South Korea Business Ledger
SEE OTHER BRANDS

Keeping up with business and economy news from South Korea

Latest News

Read the latest news from regional and global sources, presenting different voices and perspectives.

Trump announces 25% tariffs on Japan and South Korea, escalating auto trade tensions

Trump announces 25% tariffs on Japan and South Korea, escalating auto trade tensions

President Donald Trump announced a 25% tariff on imports from Japan and South Korea, effective August 1, as part of a broader trade offensive targeting up to 12 countries. The move, delivered through formal letters and posts on Trump’s Truth...

Why Japan and South Korea are on different paths in the latest US trade salvo

Why Japan and South Korea are on different paths in the latest US trade salvo

TOKYO/SEOUL – Japan looks set to dig in its heels while South Korea will fire up the thrusters in trade talks, following US President Donald Trump’s July 7 decision to impose a 25 per cent “reciprocal” tariff on both countries from August. The...

Park Bo Young wanted to run away on first day of Netflix’s Our Unwritten Seoul: ‘I was scared viewers wouldn’t see…’

Park Bo Young wanted to run away on first day of Netflix’s Our Unwritten Seoul: ‘I was scared viewers wouldn’t see…’

Park Bo Young, in a recent interview with Dispatch Korea, opened up about the pressure she felt while signing on to Netflix’s Our Unwritten Seoul. While the actor admitted that the script was too tempting to pass up and felt like the perfect...

Dollar is king: Trump defends its status as world's dominant currency

Dollar is king: Trump defends its status as world's dominant currency

US President Donald Trump issued a warning on Tuesday to countries seeking alternatives to the US dollar, saying he's prepared to impose heavy tariffs on any nation that undermines its status as the world’s reserve currency. Speaking during a...

LG Electronics Expands HVAC Business for Rapid Growth

LG Electronics Expands HVAC Business for Rapid Growth

LG Electronics, accelerating its heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) business, announced plans to increase sales of data center solutions by more than three times this year. The company set a goal of achieving 1 trillion won in sales...

Stocks to buy today: Trade Brains Portal recommends two stocks for 9 July

Stocks to buy today: Trade Brains Portal recommends two stocks for 9 July

Two stocks to buy today, recommended by Trade Brains Portal Indian Railway Finance Corporation Ltd (Current price: ₹138) Target price: ₹165 in 12 months Stop loss: ₹123 Why it’s recommended: Established in 1986, the Indian Railway Finance...

The long journey of coexistence between South Korea and Japan

The long journey of coexistence between South Korea and Japan

Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and South Korea's President Lee Jae-myung shake hands at the start of their bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the G7 Summit in Kananaskis, Alberta on June 17, 2025. Photo: VCGOn June 19, the South Korean...

Trump Imposes 25% Tariffs on Japan, South Korea, and a Dozen Other Nations

Trump Imposes 25% Tariffs on Japan, South Korea, and a Dozen Other Nations

Yesterday, per AP and CBS News,1,2 US President Donald Trump enacted a multitude of tariffs expected to go into effect on Aug. 1, including a 25% import tax on both Japan and South Korea, along with new taxes on a dozen other nations. A 90-day...

Improving China ties a 'necessary matter' for South Korea

Improving China ties a 'necessary matter' for South Korea

A view of Beijing (left) and Seoul. Photo: VCG Editor's Note: A delegation of lawmakers from the Korea-China Parliamentary Federation is visiting China from June 23 to 26 to discuss bilateral cooperation in advanced technologies. It is the first...

Japan and South Korea push for U.S. tariff negotiations before August deadline

Japan and South Korea push for U.S. tariff negotiations before August deadline

Open this photo in gallery:Cranes, vehicles and shipping containers at a port in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, in April, 2025. U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday told Japan and South Korea they would face 25 per cent tariffs.Ahn Young-joon/The...

Nikkei, Kospi index trade mix after Trump rules out tariff deadline extension

Nikkei, Kospi index trade mix after Trump rules out tariff deadline extension

Global markets today: Asian markets saw mixed trading on Wednesday after U.S. President Donald Trump ruled out extending the deadline for tariffs scheduled to begin on August 1. On Tuesday, Trump also announced a 50 per cent tariff on copper...

India and US set to finalize mini trade deal: Key insights and implications

India and US set to finalize mini trade deal: Key insights and implications

India and the US are expected to announce a mini trade deal soon. The bilateral trade agreement (BTA), which had been announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump earlier this year, is expected to be firmed up in phases....

Trump imposes 36% tariff on Thai imports starting August 1, citing trade imbalance

Trump imposes 36% tariff on Thai imports starting August 1, citing trade imbalance

U.S. President Donald Trump announces sweeping new tariff on Thai goods, warning of penalties for transshipments and offering exemptions to firms relocating production to America. BANGKOK, Thailand – The United States will implement a 36% import...

Trump slaps 25% tariffs on key Asian allies Japan and South Korea

Trump slaps 25% tariffs on key Asian allies Japan and South Korea

Trump imposes 25% tariffs on Japan and South Korea, effective August 1, citing unfair trade imbalances and warning of hikes if allies retaliate. The tariffs, part of Trump’s broader trade strategy, also target South Africa, Bangladesh, Laos, and...

Trump imposes 50% copper tariffs as he broadens his trade war

Trump imposes 50% copper tariffs as he broadens his trade war

[WASHINGTON] US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he would impose a 50 per cent tariff on imported copper and soon introduce long-threatened levies on semiconductors and pharmaceuticals, broadening his trade war that has rattled markets...

Breitbart Business Digest: Superman and America’s Empty Cradles

Breitbart Business Digest: Superman and America’s Empty Cradles

Superman: An American Raised in Kansas When Superman first appeared in Action Comics #1 in 1938, America wasn’t grappling with border policy or multiculturalism. It was staring down something more existential: a collapse in fertility. The Great...

Trump Sets 25% Tariffs on Japan and South Korea

Trump Sets 25% Tariffs on Japan and South Korea

(AP) — President Donald Trump on Monday set a 25% tax on goods imported from Japan and South Korea, as well as new tariff rates on a dozen other nations that would go into effect on Aug. 1. Trump provided notice by posting letters on Truth Social...

Australia must ‘go for hat-trick’ on economy

Australia must ‘go for hat-trick’ on economy

Australia needs new economic research to tackle the rolling challenges of trade tariffs, productivity slowdowns and climate change or risk living standards. In a speech to mark the 100th anniversary of the Economics Society of Australia as part of...

Trump says he won't extend tariff deadline past Aug. 1

Trump says he won't extend tariff deadline past Aug. 1

President Trump is expected to announce copper tariffs of 50% — matching those in place for steel and aluminum — on social media on Tuesday afternoon, concluding an investigation into imports of the metal. The move will likely affect the largest...

Palace confident in US trade deal after neighbors get tariff letters

Palace confident in US trade deal after neighbors get tariff letters

The Philippines is in a “good” position in trade negotiations with the US, Malacañang said on Tuesday, after President Donald J. Trump sent tariff letters to a number of countries in Southeast Asia. “In our opinion, yes (we are in a good place),...

Share us

on your social networks:
AGPs

Get the latest news on this topic.

SIGN UP FOR FREE TODAY

No Thanks

By signing to this email alert, you
agree to our Terms of Service