul races to rebuild core e-government networks before APEC
October 10, 2025
Europe joins Trump in steel tariff surge, raising new risks for South Korea
The EU’s quota cuts and 50% tariffs close another door for Korean mills as China floods Asian markets with cheap steel
October 9, 2025
South Korea says inflation stable amid scrutiny of Lee’s cash voucher plan
Finance ministry credits food price easing and tariff measures while defending Lee administration’s cash coupon program
October 8, 2025
KEPCO-KHNP legal clash exposes cracks in South Korea’s nuclear export unity
Arbitration over the Barakah plant reveals governance failures and threatens Seoul’s “One Team” credibility abroad
October 7, 2025
Japan’s Sanae Takaichi breaks glass ceiling but risks reopening old wounds
Her hard line views on history and defense may complicate Seoul’s rapprochement despite shared security priorities
October 6, 2025
Samsung bets on OpenAI to regain AI edge, but risks loom in chips and trade
Stargate partnership signals ambition, but Samsung lags in HBM, faces US tariff risks and uncertain OpenAI momentum
October 3, 2025
