Now that U.S. President Donald Trump has returned to the White House, South Korea’s record trade surplus with the United States could make it a target for tariffs. And South Korea could suffer collateral damage if Trump restarts his trade war with China.
North Korea has been broadcasting unbearable sounds for months close to its border with the South, in their latest wave of psychological warfare.
The jailed president Yoon Suk Yeol, who had been holed up in his presidential compound for weeks after issuing a martial law decree last month, now faces rebellion charges punishable by the death penalty or life in prison.
Investigators say Yoon Suk Yeol abused his power when he tried to impose martial law last month. He would become the first sitting South Korean president to be arrested.
South Korea’s impeached president has denied that he ordered the military to drag lawmakers out of the National Assembly to prevent them from voting to reject his martial law decree last month, as he appeared for the first time before the Constitutional Court that will determine his fate.
North Korea has test-fired sea-to-surface strategic guided cruise missiles, KCNA reported Sunday, adding that the weapons "precisely" hit their targets. | TAG24
President Yoon Suk Yeol, a former prosecutor, used to put people in jail. Now, after his formal arrest, he himself is in a cell, alone.
South Korea’s military said Friday it suspects North Korea is preparing to send additional troops to Russia after its soldiers fighting in the Russian-Ukraine war suffered heavy casualties.
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Previously, he's matched such rhetoric with real policies. When he was last in office, Trump imposed a range of tariffs. Returning to the White House, he wants tariffs of 10-20 percent on all imports to the US and tariffs of 60 percent or more on those from China.