Author: Seoul Reporter

[ad_1] Overseas Minister Cho Hyun has requested U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio to assist velocity up the deliberate launch of a joint summit doc on commerce and safety, Seoul’s international ministry stated Thursday, amid a protracted delay within the announcement.Cho made the request throughout their temporary encounter that happened on the sidelines of the Group of Seven (G7) international ministers’ assembly in Canada, as Seoul and Washington have but to make public their joint reality sheet outlining the result of the latest Oct. 29 summit talks between President Lee Jae Myung and U.S. President Donald Trump.The joint reality sheet…

[ad_1] A particular counsel workforce investigating alleged collusion between the Unification Church and former first girl Kim Keon Hee has estimated the variety of church believers who joined the then ruling Individuals Energy Celebration (PPP) forward of its 2023 management election to be round 2,000, judicial officers stated Thursday.The estimate was disclosed by particular counsel Min Joong-ki’s workforce on Nov. 7, when it moreover indicted Kim, shaman Jeon Seong-bae and Unification Church chief Han Hak-ja on costs of violating the Political Events Act.Min’s workforce concluded that Kim and Jeon conspired to recruit a lot of Unification Church members to help…

[ad_1] Mercedes-Benz Group Chairman Ola Kallenius held high-profile enterprise conferences Thursday with high executives from Samsung and LG to strengthen their auto components partnership amid the shift to electrification.He met with Samsung Electronics Government Chairman Lee Jae-yong and a gaggle of different CEO-level officers from the 2 Korean conglomerates. This marks the primary go to by the Mercedes-Benz chief to Korea since 2023.The Mercedes-Benz chief was extensively anticipated to debate future ties with the carmaker’s main Korean shoppers in areas akin to batteries, in-vehicle shows and auto chips, as the luxurious automaker undergoes a serious shift to electrification.The main target…

[ad_1]   A 115,000-ton petrochemical service constructed by Ok Shipbuilding (Picture courtesy of Ok Shipbuilding) Taekwang Group has entered the acquisition battle for Ok Shipbuilding alongside Texas Pacific Group (TPG), a worldwide personal fairness fund (PEF). In accordance with the funding banking (IB) trade on Nov. 13, Taekwang Group fashioned a consortium with TPG and just lately submitted a letter of intent (LOI) to the promoting facet for Ok Shipbuilding’s administration rights. The present largest shareholder of Ok Shipbuilding is the United Asset Administration (UAMCO) and KHI consortium, which holds a 99.58% stake.…

[ad_1] S-OIL CEO Anwar Al Hejazi receives the Gold Tower Order of Industrial Service Benefit from Minister of Commerce, Trade and Vitality Kim Jung-kwan and poses for a commemorative photograph. / From left: Minister of Commerce, Trade and Vitality Kim Jung-kwan, S-OIL CEO Anwar Al Hejazi S-OIL CEO Anwar A. Al-Hejazi has received the Gold Tower Order of Industrial Service Benefit for considerably contributing to Korea’s financial system on the 2025 International Firm Day ceremony held at Grand Intercontinental Seoul Parnas on November thirteenth. He was acknowledged as an individual of advantage for his important…

[ad_1] As the most recent Korean member of the FIFA Century Membership with over 100 worldwide caps, midfielder Lee Jae-sung stated Thursday he has by no means taken a chance to characterize the nation as a right.Lee, 33, earned his a hundredth cap on Oct. 10 in a pleasant towards Brazil, and performed his a hundred and first match 4 days later towards Paraguay. He was referred to as up once more for matches towards Bolivia on Friday and towards Ghana on Tuesday. The Korea Soccer Affiliation has scheduled a particular ceremony previous to Friday’s kickoff at Daejeon World Cup…

[ad_1] Juan Ponce Enrile, who administered martial regulation as Philippine protection minister underneath President Ferdinand E. Marcos, helped oust his autocratic mentor throughout the “individuals energy” revolution of 1986 and was implicated in coup makes an attempt towards the nation’s restored democracy, died Nov. 13. He was 101. [ad_2]

[ad_1] The protection ministry mentioned Thursday it has promoted 20 navy generals to three-star posts, a sweeping reshuffle geared toward restructuring the navy management after final 12 months’s botched martial regulation bid.Beneath the transfer, 20 navy generals — 14 from the Military and three every from the Navy and the Air Drive — have been promoted to lieutenant generals, in keeping with the ministry.It marked the most important promotion of three-star generals up to now decade.”The newest reshuffle targeted on overcoming the Dec. 3 martial regulation disaster and rebuilding the navy … in addition to stopping a safety vacuum and…

[ad_1] Track Min-soon (second from left), who served as overseas and commerce minister beneath Roh Moo-hyun, offers a e-book discuss on his new launch “Good Fences, Good Neighbors” on the Seoul Press Heart within the Korean capital’s Jung District on Nov. 12, 2025. (Park Min-hee/Hankyoreh) Track Min-soon, a former South Korean overseas minister who helped form the settlement to denuclearize the Korean Peninsula reached throughout the six-party talks in 2005, acknowledged the significance of South Korea buying “nuclear latency” to cut back its reliance on the US for safety, however instructed that it ought to focus extra on enriching uranium…

[ad_1] Samsung Electronics Co. Chairman Lee Jae-yong and Mercedes-Benz Chief Govt Ola Källenius met in Seoul on Thursday to debate increasing cooperation in next-generation automotive applied sciences, from batteries to digital cockpit techniques, as competitors within the world electrical and connected-car market intensifies.Källenius’ Seoul journey additionally drew an unusually high-powered turnout from Korea’s high industrial teams, similar to LG and HS Hyosung, as Korean conglomerates are strengthening their partnerships with the German automaker within the age of software-defined and electrified automobiles.DINNER AT SEUNGJIWON, SAMSUNG’S EXCLUSIVE GUESTHOUSEThe Samsung chairman, extensively identified within the West by his English identify Jay Y. Lee,…