The U.S. has reinstated South Korea on its currency watchlist, citing a large trade surplus and current account imbalance under renewed trade scrutiny.
South Korean President Lee Jae-myung and U.S. President Donald Trump agreed to accelerate tariff negotiations and reaffirmed their alliance during their first phone call.
Following a U.S. directive, the embassy in Seoul has paused new student visa interviews, disrupting the plans of Korean students preparing for the fall semester.
Captured North Korean soldiers in Ukraine present diplomatic and legal dilemmas, as Seoul seeks asylum arrangements and Pyongyang demands repatriation.
At the UN General Assembly’s first high-level session on North Korea, defectors gave harrowing testimony of life under the regime, as diplomats and rights experts pushed for global accountability.
