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Brazil and India finalized a deal on critical minerals and rare earths on Saturday, followed by an agreement between Brazil and South Korea on Monday to increase their cooperation on minerals, technology, cultural exchange, and trade.

The Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) on Tuesday announced it has opened an investigation into Chinese e-commerce titan Temu for allegedly violating Nigeria’s data protection laws.

South Korea believes communist North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un has begun the process of formalizing his daughter as his successor.

South Korea is pouring money into its growing lobbying campaign aimed at U.S. lawmakers — an effort that’s increasingly focused on defending Korea’s discriminatory treatment of American technology companies like Coupang.

The House Judiciary Committee, led by Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH), wrote on Tuesday President Donald Trump’s decision to slap higher tariffs on South Korea was the result of the country’s targeting of American companies such as Coupang.

President Donald Trump announced Monday that he is raising tariffs on South Korea to 25 percent because the country’s government has failed to implement the agreed terms of its trade deal with the United States.

Two leading U.S. investment firms are taking legal action against the Government of the Republic of Korea, accusing Seoul of launching what they describe as an unprecedented, discriminatory campaign to cripple an American-founded company and punish U.S. investors.

Two major investors in Coupang on Thursday urged the Trump administration to investigate the South Korean government as Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) accused South Korea of “unprecedented persecution.”

The Chinese government on Monday released its latest round of dismal demographic data, revealing that birth rates have hit their lowest level since the Communist revolution of 1949, and the population is still declining despite years of expensive efforts to convince more couples to have children.

South Korean President Lee Jae-myung and Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae decided to relax after their summit meeting in Nara, Japan, on Tuesday by picking up drumsticks and playing K-pop tunes, including a song from the Netflix animated hit “K-Pop Demon Hunters.”

South Korean President Lee Jae-myung met with Chinese dictator Xi Jinping on Monday, during Lee’s first visit to Beijing as president. Lee said he wanted 2026 to become “the first year of the full-scale restoration of Korea-China relations.”

The South Korean Ministry of Education revealed this week that over 4,000 schools have shut down nationwide between 1980 and March 2025, responding to the rapid collapse of the child population in the past generation.

Coupang, the e-commerce giant often called the “Amazon of Korea,” has announced a compensation plan worth $1.17 billion for 34 million users affected by a massive data breach disclosed in November.

Communist dictator Kim Jong-un of North Korea reportedly led the testing of long-range cruise missiles, the country’s state media outlets revealed on Monday, intended to preserve Pyongyang’s ability to conduct nuclear bombings.

A major U.S.–South Korea trade deal is unraveling amid an escalating crackdown by South Korean President Lee Jae-myung and lawmakers against American-founded technology company Coupang, prompting alarm inside the Trump administration and on Capitol Hill over the future of bilateral trade.

Leftist President of South Korea Lee Jae Myung suggested the country’s National Health Insurance Service (NHIS) should cover hair loss treatments — deeming the issue a “matter of survival.”

South Korean e-commerce giant Coupang, often called the “Amazon of Korea,” has experienced a data breach that exposed the personal information of up to 34 million user accounts, representing more than 90 percent of the country’s working-age population.

Wednesday marked the first anniversary in South Korea of the December 3, 2024, attempt by former president Yoon Suk-yeol to impose martial law.

In the wake of Washington DC and Seoul signing a joint factsheet meant to reset trade tensions and stop discriminatory treatment of U.S. tech companies in South Korea, a pair of powerful Korean officials are already signaling they may torpedo the entire agreement — all to advance burdensome, one-sided tech regulations that overwhelmingly target American firms while giving Korean and Chinese tech giants a free pass.

American companies operating in South Korea say the country’s antitrust regulator has turned enforcement into a political tool that unfairly targets them while protecting domestic competitors, according to a report released Wednesday by the National Bureau of Asian Research (NBR).

The National Intelligence Service (NIS) of South Korea revealed in a briefing to lawmakers on Tuesday that its evidence suggests North Korea is preparing for direct engagement with President Donald Trump, including a potential meeting in March.

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth met with South Korean Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back on Monday at the demilitarized zone (DMZ).

President Donald Trump said Wednesday he has given South Korea approval to build a nuclear-powered submarine in America.

President Donald Trump met with China’s genocidal communist dictator, Xi Jinping, on Wednesday in Busan, South Korea, for talks focused heavily on lifting recent restrictions and tariffs on bilateral trade.

The Chinese Foreign Ministry on Wednesday confirmed that dictator Xi Jinping will meet with President Donald Trump on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum in South Korea on Thursday.

President Donald Trump said that he and South Korean President Lee Jae-myung have worked out most of the details of a bilateral trade deal.

South Korean President Lee Jae-myung on Wednesday presented President Donald Trump with South Korea’s highest honor, the Grand Order of Mugunghwa, along with a replica of the golden Cheonmachong crown.

Russian strongman Vladimir Putin hosted North Korea Foreign Minister Choe Son-hui in Moscow on Monday, a visit timed to coincide with President Donald Trump’s whirlwind tour of Asia this week that he has expressed hope would include a meeting with dictator Kim Jong-un.

Chinese state media ran a few victory laps on Sunday and Monday over news that U.S. and Chinese negotiators reached a provisional trade agreement after two days of talks in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 

Japan’s new prime minister, Takaichi Sanae, plans to increase defense spending and accelerate Japan’s military buildup.

President Donald Trump will be conducting high-stakes diplomacy during his trip to Asia next week. Trump will attend the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit in Malaysia on Sunday, followed by the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders’ Meeting in South Korea, and possibly a bilateral meeting with Chinese dictator Xi Jinping on Thursday. 

President Donald Trump is set to depart for an action-packed trip to Asia, bookended by meetings with Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar bin Ibrahim on Sunday and Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday.

U.S. Army Major General William “Hank” Taylor has alarmingly revealed his close collaboration with AI chatbots to sharpen his decision-making process. The General recently told an audience that he has become “really close lately” with AI chatbots.

The Chinese Commerce Ministry on Tuesday announced sanctions against five subsidiaries of South Korean shipbuilding company Hanwha Ocean.