The US has pushed to prevent legal proceedings against the US-based South Korean e-commerce giant over a data breach, threatening to restrict defense cooperation and imposing trade barriers.

Millions of people had taken to the streets immediately after the declaration of martial law on December 3, 2024, forcing Yoon to withdraw the measure and the National Assembly to vote the measure as illegal.

South Korea’s pledge of USD 350 billion dollars in factories, manufacturing know-how, and technology will fuel Trump’s war machine.

Perspectives from the workers of Seoul amid labor struggles, the continued subordination of South Korea’s sovereignty, the payment of most of its annual budget and reserves to the US government, the ongoing genocide in Gaza, and more.

The USD 350 billion commitment is not just a trade imbalance; it is a siphoning of national wealth that the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU) warns will inevitably fuel domestic austerity and wage suppression.

Trump, who is visiting South Korea to attend the APEC summit, has been accused of threatening thousands of jobs and forcing the country to increase its defense expenditure and buy US weapons.

The Trump administration has asked South Korea to join its move to block the growth of the Chinese shipbuilding industry as one of the conditions for lower tariffs.

Newly elected President Lee Jae Myung cited increased domestic engagements and the volatile situation in the Middle East following US attacks on Iran as reasons for not attending the summit.

In his announcement declaring martial law, President Yoon Suk Yeol stated that he seeks to eradicate “shameless pro-North Korean anti-state forces”

The number and scale of military drills organized by South Korea this year, mostly as joint military exercises with the US, is unprecedented and the DPRK has termed them offensive in nature.

Over 6,000 workers at Samsung Electronics are participating in the first ever strike of company’s history in support of their demands of pay hike, paid leave and compensation

The US, Japan, and South Korea concluded their biggest ever three day military exercise on Sunday. North Korea termed it “reckless and provocative” and warned it can have “fatal consequences”