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President Lee Jae Myung pronounces the adoption of a reality sheet on agreements with the US from the press room of the presidential workplace in Seoul’s Yongsan District on Nov. 14, 2025. (Yonhap) On Friday, Korean President Lee Jae Myung personally introduced the very fact sheet summarizing agreements reached throughout two latest summits with US President Donald Trump.The actual fact sheet was launched round 16 days after Lee and Trump reached a deal within the two international locations’ long-running tariff talks in a gathering held alongside the Asia-Pacific Financial Cooperation summit in Gyeongju, North Gyeongsang Province, on Oct. 29.“We’ve completed…

President Lee Jae Myung speaks to mayors, county leaders and district chiefs on his administration’s coverage goals on the Blue Home guesthouse on Nov. 12, 2025. (Yonhap) President Lee Jae Myung’s approval score inched as much as 61%, returning to the 60% vary for the primary time in over two months. Regardless of the latest political turmoil brought on by the nation’s appearing prime prosecutor’s controversial dealing with of a courtroom ruling on a corruption growth scandal linked to Lee, the president managed to see an increase in his ballot numbers. In keeping with the Nationwide Barometer Survey outcomes launched on…

Hong Hye-jin (left), CEO of Hyosung ITX, and Nakajima Koichi, CEO of Yokogawa Electrical Korea, pose for a commemorative picture after signing a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for digital transformation enterprise cooperation on the Yokogawa Electrical Korea constructing in Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul, on Nov. 13. (Picture courtesy of Hyosung ITX) Hyosung ITX, the web know-how (IT) affiliate of Hyosung Group, introduced on Nov. 14 that it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Yokogawa Electrical Korea on Nov. 13 for cooperation in digital transformation (DX) enterprise. This settlement was pursued to create synergy within the good manufacturing…

Tensions contained in the HYBE fandom ecosystem are intensifying as a gaggle of Le Sserafim followers staged a truck protest outdoors the leisure firm’s Yongsan headquarters, demanding that the group be utterly separated from NewJeans amid lingering disputes and long-running fan wars.On Friday, a number of LED protest vehicles appeared in entrance of HYBE’s constructing with sharply worded messages comparable to “Separate the actual sufferer Le Sserafim from the actual perpetrator,” “HYBE should take authorized motion in opposition to the barrage of hate feedback from the attacking fandom,” and “The debut order delayed by your govt — why blame Le…

South Korea defeated Bolivia 2-0 of their males’s soccer pleasant match at house Friday, behind second-half objectives by forwards Son Heung-min and Cho Gue-sung.Son netted a free kick purpose within the 57th minute at Daejeon World Cup Stadium within the central metropolis of Daejeon, earlier than Cho, who subbed in for Son, added the insurance coverage marker within the 88th minute in his first worldwide match since March 2024.South Korea will subsequent play Ghana at Seoul World Cup Stadium within the capital metropolis at 8 p.m. Tuesday. It is going to be their ultimate match of 2025, and likewise the…

Warning: This graphic requires JavaScript. Please allow JavaScript for the very best expertise.An rising space of analysis is uncovering stunning hyperlinks between nature and human well being.This reporting was supported by the Pulitzer Middle….extraThis reporting was supported by the Pulitzer Middle….extraNovember 14, 2025 at 6:00 a.m. ESTRight this moment at 6:00 a.m. ESTALTOS DE CAMPANA NATIONAL PARK, Panama — Brian Gratwicke’s lunch field was filled with frogs.Kneeling on the muddy rainforest flooring, the biologist opened his crimson Coleman cooler and scooped one up. It was a Pratt’s rocket frog — in regards to the measurement of a walnut, sporting black-and-white…

President Lee Jae Myung will meet with leaders of main South Korean enterprise teams this weekend to debate follow-up measures after the discharge of a joint summit doc with the US on commerce and different points, his workplace stated Friday.The assembly comes after Seoul and Washington launched the joint reality sheet on Friday outlining the agreements reached of their two current summits, together with particulars of Seoul’s US$350 billion funding plans within the U.S. in trade for decreasing U.S. tariffs from 25 % to fifteen %.The assembly will probably be attended by Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong, SK Group Chairman…

Kia introduced the completion of the primary section of its much-anticipated Platform Past Car (PBV) manufacturing facility, recognized formally because the EVO Plant, in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi Province, Friday. The automaker mentioned the ability, as soon as absolutely accomplished, is predicted to turn into a serious hub for PBV manufacturing, with an annual capability of 250,000 models.The plant consists of two elements — the EVO Plant East and EVO Plant West. Kia held a completion ceremony for the east plant and a groundbreaking ceremony for the west constructing on the identical day. The PBV is a sort of modular electrical car…

Nationwide Safety Advisor Wi Seong-rak solutions questions on the Presidential Workplace press convention room in Yongsan, Seoul on Nov. 14, following President Lee Jae Myung’s announcement of the ultimate settlement on the Korea-U.S. tariff and safety negotiation “Joint Reality Sheet.” (Captured from Yonhapnews TV) The “Joint Reality Sheet” ensuing from the Korea-U.S. summit contains content material that america approves South Korea’s building of nuclear-powered submarines. This codifies in doc type the nuclear submarine acquisition situation that President Lee Jae Myung requested and secured settlement on throughout his summit with U.S. President Donald Trump. Accordingly, momentum…

Minister of Commerce, Trade and Assets Kim Jeong-kwan (left) holds a briefing on the Korea-U.S. tariff negotiation reality sheet and MOU on the Authorities Complicated Seoul in Jongno-gu, Seoul on Nov. 14. On the appropriate is Commerce Negotiation Headquarters Director Yeo Han-gu. (Captured from KBS) Minister of Commerce, Trade and Assets Kim Jeong-kwan signed a “Korea-U.S. Strategic Funding Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)” price a complete of $350 billion with U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick on Nov. 14. This comes roughly three and a half months after Korea and the U.S. reached a broad framework settlement…