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South Korean president congratulates Trump for winning White House race

U.S. Republican Party candidate and former President Donald Trump won the race for the White House, multiple U.S. outlets reported Wednesday.

2024-11-06

North Korea fires short-range missiles into East Sea just ahead of U.S. election

South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said North Korea fired multiple short-range ballistic missiles toward the East Sea on Tuesday, hours before polls open for the U.S. presidential election.

2024-11-05

Harris and Trump make last-ditch efforts to win over undecided voters

Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris and her Republican rival Donald Trump made their final pitch to court undecided voters and "get out the vote" on Monday, a day before the high-stakes general election.

2024-11-05

Harris calls alliance with Korea a 'linchpin,' warns USFK cost-sharing burden would climb under Trump

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris defined the South Korea-U.S. alliance as “a linchpin of security and prosperity" and assessed that South Korea is paying a “sizable” share of the costs to maintain USFK on the Korean Peninsula in a recent op-ed.

2024-11-04

Harris, Trump in tight race ahead of U.S. presidential election Tuesday

U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris and her Republican rival Donald Trump are bracing for this week's high-stakes election showdown, with various polls showing them in a tight margin-of-error race.

2024-11-04

As Election Day nears, South Korea faces uncertainty over U.S. policy on the North

With the U.S. presidential election on Tuesday, the direction of America's policy on North Korea remains a consequential question for South Korea as Pyongyang continues a provocative streak with its menacing rhetoric and weapons tests.

2024-11-04

Tumultuous election cycle nears conclusion with U.S. set to elect next president

This year's U.S. election cycle has been marked by a string of unprecedented events from two assassination attempts against former President Donald Trump to President Joe Biden's surprise exit from the White House race.

2024-11-04

Unknowns lurk even as Harris portends continuity, deepening of alliance

Experts predict a potential Harris administration will continue measures started under Biden to bolster security and extended deterrence, but cautioned circumstances could compel Washington to pressure Seoul in ways that could stress their alliance.

2024-10-23

Seoul’s security stakes high in U.S. race as fate of alliance hangs in balance

In less than a fortnight, Democratic Party nominee U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris will face Republican candidate and former President Donald Trump in a presidential race that both politicians describe as having the highest stakes ever.

2024-10-23

Will Harris be elected as the U.S. president?

If Harris wins, she will be the first female and Asian American president.

2024-08-28