South Korea's ambassador to the United States is expected to attend US President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration ceremony this month as the government's representative, diplomatic sources said Wednesday.

On Jan. 6, 2025, a joint session of the U.S. Congress officially certified Donald Trump's victory in the 2024 presidential election. It was an uneventful occasion, marked by neither contestation -- breaking with the tradition of Democratic challenges to Republican victories since 1988 -- nor violence, a stark contrast to the chaos of Jan. 6, 2021.

Washington, a return to normalcy would come as a relief regardless of who’s in charge in Seoul. The current crisis has been a nightmare from which the Americans would hope to awaken and discover

The launch event came as US Secretary of State Antony Blinken was visiting Seoul for talks with South Korean allies over the North Korean nuclear threat and other issues.

South Korea’s business confidence deteriorated the most since the global outbreak of Covid-19, reflecting mounting concerns about an economy grappling with political turmoil and facing Donald Trump’s tariff threats.

During a five-day plenary meeting of the ruling Workers' Party that ended Friday, Kim called the US 'the most reactionary state that regards anti-communism as its invariable state policy.'View on euro

South Korea's Hyundai Motor Group said on Thursday it planned to boost domestic investment by 19 percent to a record high of 24.3 trillion won ($16.65 billion) this year to secure future growth even as it grapples with economic and political uncertainties.

The power struggle in South Korea has made the stock exchange jittery and pushed its currency to historic lows. Even its biggest companies are uncertain about what's coming next.

Trump's personal diplomacy couldn't solve the North Korean nuclear conundrum first time around. What are his chances now?

After reading your post on Truth Social about Canada becoming the 51st state, I have to admit you make two very good points, and those are: 2. You would not impose your tariff on our goods. Unfortunately, your post left out some things we might lose by becoming the 51st state. 1. We would lose universal health care.