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☆ North Korea holds rallies denouncing US, warns of nuclear war
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-26 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/5] People attend a mass rally denouncing the U.S. in Pyongyang, North Korea, June 25, 2023 in this photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA). About 120,000 working people and students took part in the rallies held across the capital on Sunday, state news agency KCNA reported. Nuclear-armed North Korea has been testing various weapons including its biggest intercontinental ballistic missile, ramping up tension with the South and the South's main ally, the United States. In a separate foreign ministry report, North Korea said the U.S. was "making desperate efforts to ignite a nuclear war," accusing Washington of sending strategic assets to the region. North and South Korea remain technically at war because their 1950-53 conflict ended in a truce, not a treaty.

Persons: KCNA, Soo, hyang Choi, Stephen Coates Organizations: North, Korean Central News Agency, REUTERS, Thomson Locations: Pyongyang, North Korea, REUTERS SEOUL, United States, Sunday, U.S, North, South Korea

☆ South Korea aims to curb private education spending, axe 'killer questions'
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-26 | by ( Hyunsu Yim | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

"We will cut the vicious cycle of killer questions in exams, which leads to excessive competition among students and parents in private education," education minister Lee Ju-ho told a briefing. The ministry also vowed to crack down on private education "cartels" by ramping up efforts to monitor what it termed false and exaggerated advertising by private schools targeting exam preparations. Local media have reported on alleged connections between the private education industry and government education officials in drawing up college entrance exams that require private tutoring to master. Nearly eight in 10 students use in private education products such as cram schools, known as "hagwons", according to the report. Shin So-young, an activist at civic group The World Without Worry About Private Education, said the planned changes may not be enough to contain the competition.

Persons: Yoon Suk, Lee Ju, Yoon, Shin, Woongjin Thinkbig, 1,302.0300, Soo, hyang Choi, Hyunsu Yim, Jack Kim, Ed Davies, Gerry Doyle Organizations: South Korea, Education, Thomson Locations: South, SEOUL, South Korea's, South Korea, KS, MegaStudyEdu

☆ Renault Korea to manufacture EVs in city of Busan: city government
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-22 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

SEOUL, June 22 (Reuters) - Renault Korea Motors plans to build infrastructure at its plant in the southeastern city of Busan to manufacture electric vehicles (EVs), the Busan city government said. The automaker aims to produce 200,000 EVs a year at its Busan facilities, a statement issued by the city cited Renault Group Executive Vice President Guido Haak as saying. It was not immediately clear how much Renault planned to invest to build the EV production facilities. Renault Korea did not have an immediate comment. The announcement comes after Hyundai Motor said in May it will invest around 2 trillion won ($1.54 billion) in Ulsan, South Korea, to build a designated EV factory.

Persons: Guido Haak, Haak, 1,294.7800, Heekyong Yang, Soo, hyang Choi, Ed Davies Organizations: Renault Korea Motors, Renault Group, Busan Mayor Park, Renault, Hyundai Motor, Thomson Locations: SEOUL, Busan, France, Renault Korea, Ulsan, South Korea

☆ Netflix CEO says $2.5 bln Korean investment won't exploit local talent
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-22 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

South Korea has created some of the Californian company's biggest shows, which have become synonymous with the broader international success of the country's cultural exports and spurred it to announce a $2.5 billion investment in Korean content in April. Don Kang, Netflix's vice president of Korean content, said the company was planning to expand its content investment to films and non-fiction, after previously focusing on series. On Wednesday, Sarandos met with celebrated South Korean director Park Chan-wook and film students and said telling stories from other countries, not just Hollywood, was his "most proud decision". South Korea has produced four of Netflix's 10 most-watched non-English language series, including "Squid Game", "The Glory" and "Extraordinary Attorney Woo". But as Netflix is by far the biggest streaming platform in South Korea, there are also concerns over its dominance.

