Author: Seoul Reporter

[ad_1] Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney makes some extent as he solutions a query from media throughout an occasion at a grocery retailer in Ottawa on Monday. The Canadian Press through AP-YonhapTORONTO — Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney stated Monday a few of U.S. President Donald Trump’s threats needs to be seen as prepositioning forward of negotiations to resume the free commerce pact between the 2 giant buying and selling companions.Carney famous they’re getting into a assessment of the US–Mexico–Canada Settlement this 12 months and stated he expects a “strong assessment.”“The president is a robust negotiator, and a few of…

[ad_1] The casket of late former Prime Minister Lee Hae-chan is transported from a chartered plane, which repatriated his stays from Vietnam, at Incheon Worldwide Airport, Tuesday. Joint Press CorpsYEONGJONGDO — The physique of former Prime Minister Lee Hae-chan, who died earlier this week throughout a go to to Vietnam, returned residence Tuesday, forward of a five-day funeral.Lee, who was serving as govt vice chairperson of the Peaceable Unification Advisory Council (PUAC), died at a hospital in Ho Chi Minh Metropolis on Sunday after struggling cardiac arrest.A Korean Air flight carrying Lee’s physique, in addition to bereaved members of the…

[ad_1] A cell generator recharges Toff Mobility’s Velis Electro plane throughout a flight demonstration at Yangyang Worldwide Airport in Gangwon Province, Monday. The airport doesn’t have a recharging station and, nor does some other airport in Korea. Korea Occasions Picture by Ko Dong-hwanYANGYANG, Gangwon Province — Electrical plane operator Toff Mobility on Monday flew its Velis Electro plane over Yangyang Worldwide Airport on the jap coast of Gangwon Province, marking the primary time an electrical airplane has taken off from a business airport in Korea.The plane flew about quarter-hour circling above the airport via gust that barely shook the airplane.…

[ad_1] HS Hyosung Vice Chairman Cho Hyun-sang (proper) meets with Indian Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on the 2026 Davos Discussion board to debate funding plans in India. (Picture courtesy of HS Hyosung Group) HS Hyosung Group Vice Chairman Cho Hyun-sang attended the 2026 Davos Discussion board, the place he engaged in efforts to strengthen mid- to long-term methods for the worldwide chemical trade and improve world provide chain cooperation by way of exchanges with world trade leaders and authorities officers from numerous nations, the grop introduced on Jan. 22. Cho was formally invited to and took…

[ad_1] Vacationers take a photograph of a staircase selling BTS’ comeback in March on the Sejong Heart for the Performing Arts in Seoul, Thursday. Yonhap Tickets for Ok-pop megastar BTS’ upcoming “Arirang” world tour have utterly offered out throughout North America and Europe, the group’s company, BigHit Music, stated Tuesday.Tickets for the 41 concert events in these areas had been rapidly snapped up after occurring sale Saturday, demonstrating international followers’ immense curiosity in BTS’ return, the company stated.The “Arirang” tour, set to be the biggest in Ok-pop historical past, will kick off April 9 at Goyang Sports activities Advanced close…

[ad_1] U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters over the North Atlantic as he returns to Washington from the World Financial Discussion board in Davos, Switzerland, aboard Air Pressure One, U.S., Jan. 22. Reuters-YonhapWASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump mentioned Monday that he would elevate tariffs on varied South Korean items, taking intention on the nation for “not dwelling as much as” an earlier commerce pact struck with Washington.”As a result of the Korean Legislature hasn’t enacted our Historic Commerce Settlement, which is their prerogative, I’m hereby growing South Korean TARIFFS on Autos, Lumber, Pharma, and all different Reciprocal TARIFFS”…

[ad_1] DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iranian authorities unveiled a brand new mural on an enormous billboard in a central Tehran sq. on Sunday with a direct warning to the US to not try a navy strike on the nation, as U.S. warships head to the area.The picture reveals a fowl’s-eye view of an plane provider with broken and exploding fighter planes on its flight deck. The deck is strewn with our bodies and streaked with blood that trails into the water behind the ship to type a sample harking back to the stripes of the American flag. A slogan…

[ad_1] As Korea hurtles towards turning into a super-aged society and grapples with rising labor shortages in elder care, a migration coverage knowledgeable urged the federal government to maneuver past short-term fixes and construct a system like Japan’s, one which treats international caregivers as expert professionals somewhat than low-wage, disposable employees.By 2028, Korea is projected to face a shortfall of roughly 116,000 elder care employees, in accordance with authorities and trade knowledge. With older adults already accounting for greater than one-fifth of the inhabitants — 10.84 million folks, or 21.2 p.c as of 2025 — the nation is firmly turning…

[ad_1] Guests watch Atlas carry out meeting work on the Hyundai Motor Group exhibition corridor positioned within the West Corridor of the Las Vegas Conference Middle in the USA on Jan. 6 (native time). (Photograph courtesy of Hyundai Motor Group) As Hyundai Motor Group introduced plans to deploy Atlas, the humanoid robotic from its subsidiary Boston Dynamics, into manufacturing unit operations, the Hyundai Motor union has launched full-scale opposition, citing threats to employment. Ought to the Hyundai Motor union proceed to strike utilizing this as a pretext, it will mark the primary time in roughly one…

[ad_1] Gold bars (Reuters) Worldwide gold costs exceeded $5,000 per ounce for the primary time in historical past. Reuters reported that as of Korean time Jan. 26 8:04 AM (Greenwich Customary Time Jan. 25 11:04 PM), worldwide gold spot costs recorded $5,019.85 per ounce, up 0.75% from the earlier session, breaking by way of $5,000. February supply gold futures costs confirmed $5,020.60 on the identical time, up 0.84%. Gold costs, as a safe-haven asset, rose about 65% final 12 months and are exhibiting an upward pattern this 12 months as properly because of…