Seoul, Jan 20 (IANS) South Korean stocks opened a tad higher on Monday ahead of the inauguration of US President Donald Trump as 47th President.The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index ( KOSPI) added 10.8 points, or 0.43 per cent, to 2,534.35 in the first 15 minutes of trading.

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has jokingly said "everyone calls me chaotic, but look at South Korea," a news report said Sunday, in an apparent reference to the political turmoil sparked by South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's failed martial law bid.

Most Asian markets rose Monday following a rally on Wall Street and record-breaking day in Europe, with sentiment boosted by positive talks between Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping that soothed worries about the incoming US leader's second term.

From Gaza to Greenland, the disruptive force of President-elect Donald Trump is being felt across the world, his incoming administration casting aside conventional diplomatic niceties in favor of an intensive global pressure campaign that already appears to be yielding results.

SEOUL, South Korea — In some ways it is a familiar scene: American flags, “Stop the Steal” posters and the occasional hat declaring “Make America Great Again.” It isn’t a Donald Trump rally, however, but a protest by conservative supporters of ...

US secretary of state nominee signals shifts in N. Korea policy toward stabilization and risk reduction Seoul’s Foreign and Unification ministries on Thursday unveiled their 2025 policy priorities, pledging to “proactively” prepare for the potential revival of US-North Korea nuclear talks under the second Trump administration while gearing up for a possible resumption of inter-Korean dialogue.

The president's conservative supporters contend that the country has been overrun by North Korea sympathizers conspiring to destroy South Korea’s freedoms.

North Korea Fires Short-Range Missiles Ahead of Trump Return By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters ... force just days ahead of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's return to office.

Trump defense secretary nominee Pete Hesgeth ruffled feathers in S. Korea with his written statement to the Senate panel overseeing his confirmation

North Korea fired a shot across the stern of the outgoing Biden administration by launching a missile during Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s visit to South Korea. Blinken was in Seoul to affirm U.

North Korea fired multiple short-range ballistic missiles off its east coast on Tuesday, South Korea's military said, marking Pyongyang's latest show of force just days ahead of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's return to office.

South Korean investigators managed to arrest impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol on Wednesday while avoiding a violent clash in the middle of Seoul. But the nation’s troubles are far from over.