Author: Seoul Reporter

President Lee Jae Myung of South Korea awards US President Donald Trump with the Grand Order of the Mugunghwa, Korea’s highest nationwide order, and a duplicate of a golden crown from the Silla Kingdom at a welcome ceremony held on the Gyeongju Nationwide Museum on Oct. 29, 2025, forward of their bilateral summit. (Kim Tae-hyeong/Hankyoreh) Korean President Lee Jae Myung held his second summit since his inauguration with US President Donald Trump in Gyeongju, North Gyeongsang Province, on Wednesday.Trump arrived Wednesday morning at Gimhae Worldwide Airport, in Busan. Trump raised his fist, a signature gesture, whereas disembarking from Air Pressure…

The US president expressed confidence that he would be capable of work on “getting issues straightened out” sooner or later US President Donald Trump departs from a welcome ceremony with President Lee Jae Myung forward of their summit on the Gyeongju Nationwide Museum on Oct. 29, 2025. (Kim Tae-hyeong/Hankyoreh) US President Donald Trump stated Wednesday that he had not been capable of organize a gathering with North Korean chief Kim Jong-un however expressed confidence that issues would work out ultimately. “I do know Kim Jong-un very properly. We get alongside very properly. We actually weren’t capable of work out timing,” Trump…

Revealed: 03 Nov. 2025, 11:18 Up to date: 03 Nov. 2025, 19:12 Lady group ILLIT [BELIFT LAB]   Lady group ILLIT will sing the opening music for Japanese animation sequence “‘Tis Time for Torture,’ Princess,” when the second season begins airing in January subsequent yr, in accordance with the band’s company Belift Lab.   “We’re honored to sing the opening for an animation sequence that’s being beloved a lot in Japan,” ILLIT stated in a press launch. “We’re so excited to see the synergy that we are going to deliver with our music. We ask in your love not only…

President Lee Jae Myung participates in a gathering on the presidential workplace in Yongsan, Seoul, Wednesday. (Yonhap) The Lee Jae Myung administration on Wednesday unveiled a sequence of plans to cement the nation’s place as a worldwide cultural powerhouse and to construct a sustainable digital and media ecosystem.The five-year plan outlines daring progress targets for the Okay-culture business whereas reinforcing the foundations of creative creation and public participation.Below the primary pillar of strengthening the nation’s place as a worldwide cultural powerhouse, the federal government goals to develop the Okay-culture market to 300 trillion received ($216 billion) by 2030, up from…

Pan Ocean’s very giant crude service (Photograph courtesy of Pan Ocean) Pan Ocean (028670) reported on Nov. 3 that its working revenue for the third quarter of this yr was 125.2 billion received, a 2.2% lower in comparison with the identical interval final yr. Gross sales income decreased by 0.6% to 1.2695 trillion received throughout the identical interval. On a cumulative foundation for the third quarter of this yr, gross sales elevated by 13.5% year-on-year to three.9566 trillion received. Cumulative working revenue maintained the same degree at 361.5 billion received for a similar interval. …

The Chevrolet Trax Crossover (Photograph courtesy of GM Korea) GM Korea introduced on Nov. 3 that it bought a complete of 39,630 items in home and abroad markets final month, down 20.8% in comparison with the identical interval final yr. Home gross sales decreased by 39.5% to 1,194 items, whereas exports fell by 20% to 38,436 items in comparison with the identical interval final yr. Analysts counsel that GM Korea’s poor efficiency continues as the USA, which accounted for a lot of the export quantity, imposed a 25% tariff, increased than different main nations. …

new video loaded: Nvidia, Samsung, Hyundai Leaders Share Fried Rooster and BeerThe leaders of Nvidia, Samsung and Hyundai frolicked over Korean fried rooster and beer on Thursday in Seoul. Their informal outing signaled the deepening ties between Nvidia, the American chip maker, and South Korea’s auto and tech conglomerates.By Hannah YiOctober 31, 2025

OpenAI has signed a deal to purchase $38 billion value of capability from Amazon Net Companies, its first contract with the chief in cloud infrastructure and the most recent signal that the $500 billion synthetic intelligence startup is now not reliant on Microsoft.Below the settlement introduced on Monday, OpenAI will instantly start working workloads on AWS infrastructure, tapping tons of of hundreds of Nvidia’s graphics processing models (GPUs) within the U.S., with plans to broaden capability within the coming years.Amazon inventory climbed about 5% following the information.The primary section of the deal will use present AWS information facilities, and Amazon…

Renault Korea’s Grand Koleos (Picture courtesy of Renault Korea) Renault Korea introduced on Nov. 3 that it bought 7,201 models within the international market final October. This determine represents a 42.2% lower in comparison with the identical interval final 12 months. Home gross sales decreased by 40.4% to three,810 models, whereas exports decreased by 44.1% to three,391 models. The lower in home gross sales is attributed to diminished manufacturing quantity because of the Chuseok vacation and the bottom impact attributable to the best-selling mid-size sports activities utility automobile (SUV) Grand Koleos. Grand Koleos gross sales…

US President Donald Trump and President Lee Jae Myung of South Korea attend a welcome ceremony on the Gyeongju Nationwide Museum on Oct. 29, 2025, forward of their expanded summit. (Kim Tae-hyeong/Hankyoreh) US President Donald Trump stated Wednesday that the US and South Korea had reached a deal on tariffs. Throughout a dinner for leaders in Gyeongju for the Asia-Pacific Financial Cooperation summit, Trump was requested by a reporter whether or not he had reached a take care of Korea. “We did,” he replied. Earlier that day, Trump held a summit with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung on the Gyeongju Nationwide Museum.…