Yoon Suk Yeol

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol met Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) CEO Elon Musk on Wednesday during his state visit to the United States. What Happened: Yoon requested investment into the Asian country during the interview with Musk, reported Reuters. The President proposed South Korea as an ideal...

Netflix Inc (NASDAQ:NFLX) will invest $2.5 billion in South Korea over the coming four years to create content in the country. What Happened: The announcement was made by South Korea's presidential office on Tuesday (Seoul time), reported Financial Times. See Also: How To Buy Netflix (NFLX) Shares...

Kim Jong Un's North Korea has banned citizens from carrying their mobile phones to propaganda lectures, which are mandatory for residents to attend. What Happened: Although the country has given no explicit reason, sources told Radio Free Asia that they suspect it’s because the government...

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was caught cursing the U.S. lawmakers on a hot mic shortly after meeting U.S. President Joe Biden.  What Happened: Yoon, who is in New York for the United Nations General Assembly, met President Biden at the Global Fund’s Seventh Replenishment...

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol urged his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping to help “influence” Kim Jong Un from conducting his seventh nuclear test and warned North Korea of an unprecedented joint response if it pursues banned development of nuclear weapons and missiles. What...

To woo billionaire Elon Musk to set up a Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) Gigafactory in South Korea, the country’s president reportedly said he is ready to offer “tailored” incentives in exchange and will minimize any risks posed by militant unions.  What Happened: South Korea's Yoon Suk...

A day after warning the U.S. of “a more fatal security crisis,” Kim Jong Un‘s influential sister called the South Korean president and his government "idiots." What Happened: Kim Yo Jong, in a statement released early on Thursday, issued insult-laden threats against its neighbor...

Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) CEO Elon Musk reportedly said Wednesday that South Korea could be the destination for its next Gigafactory that churns out electric vehicles for his company. What Happened: The remarks by Musk were made to South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol in a video call, reported...

South Korea launched an investigation on Monday after a crowd crush in Seoul over the weekend killed 154 people — one of the deadliest incidents in the country in years. What Happened: South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol visited an altar set up near Seoul City Hall to mourn those killed...

Kim Jong Un fired another ballistic missile on Friday, hours after North Korea's fighter jets were spotted flying near the South Korean border. What Happened: South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff, in a statement, said Kim’s isolated nation fired a short-range ballistic missile...

An intermediate-range ballistic missile fired by North Korea flew over Japan on Tuesday for the first time in half a decade, the Japanese prime minister’s office said.  What Happened: Hirokazu Matsuno, Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary, confirmed that the missile flew for 22 minutes...

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris is set to meet South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol to discuss North Korea’s recent attempts with ballistic missiles and Seoul’s dismay over new EV subsidies, Reuters reported. What Happened: Harris, leading the...