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Apple CEO Tim Cook on September 14, 2025 in West Hollywood, California. (Photo: Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic)
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Trump may have skipped APEC—but Xi’s using it to sell China as globalization’s last defender

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President Donald Trump shakes hands with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung as they attend a high honor ceremony at the Gyeongju National Museum in Gyoeongju, South Korea, Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025.
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Gold-adorned brownies, gold medal crowns: Seoul turns up the pomp to impress Trump, and it seems to be working

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October 29, 2025
US President Donald Trump and North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un talk before a meeting in the Demilitarized Zone(DMZ) on June 30, 2019, in Panmunjom, Korea.
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Trump rekindles speculation of a meeting with Kim Jong Un—but North Korea now holds the cards

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October 24, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump, left, and Xi Jinping, China's president, shake hands during a news conference at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, on Thursday, Nov. 9, 2017.
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‘Deal, no deal, or disaster’: Trump is leaving for an Asia trip that could define his second term

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Investor Ron Conway at the 2015 Fortune Global Forum in San Francisco. (Photo: Stuart Isett for Fortune)
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Ron Conway relinquishes Salesforce Foundation board seat, citing Marc Benioff’s politics

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Billionaire boss of South Korean construction giant is encouraging his workers to have children with a $75,000 bonus

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October 16, 2025
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Mark Cuban called for workers to get a slice of their employers’ $33 trillion success—now, Samsung is awarding shares to staff for the first time

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The U.S. and South Korea need to salvage their tariff and investment agreement—for the sake of the alliance
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The U.S. and South Korea need to salvage their tariff and investment agreement—for the sake of the alliance

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South Korea’s trade deal with Trump could sink its currency and trigger a financial crisis
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South Korea’s trade deal with Trump could sink its currency and trigger a financial crisis

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September 29, 2025
South Korea unable to pay $350 billion in cash under trade pact
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South Korea unable to pay $350 billion in cash under trade pact

By Yoolim Lee and Bloomberg
September 28, 2025

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