Allies

Shipping & Shipbuilding S.Korean shipbuilders rally as Trump hints at buying foreign ships

South Korean shipbuilding stocks soared on Friday on news that US President Donald Trump indicated that the world’s No. 1 economy may purchase...

Shipping & Shipbuilding HD Hyundai, Hanwha to tap into $242 billion US Navy warship market

South Korea’s two warship builders – HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. and Hanwha Ocean Co., – are set to ride tailwinds in their bi...

Business & Politics Allies fret over Trump presidency as authoritarian axis challenges US-led order

Donald Trump is returning to the White House as the world is embroiled in two widening regional wars, America’s rivals are coalescing into a new...

Aerospace & Defense Hanwha completes Australia plant for howitzers, armored vehicles

South Korea’s Hanwha Aerospace Co. has completed building its first overseas plant — producing howitzers and ammunition carriers in Aust...

North Korea While the World Was Looking Elsewhere, North Korea Became a Bigger Threat

SEOUL—In March 2022, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un walked out of a massive hangar wearing a bomber jacket and dark sunglasses. He pointed to t...

Aerospace & Defense Hanwha Aerospace, home of Korea’s next-generation space industry

CHANGWON, South Gyeongsang Province – South Korea’s Hanwha Aerospace Co. aims to establish a foothold in the global rocket industry domi...

Business & Politics South Korea officially asks US to ease chip rules on China expansion

WASHINGTON, D.C. – South Korea has officially requested the US government to review details of the guardrail provisions in the CHIPS and Scien...

Business & Politics Seoul zeroes in on high tech for US business alliance

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol is off to a smooth start on his six-day state visit to the US this week, which is expected to pave the way for ...

Business & Politics Yoon’s US visit to test Biden’s trust as ally over chip, battery issues

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s summit meeting with his US counterpart Joe Biden next month will celebrate 70 years of the Korea-US sec...

Perspectives Biden must ensure US allies aren’t China collateral damage

The biggest irony about China-US relations today is just how much Xi Jinping misses Donald Trump. China’s leader would never admit this. ...

War in Ukraine Ukraine War Drives Rapid Growth in South Korea’s Arms Exports

SEOUL—The Ukraine war has fueled rapid growth in South Korea’s arms exports as countries supporting Kyiv turn to Seoul to replenish thei...

The KED View Superpowers without dignity as China-US tensions grow

“The greatest danger that can befall us in coping with this problem of Soviet Communism is that we allow ourselves to become like those with w...

North Korea North Korea missile tests drawing tougher response from US, South Korea

SEOUL—The U.S. and South Korea are responding to North Korea’s unprecedented number of missile tests this year with a greater show of ...

Business & Politics Seoul, Washington to bolster small nuclear reactor tech alliance

South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol will meet with his US counterpart President Joe Biden this Saturday for a summit meeting in Seoul. The two...