Persons: Ted Sarandos, Sarandos, Don Kang, Scanline, Han Duck, Park Chan, Woo, 1,293.1100, Hyunsu Yim, Ed Davies, Sam Holmes Organizations: Netflix, Korea Radio Promotion Association, Eyeline Studios, South, Thomson Locations: SEOUL, South, Korea, Seoul, South Korea, Eyeline Studios Korea, United States

☆ North Korea criticises Blinken's China visit as 'begging trip'
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-20 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/2] U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets with China's Director of the Office of the Central Foreign Affairs Commission Wang Yi (not pictured) at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, China, June 19, 2023. REUTERS/Leah Millis/PoolSEOUL, June 21 (Reuters) - North Korea on Wednesday criticised U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken's recent visit to Beijing as a "begging trip" to ease tensions in what it called a policy failure to pressure China. Blinken said after the meeting on Monday that he urged China to encourage North Korea to stop launching missiles as Beijing holds a "unique position" to press Pyongyang to engage in dialogue. "In a word, the U.S. state secretary's recent junket can never be judged otherwise than a disgraceful begging trip of the provoker admitting the failure of the policy of putting pressure on China," the commentary said. Reporting by Soo-hyang Choi; Editing by Sonali PaulOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Antony Blinken, Central Foreign Affairs Commission Wang Yi, Leah Millis, State Anthony Blinken's, Joe Biden, Xi Jinping, Blinken, Jong Yong Hak, Daniel Kritenbrink, Soo, hyang Choi, Sonali Paul Organizations: China's, Central Foreign Affairs Commission, REUTERS, Wednesday, U.S, State, East Asian, Pacific Affairs, Thomson Locations: Diaoyutai, Beijing, China, Pool SEOUL, North Korea, U.S, Pyongyang, U.S ., United States, Japan, India, Australia, Britain, South Korea, Seoul, South

☆ 'Netflix Effect' lifts Korean content but market control worries grow
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-19 | by ( Hyunsu Yim | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Netflix's market weight in South Korea dwarfs that of local platforms such as Tving, Wavve and Watcha. Netflix boasted a 38.2% market share in South Korea last year, according to Mobile Index, overshadowing Tving's 13.1%. Unlike the EU, South Korea does not have laws requiring foreign streaming services to produce or invest in local content. While the project was commissioned by Netflix UK, it centres on genetic cloning fraud in South Korea and includes file clips from broadcasters’ archives. "The government needs to come up with a system to ensure that excess profits can be returned to South Korean creators."

Persons: Ted Sarandos, Han Duck, Heo Seung, Yoon Suk Youl, Hwang Dong, hyuk, Aditya Thayi, Lim Jong, 1,281.7400, Hyunsu Yim, Sam Holmes Organizations: Netflix, South, Korea Economic Research, Mobile, EU, Reuters Netflix, Sejong University, Thomson Locations: SEOUL, South Korea, Seoul, Korea, South, U.S, London

☆ South Korea's Yoon begins foreign tour for 2030 expo bid, Vietnam state visit
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-19 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

SEOUL, June 19 (Reuters) - South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol departed Seoul for Paris on Monday to support his country's bid to host Expo 2030, part of a foreign trip that will also include meetings with the leaders of France and Vietnam, his office said. Yoon will address the general assembly of the International Bureau of Expositions (BIE), the organiser of the world fair, to promote South Korea's bid. Yoon will then head to Vietnam on Thursday for a three-day state visit, accompanied by a 205-person business delegation, his office said. 1 salesman" for South Korea, has made business deals and "sales diplomacy" a core element of his foreign trips since taking office. "It will be the largest business delegation since the launch of the Yoon Suk Yeol administration," Choi Sang-mok, senior presidential secretary for economy, said on Tuesday.

Persons: Yoon Suk Yeol, Yoon, Ukraine's Odesa, Emmanuel Macron, Yoon Suk, Choi, mok, Soo, hyang Choi, Gerry Doyle Organizations: Paris, International, South, NATO, Thomson Locations: SEOUL, Seoul, France, Vietnam, South Korean, Busan, Saudi Arabia's Riyadh, Italy's Rome, Madrid, South Korea

