The South Korean economy has to grapple with internal political turmoil and the threat of tariffs by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump in 2025.

Russia and China, locked in separate disputes with the U.S., have repeatedly blocked U.S.-led pushes to levy more U.N. sanctions on North Korea despite its repeated missile tests in defiance of U.N. Security Council resolutions.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday opened a visit to crisis-riven South Korea, where he will seek delicately to encourage continuity with the policies, but not tactics, of the impeached president.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un says he will implement the “toughest” anti-US policy, less than a month before Donald Trump takes office as US president.

The government will front-load its budget spending in the first half of 2025 and loosen regulations. Read more at straitstimes.com.

In Japan, pundits have lamented the perceived deficiencies of Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba compared with the late Shinzo Abe, known as Asia’s “Trump whisperer” for his finesse in getting close to the president-elect during his first term.

South Korea’s business confidence deteriorated the most since the global outbreak of Covid-19, reflecting mounting concerns about an economy grappling with political turmoil and facing Donald Trump’s tariff threats.

During a five-day plenary meeting of the ruling Workers' Party that ended Friday, Kim called the US 'the most reactionary state that regards anti-communism as its invariable state policy.'View on euro

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrives late Sunday in crisis-riven South Korea where he will seek delicately to encourage continuity with the policies, but not tactics, of the impeached president.

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed to implement the “toughest” anti-U.S. policy, state media reported Sunday, less than a month before Donald Trump takes office as U.S. president. Trump’s return to the White House raises ...

From tariff threats to trade relations, CHIPS Act, unpacking President-elect Donald Trump's rhetoric and what it means for Korean companies With former President Donald Trump set to return to the White House later this month,