Donald Trump’s return to White House brings about renewed calls for South Korea’s own nuclear armament - Anadolu Ajansı

North Korea's state media on Wednesday briefly carried reports on the inauguration of U.S. President Donald Trump, marking its first news reports since he was elected last year. The Rodong Sinmun, the North's main newspaper catering to domestic readers,

South Korea's acting president Choi Sang-mok said on Tuesday he hoped for bilateral relations with Washington to develop more reciprocally under the Trump administration, citing concerns about how U.S.

The South Korean government’s plan to introduce antimonopoly regulations targeting major domestic and global online platforms faces growing uncertainty following Donald Trump’s inauguration on Monday for his second term as US president.

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

South Korea pledged on Monday a record amount of financing support for exporters to mitigate any negative impact from changes in U.S. trade policies as Donald Trump was poised to be sworn in for his second presidency.

According to the Seoul foreign exchange market on the 20th, the weekly closing price of the won-dollar exchange rate (as of 3:30 p.m.) recorded a drop of 6.6 won to 1451.7 won compared to the previous trading day. The exchange rate has been in the 1450 range for three consecutive trading days since the 16th (1456.7 won).

Netflix shot up 14.6% after it reported adding nearly 19 million subscribers during the holiday-season quarter and it topped sales and profit targets. The video streaming service’s expansion into live programming appears to be paying off as it wrapped up its best year ever with more than $40 billion in revenue.

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.

The leader of the main opposition Democratic Party (DP) on Wednesday emphasized the importance of efforts to deepen the alliance between Seoul and Washington as U.S. President Donald Trump began his second term.

South Korea’s government expressed concern about the “significant” impact on its economy likely to stem from US policy changes under Donald Trump and will seek talks with the US president to discuss cooperation as soon as possible.