☆ Seoul hosts large crowds as BTS fans celebrate 10-year anniversary
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-17 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/6] Fans of the K-pop boy band BTS dance during BTS 10th Anniversary FESTA in Seoul, South Korea, June 17, 2023. REUTERS/Kim Soo-hyeonSEOUL, June 17 (Reuters) - An estimated 400,000 people gathered in South Korea's capital Seoul on Saturday as fans from around the globe commemorated the 10th anniversary of the debut of K-Pop boy band juggernaut BTS. At the "BTS 10th Anniversary FESTA" at Han River Park in Seoul on Saturday, tens of thousands of fans wandered among various exhibits including a BTS history wall, stage costumes and commemorative sculptures, many in the band's signature purple colour. With hit songs playing in the background, fans danced under shady trees or bonded over their favourite band members. BTS leader RM later read out fan messages, performed and received calls from fellow members Jung Kook and V at the celebration.

Persons: Kim Soo, Audrey Lintner, RM, Jung Kook, V, I've, Kim Hye, Daewoung Kim, Jimin Jung, Joyce Lee, Lincoln Organizations: REUTERS, BTS, RM, Thomson Locations: Seoul, South Korea, SEOUL, South Korea's, Han, Sri Lanka

The Defense... Read moreSEOUL, June 16 (Reuters) - South Korea has recovered from the sea part of a rocket used in North Korea's failed attempt to launch its first military satellite last month, the Joint Chiefs of Staff said on Friday. The announcement came about two weeks after North Korea unsuccessfully tried to launch its first spy satellite, with the booster and payload plunging into the sea. South Korea began retrieving debris shortly after the launch, and had already recovered smaller parts. Lee Choon-geun, a honorary research fellow at South Korea's Science and Technology Policy Institute, said the newly retrieved object appeared to be a fuel tank. On Friday, the U.S. guided-missile submarine USS Michigan arrived in South Korea for the first time since 2017 for joint special warfare exercises aimed at improving responses to North Korean threats, the South Korean navy said.

Persons: North Korea's, Lee Jong, Lee Choon, Chang Young, Chang, Soo, hyang Choi, Hyonhee Shin, Ed Davies, Gerry Doyle Organizations: South Korean, The Defense, Joint Chiefs, Staff, North, Korea's Defence, South Korea's Science, Technology Policy Institute, Korea Aerospace University, North Korean, Thomson Locations: Korea, South Korea, SEOUL, North, North Korea, United States, Seoul, Washington, Pyongyang, U.S, Michigan

☆ South Korea's Yoon to visit Paris next week to promote hosting of 2030 expo
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-13 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

SEOUL, June 13 (Reuters) - South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol said on Tuesday he will visit Paris next week to attend a meeting of the Bureau International Expositions (BIE), the organiser for the Expo 2030. The visit is aimed at promoting his country's bid to host the expo. The host country for the 2030 Expo is expected to be selected in November. Reporting by Soo-hyang Choi Editing by Ed DaviesOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Yoon Suk Yeol, Soo, Choi, Ed Davies Organizations: Paris, Thomson Locations: SEOUL

☆ South Korean leader criticises China envoy over "inappropriate" remarks
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-13 | by ( Hyonhee Shin | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

SEOUL, June 13 (Reuters) - South Korea's president stepped up criticism of China's ambassador on Tuesday, saying the envoy had been disrespectful in suggesting South Korea had made the wrong choice by siding with the United States against China. South Korea's foreign ministry summoned Xing on Friday to issue a protest and express "strong regret" over comments that the ministry said were "provocative" and a possible interference in internal affairs. South Korea has been a staunch U.S. ally for decades and is host to nearly some 28,000 U.S. troops but it has developed extensive economic ties with China in recent years. Its foreign ministry called in South Korea's ambassador on Saturday to express its "serious concern and dissatisfaction" over Seoul's "improper reaction" to Xing's comment. A Chinese foreign ministry spokesman said challenges in relations with South Korea were "not caused by China".

