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US immigration raid: Seoul dispatches plane; hundreds of Koreans to return

South Korea on Wednesday dispatched a chartered plane to United States to bring home hundreds of its citizens detained in a major immigration raid at a Hyundai-LG battery plant in Georgia.A Korean Air Boeing 747-8I, which can carry more than 350 passengers, departed Seoul’s Incheon International Airport at 10.20 am on Wednesday, the airline confirmed. […]

US vs Seoul? Hundreds of South Koreans detained after Trump admin crackdown at Hyundai factory; ties with ally strained

Federal immigration agents stormed a Hyundai site in Georgia on Thursday in what officials described as the largest single-site enforcement action in US history. Nearly 500 people were detained, most of them South Korean nationals, triggering a furious response from Seoul and raising questions over Washington’s treatment of its closest Asian ally.The timing of the […]

US-South Korea deal: Seoul faces 15% tariff, ‘America will not be charged’; Washington to get $350 billion investments

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced a trade agreement with South Korea, imposing a 15% tariff on imports from Seoul, as part of what he called a “full and complete trade deal” between the two nations. He further declared that America won’t be subjected to any tariffs. As part of the deal, the Asian […]

South Korea, US and Japan top military chiefs meet in Seoul | World News

South Korea, US and Japan top military chiefs meet in Seoul SEOUL: The top military chiefs of South Korea, the United States and Japan met in Seoul Friday, as US President Donald Trump piles pressure on Washington’s allies over defence spending and trade.General Dan Caine, the top US military officer, held talks with his South […]

Watch: Motorcyclist plunges into sinkhole that appeared out of nowhere in Seoul

A motorcyclist who fell into a massive sinkhole on a Seoul street was found dead after an overnight search, according to South Korean officials Tuesday.The incident occurred Monday afternoon in the Myeongil-dong area of eastern Seoul, where sinkhole measuring approximately 20 meters in width and depth (66 feet in both dimensions) suddenly opened at an […]