South Korea

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.
Asia

Gold-adorned brownies, gold medal crowns: Seoul turns up the pomp to impress Trump, and it seems to be working

By Chris Megerian and The Associated Press
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.
Asia

Trump rekindles speculation of a meeting with Kim Jong Un—but North Korea now holds the cards

By Hyung-Jin Kim, Kim Tong-Hyung and The Associated Press
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.
Asia

‘Deal, no deal, or disaster’: Trump is leaving for an Asia trip that could define his second term

By Chris Megerian and The Associated Press
October 21, 2025
Investor Ron Conway at the 2015 Fortune Global Forum in San Francisco. (Photo: Stuart Isett for Fortune)
Newsletters

Ron Conway relinquishes Salesforce Foundation board seat, citing Marc Benioff’s politics

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Success

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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Success

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

By Jessica Coacci and Orianna Rosa Royle
October 16, 2025
The U.S. and South Korea need to salvage their tariff and investment agreement—for the sake of the alliance
Asia

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

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October 10, 2025
Introducing Fortune’s first-ever Most Influential Women Asia ranking
Asia

Introducing Fortune’s first-ever Most Influential Women Asia ranking

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October 6, 2025
South Korea’s trade deal with Trump could sink its currency and trigger a financial crisis
Economy

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
Economy

South Korea unable to pay $350 billion in cash under trade pact

By Yoolim Lee and Bloomberg
September 28, 2025
Trump says he doesn’t want to ‘frighten off’ investors as ICE Hyundai raid sparks Korean outrage
Politics

Trump says he doesn’t want to ‘frighten off’ investors as ICE Hyundai raid sparks Korean outrage

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September 15, 2025
After his ICE agents arrested hundreds of South Korean workers, Trump says he doesn’t want to ‘frighten off’ foreign investment in the U.S.
Politics

After his ICE agents arrested hundreds of South Korean workers, Trump says he doesn’t want to ‘frighten off’ foreign investment in the U.S.

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September 14, 2025
South Korea to bring home 300 workers detained in massive Hyundai plant raid in Georgia
Politics

South Korea to bring home 300 workers detained in massive Hyundai plant raid in Georgia

By Hyung-Jin Kim and The Associated Press
September 7, 2025
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Arts & Entertainment

Sony sold Netflix the rights to ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ in a pandemic-era safety play—and now it’s Netflix’s biggest movie ever

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August 27, 2025
Arden Cho, REI AMI and Kevin Woo raise their hands up on a float in paris in front of a sign that says K-Pop demon hunters.
Arts & Entertainment

Netflix finally has a number 1 movie at the box office: an animated K-Pop fantasy drama about fighting demons

By Itzel Luna, Jake Coyle and The Associated Press
August 25, 2025

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