Tag: Korea

LIVE NOW: The Bidens Host State Dinner for South Korean President

U.S. President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden host a state dinner at the White House for South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and Mrs. Kim. SCHEDULE: 17:45 EST – State Dinner Guests Arrivals (LIVE – U.S. Network Pool) 19:00 EST – The Bidens welcome/greet South Korean leader and wife (LIVE – U.S. Network…


The Bidens Host State Dinner for South Korean President

U.S. President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden host a state dinner at the White House for South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and Mrs. Kim. SCHEDULE: 17:45 EST – State Dinner Guests Arrivals (LIVE – U.S. Network Pool) 19:00 EST – The Bidens welcome/greet South Korean leader and wife (LIVE – U.S. Network…


Tobacco Company Settles With US Over Business in North Korea

WASHINGTON—A British tobacco company has agreed to pay more than $629 million to settle allegations that it did illegal business with North Korea in violation of U.S. sanctions, the Justice Department said Tuesday. British American Tobacco, one of the largest tobacco companies in the world, entered into a deferred prosecution agreement with the Justice Department,…


US, Allies Stage Drills as North Korea Warns of Security Crisis

SEOUL, South Korea—The United States, South Korea, and Japan conducted a joint missile defense exercise on Monday aimed at countering North Korea’s growing nuclear arsenal, as a top North Korean army official warned the United States that it risks “a clearer security crisis and insurmountable threats.” Last week, North Korea conducted one of its most…


South Korea Fires Warning Shots After North’s Boat Crosses Sea Border

SEOUL—South Korea fired warning shots toward a North Korean vessel that crossed the maritime border, South Korea’s military said on Sunday, a day after the incident that further raised tension over the North’s missile tests. The South’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said it fired warning shots and broadcast warnings to expel a North Korean…


Samsung Cuts Chip Production After Profit Plummets

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. said on Friday it is implementing a “meaningful” cut in its chip production after profits plunged, and after smaller companies also announced cuts in chip production. According to a Samsung press release published Friday, the largest memory chipmaker had a profit of 600 billion Korean won ($455 million) for its first…


LIVE 1:15 PM ET: CNAS Releases Report on ‘Enhancing US-South Korea Cooperation on China’

The Center for a New American Security (CNAS) releases a report ‘Peninsula Plus: Enhancing U.S.-South Korea Cooperation on China, Multilateralism, and Military and Security Technologies,’ at 1:30 p.m. ET on April 4. A discussion will follow the release of the report with panelists Lami Kim, associate professor and director of Asian Studies at the U.S. Army…


LIVE NOW: CNAS Releases Report on ‘Enhancing US-South Korea Cooperation on China’

The Center for a New American Security (CNAS) releases a report ‘Peninsula Plus: Enhancing U.S.-South Korea Cooperation on China, Multilateralism, and Military and Security Technologies,’ at 1:30 p.m. ET on April 4. A discussion will follow the release of the report with panelists Lami Kim, associate professor and director of Asian Studies at the U.S. Army…


CNAS Releases Report on ‘Enhancing US-South Korea Cooperation on China’

The Center for a New American Security (CNAS) releases a report ‘Peninsula Plus: Enhancing U.S.-South Korea Cooperation on China, Multilateralism, and Military and Security Technologies,’ at 1:30 p.m. ET on April 4. A discussion will follow the release of the report with panelists Lami Kim, associate professor and director of Asian Studies at the U.S. Army…


US: Russia Seeks Arms-for-Food Deal With North Korea

WASHINGTON—The White House said it has new evidence that Russia is looking again to North Korea for weapons to fuel the war in Ukraine, this time in a deal that would provide Pyongyang with needed food and other commodities in return. It’s the latest accusation that Russia, desperate for weaponry and restricted by sanctions and…