Author: Seoul Reporter

ABU DHABI — President Lee Jae Myung on Monday visited a United Arab Emirates (UAE) conflict memorial to pay tribute to fallen service personnel and public servants, the primary cease on his three-day state go to.Lee started his schedule in Abu Dhabi with a cease at Wahat Al Karama, which suggests “Oasis of Dignity,” a website that commemorates all Emiratis who have been killed within the line of responsibility.”Within the identify of the folks of the Republic of Korea, I pay tribute to your noble sacrifice,” he wrote within the visitor e-book, referring to South Korea’s official identify.He then visited…

The Supreme Court docket on Monday agreed to evaluate the query of what it means for a migrant to “arrive” within the U.S., in a case that might decide whether or not migrants intercepted earlier than crossing U.S. borders can apply for asylum in the US.November 17, 2025 at 11:51 a.m. EST2 minutes in the past

South Korea on Monday introduced that it has joined the Powering Previous Coal Alliance (PPCA), committing to shut 40 coal-fired energy crops by 2040.The announcement was made on the COP30 local weather summit in Brazil, making South Korea the second nation in Asia, after Singapore, to affix the coalition.Launched at COP23 in Germany in 2017, the PPCA goals to section out unabated coal energy, referring to crops that don’t use know-how to scale back greenhouse fuel emissions.South Korea, which has the world’s seventh-largest working coal energy capability, pledged to not construct any new unabated coal crops as a part of…

A view of Tesla’s Fremont, California, manufacturing facility (Photograph courtesy of Tesla) Tesla, the U.S. electricvehicle firm led by Elon Musk, plans to shift all parts to non-Chinese language sources inside two years amid the continuing U.S.-China commerce battle. As Basic Motors (GM) lately instructed its suppliers to scale back the share of Chinese language-made elements, world automakers’ transfer away from China is accelerating, elevating expectations that South Korea’s secondary battery and digital automobile elements industries may take pleasure in spillover advantages. In response to the Wall Road Journal (WSJ) on Nov. 15 (native time),…

Chung Ki-sun (second from left on the entrance row), chairman of HD Hyundai, excursions the HD Hyundai Heavy Industries shipyard in Ulsan on Nov. 15 with U.S. Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Daryl Caudle (third from left on the entrance row), introducing vessels below building. (Picture courtesy of HD Hyundai) U.S. Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Daryl Caudle visited HD Hyundai Heavy Industries’ Ulsan shipyard and Hanwha Ocean’s Geoje shipyard on Nov. 15 to debate increasing Korea-U.S. shipbuilding cooperation. Caudle, accompanied by Kevin Kim, chargé d’affaires, advert interim, on the U.S. Embassy in Seoul, visited…

South Korea on Monday introduced that it has joined the Powering Previous Coal Alliance (PPCA), committing to shut 40 coal-fired energy vegetation by 2040.The announcement was made on the COP30 local weather summit in Brazil, making South Korea the second nation in Asia, after Singapore, to affix the coalition.Launched at COP23 in Germany in 2017, the PPCA goals to part out unabated coal energy, referring to vegetation that don’t use expertise to cut back greenhouse fuel emissions.South Korea, which has the world’s seventh-largest working coal energy capability, pledged to not construct any new unabated coal vegetation as a part of…

HD Hyundai Chemical’s Daesan plant (Picture courtesy of HD Hyundai Chemical) Lotte Chemical and HD Hyundai Chemical will finalize their integration plan for petrochemical services in Daesan, South Chungcheong Province, this week. It would mark the primary case of voluntary restructuring amongst petrochemical firms inspired by the federal government. The trade is watching carefully to see whether or not the brand new three way partnership will divide fairness 50:50 or allocate 51:49 to provide one celebration administration management. Based on trade sources on Nov. 16, the 2 firms will every maintain board conferences this week…

Political tensions are rising in Seoul over whether or not to ratify a lately launched joint truth sheet, a abstract of high-stakes Korea-U.S. negotiations that would reshape tariffs, army cooperation and the broader alliance between the 2 international locations.The Lee administration and ruling Democratic Social gathering of Korea (DPK) contend that the actual fact sheet is a memorandum of understanding (MOU), not a treaty, and subsequently doesn’t require parliamentary approval. The principle opposition Individuals Energy Social gathering (PPP) argues that the doc requires ratification, noting that it cites an estimated $350 billion in investments certain for the US — a…

Adm. Daryl Caudle, the chief of US naval operations, speaks to the South Korean Ministry of Protection press corps in Seoul on Nov. 14, 2025. (pool picture) A prime US admiral mentioned it was a “pure expectation” that the nuclear-powered submarines that South Korea is slated to construct can be utilized to “counter China.” “With that kind of functionality, I feel america would count on that partnership — working as an alliance, collectively, to fulfill our mixed objectives on what america considers to be our pacing menace, which is China,” Adm. Daryl Caudle, the chief of US naval operations, instructed reporters…

Amazon’s lately unveiled satellite tv for pc web model “Leo.” The corporate has given an official identify to the enterprise beforehand often called “Mission Kuiper.” (Picture courtesy of Amazon) Amazon has finalized the identify “Leo” for its satellite tv for pc web service, beforehand identified by the codename “Mission Kuiper,” and ready for enterprise enlargement. This units the stage for a full-scale house battle between Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’ aerospace firm Blue Origin and Elon Musk’s SpaceX. Leo leverages the profitable launch of Blue Origin’s Mars exploration rocket New Glenn. On Nov. 16 (native time), TechCrunch reported that Amazon…