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KOREA PRO is an essential resource providing objective insights and analysis on the most important stories and issues in South Korea, on topics ranging from foreign relations and politics to society and economics.

Briefings

US, China and EU trade blows as South Korea braces for global economic rupture

As world’s largest economies go head to head, won hits 16-year low, markets fall and Bank of Korea runs out of room

KOREA PROKOREA PROApril 10, 2025
Briefings

Han and Trump discuss trade and defense in first call since Trump’s re-election

South Korea braces for economic fallout as Trump pushes for “fairer” trade and revived defense cost sharing agreements

KOREA PROKOREA PROApril 9, 2025
Briefings

South Korea’s stock market plunges as Trump’s tariff war rattles global markets

KOSPI and KOSDAQ sink, major stocks in freefall; BOK and FSC prepare for sustained economic fallout

KOREA PROKOREA PROApril 8, 2025
Podcast

SPECIAL: Korea Pro online briefing on Yoon’s removal from presidency — Ep.70

Legal and political experts analyze the Constitutional Court ruling, democratic implications and reform prospects

KOREA PROKOREA PROApril 7, 2025
Briefings

National Assembly Speaker’s call for constitutional reform faces resistance

Woo Won-shik’s referendum proposal lacks support from opposition leader and presidential frontrunner Lee Jae-myung

KOREA PROKOREA PROApril 7, 2025
Briefings

South Korea’s Constitutional Court unanimously upholds Yoon impeachment

Unanimous decision removes president from office and triggers snap election within 60 days amid political division

KOREA PROKOREA PROApril 4, 2025
Briefings

Trump’s 26% tariff hits South Korea, nullifying bilateral free trade agreement

“Reciprocal” tariffs challenge Seoul’s trade strategy as key export industries face disruption amid global trade shifts

KOREA PROKOREA PROApril 4, 2025
Podcast

Tariff troubles, by-election shakeup and D-1 to Yoon’s fate — Ep. 69

Trump hits South Korea with tariffs, progressives surge in by-elections, and what to expect from the impeachment ruling

KOREA PROKOREA PROApril 3, 2025
Briefings

Hyundai and Kia Fined $12.9 million for collusion on car recycling in Europe

European regulators expose collusion that avoided recycling costs, risking brand damage and legal fallout

KOREA PROKOREA PROApril 3, 2025
Briefings

South Korea’s Constitutional Court to rule on Yoon Suk-yeol’s impeachment Friday

Decision could trigger snap election or reinstate Yoon, as nation remains divided over martial law declaration

KOREA PROKOREA PROApril 2, 2025
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