Korea Joongang Daily
Korea JoongAng Daily

Samsung, SK hynix on high alert over more potential U.S. restrictions on China

Korean chipmakers including Samsung Electronics and SK hynix are on high alert as the United States is reportedly considering new restrictions on supplying U.S.-made semiconductor equipment to factories in China.

2025-06-23

U.S. may require Korea to spend 5% of GDP on defense

The U.S. Department of Defense has officially confirmed for the first time that it intends to apply NATO’s defense spending guideline — 5 percent of the GDP — to South Korea.

2025-06-20

U.S. State Department initiates digital footprint inspections for visa applicants

The U.S. State Department is now requiring international students applying for education visas to make their social media profiles public — effectively introducing a government-backed scan of applicants’ online lives.

2025-06-19

Israel says it killed a top Iranian general as Trump warns people to flee Iran's capital

Israel claimed Tuesday to have killed a top Iranian general as it traded more strikes with its longtime foe, and U.S. President Donald Trump warned Tehran's residents to evacuate while demanding that Iran surrender without conditions.

2025-06-18

U.S. spies said Iran wasn't building a nuclear weapon. Trump dismisses that assessment.

U.S. intelligence claims Iran isn't pursuing a nuclear weapon, contrary to Trump's views, raising questions about assessments and political loyalties within the administration.

2025-06-18

From Trump tariffs to North Korea-Russia ties, full plate of diplomatic challenges awaits President Lee

Amid U.S. President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariff pressure, from which seemingly no ally is safe, and China’s increasingly blatant gray-zone provocations, it is time to begin addressing the diplomatic tasks that await the new president's attention.

2025-06-05

Hall of Famer Adrian Beltre to visit Korean minor league team for clinic

Former MLB All-Star and Hall of Famer Adrian Beltre and ex-World Series MVP Cole Hamels will visit Korea this month for a clinic with a minor league team, the club's officials said Wednesday.

2025-06-04

Musk calls Trump's big tax break bill a 'disgusting abomination,' testing his influence over the GOP

Elon Musk blasted President Trump's “big, beautiful bill" of tax breaks and spending cuts as a “disgusting abomination" on Tuesday, testing the limits of his political influence as he targeted the centerpiece of Republicans' legislative agenda.

2025-06-04

Rubio congratulates Lee, affirms 'ironclad' alliance, stresses need to deepen 3-way cooperation with Japan

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday congratulated Korea's new President Lee Jae-myung on his election, affirmed the two countries' shared commitment to the alliance and voiced his desire to deepen trilateral cooperation with Japan.

2025-06-04

U.S. has sent letter reminding trading partners of negotiation 'deadline,' White House says

The United States has sent a letter to its trading partners to remind them of a "deadline" for trade negotiations, the White House said Tuesday, following a report that the letter calls on countries to provide their best proposals by Wednesday.

2025-06-04