Persons: Xing Haiming, Xing, Yoon Suk Yeol, Yoon, Kim Seok, Park Jin, Xing's, Park, Hyonhee Shin, hyang Choi, Ed Davies, Robert Birsel Organizations: South, Foreign, Thomson Locations: SEOUL, South Korea, United States, China, U.S, South, North Korea, Korea, South Korea's, Vienna

☆ Ex-Samsung Elec executive indicted over alleged data theft for China factory
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-12 | by ( Soo-Hyang Choi | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

SEOUL, June 12 (Reuters) - South Korean prosecutors said they indicted a former Samsung Electronics (005930.KS) executive on Monday on suspicion of stealing the company's technology to build a chip factory in China. He worked a combined 28 years at the South Korean chipmakers, prosecutors said. The attempt to build the new plant using Samsung data, however, ended in failure due to funding issues, a prosecutor said. South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has described competition in the industry as an "all-out war" amid heightened Sino-U.S. tensions. South Korea's Samsung and SK Hynix, the world's top two makers of memory chips, have invested billions of dollars in chip factories in China.

Persons: Prosecutors, Yoon Suk, 1,291.7700, Soo, hyang Choi, Raju Gopalakrishnan, Jason Neely Organizations: Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix, Samsung, Prosecutors, Reuters, Korea's Samsung, Thomson Locations: SEOUL, China, Xian, Suwon, Korean, South Korea, U.S

☆ N.B.A. Finals Game 5 Live Updates: Denver Nuggets Look to Close Out Miami Heat
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-12 | by ( Sopan Deb | Tania Ganguli | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +4 min

Juhyun Lee, left, Jung Soo Lee, center, and Junam Lee, right, went to Game 1 of the N.B.A. In 2019, Junam Lee began posting about her father, Jung Soo Lee, on a Denver Nuggets fan page on Reddit, often with comments about how excited he was for an upcoming game. “It almost felt like a reflection of my life,” Jung Soo said in Korean during an interview translated by Juhyun. And there Nuggdad was at what was the biggest game in Nuggets history to that point, wearing his Murray jersey. “That’s motivating for me to continue to get healthy and find victories throughout my life, in whatever they may look like,” Jung Soo said.

Persons: Juhyun Lee, Jung Soo Lee, Junam Lee, Junam, “, Jung Soo, Nikola Jokic, “ Nuggdad, ”, Alec Gwin, ung, ince, amal, eason, ike, J ung Organizations: Denver, Nuggets, Denver Nuggets, Lakers, Western Conference Locations: ”, y'all

☆ Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos to visit S.Korea this month - Yonhap
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-07 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

June 7 (Reuters) - Netflix Inc's (NFLX.O) co-Chief Executive Officer Ted Sarandos is planning a two-day visit to South Korea from June 20 to meet Prime Minister Han Duck-soo and other key officials, Yonhap News Agency reported on Wednesday. Sarandos' decision to visit comes about two months after the U.S. streaming service announced its plans to invest $2.5 billion in South Korea over the next four years to produce Korean TV series, movies and unscripted shows. Sarandos met South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol in Washington in April, catering to international success enjoyed by South Korea's entertainment industry in recent years. Known as the "Korean Wave" or Hallyu, the country's entertainment industry has enjoyed a global boom in recent years. Reporting by Rahat Sandhu in Bengaluru; Editing by Sherry Jacob-PhillipsOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Ted Sarandos, Han Duck, Sarandos, Yoon Suk, Rahat Sandhu, Sherry Jacob, Phillips Organizations: Netflix, Yonhap News Agency, Reuters, South, Thomson Locations: South Korea, U.S, Washington, Bengaluru

☆ Former exec at TikTok's parent company says Communist Party members had a 'god credential' that let them access Americans' data
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-07 | by ( Zen Soo | Associated Press | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Yintao Yu said Communist Party members accessed data on US users as well as protesters in Hong Kong. Hong Kong is a semi-autonomous region in China with its own government. Some American lawmakers have expressed concern that TikTok's ties to ByteDance means the data it holds is subject to Chinese law. It was also available in Hong Kong until TikTok pulled out of the market in 2020 following the imposition of a sweeping national security law. Anyone who tries to open TikTok from within Hong Kong will see a message that reads "We regret to inform you that we have discontinued operating TikTok in Hong Kong."

