World Aug 21 U.S.-South Korea military drill wraps up early, a day after North Korea's missile barrage By Hyung-Jin Kim, Associated Press
World Aug 20 North Korea fires barrage of missiles toward the sea after dismissing overture from Trump North Korea launched a barrage of ballistic missiles toward the sea on Thursday, South Korea's military said, a day after the North shrugged off a U.S. decision to scale back military drills with South Korea in an apparent bid to… By Hyung-Jin Kim, Associated Press
World Aug 19 Watch 8:37 Trump's tough treatment of allies has a 'net positive,' Rebeccah Heinrichs says On Wednesday, President Trump reiterated how good his relationship is with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un. The president also spoke again of his displeasure with joint military exercises the U.S. is conducting with South Korea, which Trump already ordered… By Amna Nawaz, Dan Sagalyn
World Aug 19 North Korea shrugs off Trump's scaled-back drills with South Korea, saying it changes nothing The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un made the comments Wednesday night in her country’s first reaction to Trump’s moves to drastically cut back the annual U.S.-South Korean military drills. By Hyung-Jin Kim, Associated Press
World Aug 18 Watch 9:09 South Korea relationship shift highlights Trump's transactional approach to allies President Trump is straining one of America’s closest alliances after scaling back joint military exercises with South Korea. He cited their cost, his relationship with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Seoul’s refusal to join the Iran war. It's… By Geoff Bennett, Dan Sagalyn
Aug 17 Watch 6:18 Trump lashes out at South Korea over its refusal to join Iran war By Nick Schifrin Exercises between the American and South Korean militaries began as scheduled on Monday, even after President Trump demanded they be scaled back. Trump said the war games were unnecessarily provocative, and a challenge to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un,… Continue watching
Aug 17 WATCH: Trump meets with teen lifeguard who rescued child in California By Associated Press A teenage lifeguard who saved a 10-year-old boy from pounding waves off the California last month was honored at the White House on Monday. Continue reading
Aug 16 Trump orders Pentagon to scale back joint exercises with South Korea By Konstantin Toropin, Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press Trump said in a social media post that the exercises slated to begin this week are costly and “send a signal that is totally inappropriate and hostile” to North Korea, which he said “has been unthreatening and respectful” while Trump… Continue reading
Jun 29 South Korean tech giants will invest $518 billion in chip plants to serve soaring AI demand By Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press Government officials dismissed questions about whether the southwest has enough power and water to support major semiconductor fabs. Continue reading
Apr 21 South Korean police seek to arrest K-pop mogul behind BTS over alleged fraud By Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press South Korean police said Tuesday they are seeking to arrest music mogul Bang Si-Hyuk, chairman of the agency behind K-pop supergroup BTS, as they expand an investigation into allegations that he illegally gained more than $100 million in an investor… Continue reading