- Trump's '100% Tariff' Announcement Worries Korean Parts Industry
- Amid expectations that the U.S. government will disclose item-specific tariffs, including semiconductors, by next week, the domestic parts industry is closely monitoring the situation.While Samsung Electronics ...
- 2025-08-10
- "Tariffs on consumer electronics like smartphones and PCs are a bigger concern than semiconductors."
- (SEOUL=Yonhap News) Reporter Bae Yeong-kyu = Regarding the US itemized tariff issue, a claim was raised on the 8th that more attention should be paid to tariffs on IT electronics such as smartphones and PCs tha...
- 2025-08-08
- US pension accounts allowed to invest in cryptocurrency...Bitcoin rises
- U.S. President Donald Trump has signed an executive order allowing cryptocurrencies to be included in 401(k) retirement accounts, local media outlets including cryptocurrency specialist Coindesk reported on the...
- 2025-08-08
- EU lowers car tariffs to 15%... US remains silent despite mutual tariffs taking effect
- Although the United States began imposing "reciprocal tariffs" adjusted by country starting on the 7th (local time), the promised reduction in automobile tariffs for the European Union (EU) has not yet been imp...
- 2025-08-08
- Trump: "Will impose 100% tariffs on semiconductors"… Significant impact expected on Korea
- U.S. President Donald Trump announced on the 6th (local time) that he would impose a tariff of about 100% on semiconductors.Speaking at an event at the White House on the same day to announce Apple's U.S. facil...
- 2025-08-07
- Hyundai Motor Group surpassed 30 million cumulative units sold in the U.S. after 39 years of market entry.
- Hyundai Motor Group Surpasses 30 Million Cumulative Sales in the U.S. After 39 YearsSeven years after reaching 20 million units in 2018... 15 years faster than Toyota and 8 years faster than HondaHyundai Motor ...
- 2025-08-04
- Chey Tae-won to Industry Minister: "Premature to call US negotiations finished… we need to focus on the details"
- Chey Tae-won to Industry Minister: "Too Early to Call U.S. Deal Final... Needs Attention to Detail"Sohn Kyung-shik: "Frequent Dialogue Needed to Resolve Business Issues"... Industry Minister: "Full Efforts to M...
- 2025-08-04
- US M&A Market Buzzing with Large Deals, Including Railway Company Merger -
- The sluggish U.S. mergers and acquisitions (M&A) market in the first half of the year is showing signs of renewed activity this summer, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported on the 3rd (local time).According t...
- 2025-08-04
- Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Halts Cash Accumulation… Takes 'Wait-and-See' Approach on Share Buybacks
- Berkshire Hathaway, led by 'investment guru' Warren Buffett (94), has seen its astronomical cash holdings decline slightly for the first time in three years.According to Berkshire's earnings report released on ...
- 2025-08-04
- "The Bank of Korea should incorporate opinions from various sectors into its monetary policy, much like the U.S. Federal Reserve."
- It has been suggested that the Bank of Korea should consider establishing regular and systematic communication channels with a diverse range of social stakeholders, similar to the U.S. Federal Reserve.Kim Hyun-...
- 2025-08-03
- Trump pressures Powell again for resignation... Will the next Fed chair be decided sooner?
- Adriana Kugler, a governor of the Federal Reserve (Fed), the body that determines U.S. monetary policy, including interest rates, has unexpectedly resigned, leading to speculation that a successor to Fed Chair ...
- 2025-08-03
- Exchange Rate Touches 1,400 Won Intra-day for the First Time in About Two Months
- Exchange Rate Touches 1,400 Won During Trading for the First Time in Two Months The won/dollar exchange rate rose to 1,400 won during trading on the first day of the month, influenced by a stronger dollar and f...
- 2025-08-01
- Trump harshly criticizes Fed's Powell for 'holding rates steady'
- U.S. President Donald Trump on July 31 (local time) fiercely criticized Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, reacting to the central bank's decision the previous day to freeze interest rates against his wish...
- 2025-08-01
- Trump: "Heard the Fed will cut interest rates in September"
- President Donald Trump said on Wednesday the Federal Reserve would cut interest rates in September, following the central bank's decision to keep its benchmark rate at 4.25% to 4.5%.The Fed has not lowered rate...
