Foreign ministry says China won’t interfere because ‘South Korean people have the wisdom and ability to properly handle domestic issues’.

In light of uncertainties over US trade policies and the rising tide of trade protectionism, it has become urgent for China, Japan, and South Korea to achieve new breakthroughs in economic and trade cooperation.

Events during one period in Chinese history indicate that for many, dying for honour was far more desirable than living a disgraced life.

In response to a question about South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol's remarks on Thursday, in which he cited cases threatening the security of South Korea and claimed that Chinese solar power facilities will destroy forests nationwide,

South Korea's main opposition party vowed on Tuesday to impeach acting president Han Duck-soo but reversed an earlier plan and decided to wait until later in the week, party officials said, as the risk of further political uncertainty heightened.

A focus on a foreign policy seen as favourable to the West, limited attention on the political discord in South Korea, and a hesitation to be seen interfering in domestic matters, left its partners blindsided.

China-North Korea relations have significantly cooled this year as U.S. president-elect Donald Trump prepares to return to office.

Andrei Lankov is a historian of North Korea at Kookmin University, Seoul. He is the author of The Real North Korea: Life and Politics in the Failed Stalinist Utopia. In 2017, the highly militarized regime of Kim Jong Un of North Korea found itself confronting a rare coalition of China,

America must assess whether the next South Korean president would continue the policies of Yoon Suk Yeol, a supporter of U.S. foreign initiatives.

South Korea held the largest share of the US import market for battery materials last year, a trade association said on Sunday, outranking rivals China and Japan.

South Korea has pledged to spend 55 trillion won ($38 billion) over the next three years to shore up the nation’s supply chain for critical minerals and the components needed for key industries, like electric vehicles and battery making.

South Korea has played a crucial role in Manila’s maritime security strategy. Can that cooperation survive if the Yoon administration comes to an abrupt end?