Japan and South Korea are at their most fragile political states in decades – just as Trump’s return to the White House disrupts an already-changing global order.

Following Washington’s “American First” approach on diplomacy, South Koreans are expected to show more support for nuclear development.

South Korea are said to be in talks with Washington amid tariffs claims from Donald Trump during his speech to Congress.

South Korea’s consumer inflation for February rose 2% year on year, more than Reuters estimates of a 1.95% increase.

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is considering making a visit to South Korea next month, the Yonhap news agency reported on Wednesday, citing defence sources.

The visit marks the first time a US aircraft carrier has arrived in South Korea since President Donald Trump returned to the White House in January. The USS Carl Vinson was accompanied by the ...

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It would be nice to rationalize America’s decisions, from Vietnam onward, to cut and run as necessary or inevitable, but we see the same scenario playing out in Ukraine.