- 2025-08-01
- Foreign capital turns away from the ‘Yellow Envelope Law’… FDI reverses, “We may leave Korea”
- Foreign companies are increasingly protesting the so-called 'Yellow Envelope Act,' which the Lee Jae-myung administration is pushing forward aggressively. This bill, composed of amendments to the Trade Union an...
- 2025-07-31
- When providing strategic technology information abroad, prior consultation with relevant ministries is required.
- Prior consultation with relevant ministries is required when providing strategic technology information to foreign countries.Revision of the National Strategic Technology Promotion Act and its Enforcement Decre...
- 2025-07-31
- South Korean negotiation team: "Korea-U.S. shipbuilding cooperation contributed the most to the agreement... essentially our project" (Comprehensive)
- Korea-US Shipbuilding Cooperation Contributed Most to Agreement, "Essentially Our Business" (Comprehensive)Deputy Prime Minister Koo Yoon-cheol: "Trump Requested Swift Promotion of Shipbuilding in the US""US De...
- 2025-07-31
- Trump raises tariffs to 17.3%, highest since World War II
- President Donald Trump has raised U.S. tariffs on foreign goods to about 17.3 percent since taking office, the highest level in the United States since World War II, according to the Yale Program on Climate Cha...
- 2025-07-31
- LG Energy Solution secures 6 trillion won LFP battery order... Foreign media "Supplying Tesla"
- Likely to Supply LFP ESS from North American Production Base... Approximately 50GWh ScaleLG Energy Solution announced on the 30th that it had signed a lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery supply contract worth ...
- 2025-07-30
- Treasury bond yields fall across the board... 3-year yield at 2.450% intraday
- Treasury yields fall across the board… 3-year yield hits 2.450% intraday(Seoul=Yonhap News) Treasury yields are falling across the board on the 30th.On the Seoul bond market this morning, the yield on 3-...
- 2025-07-30
Iranian Foreign Ministry: "Continuing Message Exchanges with the U.S. and Activities of Mediating Countries"
Esmaeil Baghaei, Spokesperson for the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs [Xinhua, Yonhap News file photo]Esmaeil Baghaei, spokesperson for the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, stated on the 26th
President Yoon: "Do You Think You Are Safe from the Special Counsel?"... Final Statement Video Released
President Yoon Suk Yeol rebuking the special prosecutor on the 24th. [Court video / @birds_justice X account subtitle GIF] A video of President Yoon Suk Yeol's closing statement at his trial rega
President Yoon, regarding the first-instance ruling on the Public Official Election Act: “An excessive political verdict that distorts the facts… We will appeal immediately.”
The first-instance sentencing hearing for President Yoon Suk Yeol regarding violations of the Public Official Election Act is being broadcast live at Seoul Station on the 27th. [Photo=Yonhap News]Pres
WSJ: "SK Hynix ADR Premium Is a Sign of AI Trading Overheat"
Advertisement for SK Hynix ADR listing in New York's Times Square [Reuters=Yonhap News file photo]The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) has pointed out that the price of SK Hynix’s American Depositary Recei
'Godfather of Japanese Mystery Novels' Keigo Higashino Passes Away After Battle with Cancer at 68
Famous Japanese mystery novelist Keigo Higashino [AFP=Yonhap News]It has been belatedly reported that Keigo Higashino, the "godfather of Japanese mystery novels" and author of bestsellers such as "The
[Park Pil-kyu Security Column] To the Ignorant Trying to Clothe a Beast in Sheep's Clothing
Rep. Kim Byung-joo of the Democratic Party of Korea [Photo=Yonhap News]“The Air Force Academy doesn't teach you how to fly a plane!” “The Army, Navy, and Air Force academies are exactly the
[Issue Diagnosis] Two Effects of the Election Petition Review
[Photo] Evidence of Election Fraud Flooding U.S. Media… Trump Had 2.7 Million Votes Stolen
[Video] U.S. Semiquincentennial Air Show... 'Art in the Sky' streaks across New York
[Editorial Cartoon] A Draconian Law That Undermines Freedom of Expression
