Before the 2016 presidential election, Illinois farmer Brian Duncan looked to the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade agreement between the United States and Asian countries, to boost demand for his crops, and in particular, prices for the thousands …
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House panel advances 2023 defense bill maintaining U.S. troop level in S. Korea
SEOUL, The U.S. House Armed Services Committee has endorsed an annual defense policy bill for the fiscal year 2023 maintaining the current level of around 28,500 American troops in South Korea, according to media reports Friday.The proposed National De…
U.S. Treasury’s Yellen to visit S. Korea next month: gov’t source
SEOUL, U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen plans to visit South Korea next month for meetings with her counterpart, Choo Kyung-ho, and other officials, a government source Friday.During what would be her first trip here since assuming the post in Janu…
Intra city derby, first vs. worst among key matchups in K League 1
SEOUL, Intra city rivals moving in opposite directions are set for their second derby of the K League 1 season on Saturday, while the best team and the worst team in the league will square off on Sunday.Suwon FC will host Suwon Samsung Bluewings at Suw…
Military reports 346 more COVID-19 cases
SEOUL, South Korea’s military reported 346 additional COVID-19 cases Saturday, raising the total caseload among its service members to 174,978, the defense ministry said.There were 238 new cases from the Army, 46 from the Air Force, 27 from the Navy, n…
Japanese PM says no plan to meet Yoon during NATO summit
SEOUL, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Saturday he does not plan to meet South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol during the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) summit in Spain next week.”There is no scheduled summit (with Yoon) at the mom…
Annual peace forum to open amid N. Korea’s brinkmanship, U.S.-China hegemony competition
SEOUL, Senior government officials and national security experts will take part in an annual peace forum in Seoul to explore ways to deal with multiple challenges facing the Korean Peninsula amid a rapidly changing global security environment stemming …
Top headlines in major S. Korean newspapers
SEOUL, The following are the top headlines in major South Korean newspapers on June 25.Korean-language dailies– Yoon says revision of 52-hour workweek not official despite announcement from ministry (Kyunghyang Shinmun)– Gov’t, presidential office di…