Persons: Yintao Yu, ByteDance, —, Yu, Charles Jung, Jung, Shou Zi Chew, Chew, TikTok Organizations: Communist Party, ByteDance, San Francisco Superior, British, Hong, Flipagram, Oracle, Chinese Communist Party, Communist Locations: Hong Kong, HONG KONG, U.S, China, Beijing

☆ South Korea slaps sanctions on North's hacking group after failed satellite launch
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-02 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

SEOUL, June 2 (Reuters) - South Korea on Friday announced new sanctions against a North Korean hacking group, Kimsuky, it accused of being involved in the North's latest satellite launch attempt. The United States and South Korea also issued a joint advisory saying the group conducts "large-scale" cyber attacks at think tanks, academic institutions and news outlets. "North Korean hacking groups including Kimsuky have been, directly or indirectly, engaged in North Korea's so-called 'satellite' development by stealing cutting-edge technologies on weapons development, satellite and space," the South Korean ministry said in a statement. The U.S., South Korea and Japan said any launch by Pyongyang using ballistic missile technology violates multiple U.N. Security Council resolutions. South Korea's ministry said the latest sanctions demonstrate Seoul's will to make North Korea pay for its provocations.

Persons: Korea's, Soo, hyang Choi, Rami Ayyub, Chris Reese, Richard Chang Organizations: Friday, Wednesday North Korea, Korean, North, Thomson Locations: SEOUL, South Korea, Korean, United States, Korea's, U.S, Japan, Pyongyang, North Korea, Washington, Seoul

☆ Prosecutor Recounts a Day of Worship Turned Deadly in a Pittsburgh Synagogue
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-30 | by ( Campbell Robertson | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The federal trial of the gunman who killed 11 worshipers at a Pittsburgh synagogue, the deadliest antisemitic attack in the nation’s history, began on Tuesday with a minute-by-minute description of how the massacre unfolded on a chilly October morning in 2018. Ms. Song described them greeting other worshipers at the door, chatting casually in the kitchen and sitting in the pews for prayer. She then spoke of the defendant, Robert Bowers, describing his flurry of hate-filled postings on social media and how, at the same moment that the worshipers were gathering for services, he was “making his own preparations to destroy, to kill and to defile.”Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty for Mr. Bowers, 50. This stage of the trial will take place in two parts. The first, which began Tuesday, concerns guilt; if Mr. Bowers is found guilty, proceedings will follow to determine whether he receives a death sentence.

☆ Why North Korea’s Princess Will Never Wear Kim Jong-un’s Crown - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-30 | by ( Chun Su-Jin | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

SEOUL — For more than six months, Kim Jong-un, the leader of North Korea, has seemingly been giving the world an unprecedented glimpse into his private life. The first set of photos revealed a ponytailed girl in red shoes strolling hand in hand with Mr. Kim around a Hwasong-17 intercontinental ballistic missile. Later, she’s gazing into his eyes at a celebration for weapons scientists and tenderly patting his shoulder at a military parade. State media has released the daddy-daughter images on over a dozen occasions since November, assuredly choreographed from curls to gloves. Now that the country’s routine missile tests aren’t generating the headlines he craves, Mr. Kim appears to be leveraging his daughter’s global star power.

☆ North Korea says it will launch its first military spy satellite in June
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-29 | by ( Soo-Hyang Choi | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

SEOUL, May 30 (Reuters) - North Korea will launch its first military reconnaissance satellite in June for monitoring U.S. military activities, state media KCNA reported on Tuesday. Nuclear-armed North Korea has said it has completed development of its first military spy satellite, and leader Kim Jong Un has approved final preparations for the launch. The statement did not specify the exact launch date, but North Korea has notified Japan of the planned launch between May 31 and June 11, prompting Tokyo to put its ballistic missile defences on alert. A U.S. State Department spokesperson said on Monday any North Korean launch that uses ballistic missile technology, including those used to put a satellite in orbit, would violate multiple United Nations resolutions. Analysts say the satellite will improve North Korea's surveillance capability, enabling it to strike targets more accurately in the event of war.

