South Korea’s Two Presidential Candidates Have Been Chosen For June Election

Lee Jae-myung and Kim Moon-soo represent the opposite sides of a country polarized over former President Yoon Suk Yeol’s use of martial law and his ouster.

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South Korea Lurches From One Political Crisis to Another

In five months, the country has had three acting presidents after the leader who imposed martial law was impeached. And now doubts cloud the coming election.

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South Korea’s Acting President Han Duck-Soo Resigns

Prime Minister Han Duck-soo has been mulling whether to run for election, while the main opposition candidate and front-runner suffered a setback in court.

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100 Days of Solitude: Trump and the Retreat of America

President Trump’s approach to foreign policy in his second term has been transactional, unpredictable and exploitative. Allies and enemies alike are beginning to adapt.

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Jeju Air Disaster Prompts a Reckoning Over Runway Safety

After a plane overshot a runway in South Korea, killing 179 people, a Times analysis found that global standards that help minimize fatalities are inconsistently followed.

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U.S. Gas Industry Pushes Back on Trump Shipbuilding Rules

The main oil and gas trade group wants the Trump administration to reconsider maritime rules released in April that would require it to use some U.S. ships to transport liquefied natural gas.

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Japan’s Rice Is So Expensive, It’s Willing to Eat South Korea’s

Japanese consumers embraced Korean rice for the first time in 35 years, finding it more familiar than other types of foreign rice.

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U.S. Urges Japan and South Korea to Commit to Alaska L.N.G. Project

A group advising President Trump on energy policy is seeking meetings with Japan and South Korea’s trade ministries, with the hope of announcing progress in early June.

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Ex-President Moon of South Korea Is Indicted on Bribery Charge

A bribery charge against Moon Jae-in makes him the latest in a line of former leaders to face criminal action, deepening the country’s political polarization.

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China Warns Countries Not to Team Up With U.S. Against It on Trade

Curbing trade with China to curry favor with the United States would be “selfish and shortsighted,” the government said, promising to retaliate.

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