☆ South Korean court issues warrant for man who opened Asiana plane door mid-air, Yonhap reports
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-28 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

SEOUL, May 28 (Reuters) - A South Korean court issued an arrest warrant on Sunday for a passenger who opened an Asiana Airlines (020560.KS) plane door minutes before it landed in Daegu, South Korea, Yonhap News Agency reported. The Daegu District Court issued the warrant for him on charges of violating the Aviation Security Act, saying there was a risk he may try to flee before trial. Lee said he opened the door because he wanted to get off the plane quickly. "I feel really sorry for the kids," he told reporters as he was escorted to the Daegu court for a hearing on Sunday, apparently referring to students who were on board and taken to hospital with breathing issues. Asiana stopped sales of the seats closest to the exit on the A321-200 airbus model starting on Sunday, Yonhap said.

☆ S.Korea's Yoon, India's Modi agree to step up cooperation on defence, bio-health sectors
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-20 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

[1/2] FILE PHOTO-Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks during the G20 leaders summit in Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia, Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2022. Dita Alangkara/Pool via REUTERSSEOUL, May 20 (Reuters) - South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol held talks with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday and agreed to enhance cooperation on defence and bio-health sectors, Yoon's office said. The meeting was held on the sidelines of the G7 summit in Hiroshima, Japan as South Korea and India were invited to the summit as guest countries. Reporting by Soo-hyang Choi; Editing by Jacqueline WongOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

The bill passed the opposition-led parliament last month, prompting protests from some medical workers who said the new law would open the door for nurses to provide treatment without a medical license. Nurses say that the doctors' claim is groundless, and that the country needs more care centres to cope with its rapidly aging population. In vetoing the bill, Yoon said that the new law caused excessive conflict among medical workers, and that nursing practices outside medical institutions would cause public anxiety over the healthcare system. The Korean Nurses Association, which led the walkout, strongly denounced Yoon, saying he abandoned his promise as a presidential candidate to improve nurses' working conditions. The impact of the strike was seen as limited so far, as most protesters used holiday time or shortened business hours, with major hospitals operating normally.

☆ Two Television Showrunners on ‘Creative Short Circuits’
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-17 | by ( Reggie Ugwu | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

I don’t think that I could have been successful in this environment. I think we all pooh-pooh broadcast these days, but I am the showrunner I am because of broadcast, without a doubt. And I think the fact that broadcast has died is really killing showrunners. To Soo’s point, you have X number of dollars and X number of days to produce these episodes and everything kind of backfills into that. So it requires a lot of delegation and trust inside of the writers’ room.

☆ South Korea's Yoon, Canada's Trudeau agree to boost cooperation on critical minerals
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-17 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/2] Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau talks with South Korea’s President Yoon Suk Yeol during their meeting at the Presidential Office in Seoul, South Korea, May 17, 2023. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji/PoolSEOUL, May 17 (Reuters) - South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and Canadian Prime Minister Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau agreed on Wednesday to step up cooperation on critical minerals and other economic security issues. In a joint statement issued after their summit in Seoul, the leaders also "strongly condemned" North Korea's nuclear and missile development, and agreed to continue joint efforts for a rules-based order in the region. Trudeau arrived in Seoul on Tuesday for the first visit in nine years by a Canadian leader as the two countries seek to boost cooperation on security and critical minerals used in electric vehicles (EVs). Reporting by Soo-hyang Choi Editing by Ed DaviesOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Canada's Trudeau to visit South Korea; focus on minerals, security
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-16 | by ( Hyonhee Shin | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

SEOUL, May 16 (Reuters) - Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will arrive in South Korea on Tuesday for a summit with President Yoon Suk Yeol as the two countries seek to boost cooperation on security and critical minerals used in batteries. Yoon and Trudeau are scheduled to hold a summit and joint press conference on Wednesday, followed by an official dinner, said Yoon's deputy national security advisor, Kim Tae-hyo. The two U.S. allies have been exploring ways to deepen cooperation on critical minerals used in electric vehicle (EV) batteries and step up intelligence sharing. Yoon and Trudeau will sign an agreement on key mineral supply chains, clean energy conversion and energy security cooperation, a South Korean government official told Reuters, requesting anonymity as the deal was not finalised. The two countries have also sought to step up security cooperation including intelligence sharing, while navigating an intensifying rivalry between the United States and China.

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