South Korea

3 November 2025
LG Electronics India's IPO on Oct. 14 in Mumbai was one of India's most-subscribed, with the 116 billion rupee share sale receiving bids worth about 4.4 trillion rupees.  
APEC leaders stand for a group photo in Gyeongju, South Korea, on Nov. 1.
International relations

South Korea's APEC: Two days of heavy diplomacy end

Trump's early exit handed Xi the starring role at the gathering in South Korea.

1 November 2025
Chinese President Xi Jinping and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung shake hands ahead of a bilateral summit in Gyeongju, South Korea, on Nov. 1. (Yonhap)
International relations

China's Xi and South Korea's Lee highlight economic ties in first summit

Beijing and Seoul sign currency swap deal, but announce no progress on North Korea

1 November 2025
Chinese President Xi Jinping, center, shakes hands with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung during a group photo shoot at the APEC summit in Gyeongju, South Korea, on Nov. 1, 2025.
International relations

Trump's early exit hands Xi the starring role at APEC

China is confident it is winning the narrative as a stable force over inconsistent US diplomacy

1 November 2025
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un gestures during a military parade in Pyongyang, in this pictured released Oct. 11, 2025 by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency. 
International relations

South Korea's Lee pledges to back a Trump-Kim summit

Progressive president invokes the spirit of Kim Dae-jung's 'Sunshine Policy'

1 November 2025
Tokyo Ohka plans to build a photoresist plant and a high-purity chemicals factory at a site near Seoul. (Tokyo Ohka Kogyo) 
Semiconductors

Japan materials suppliers gear up to tap demand for 2-nm chips

Tokyo Ohka to build new South Korea plant; Adeka plans equipment upgrade

1 November 2025
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang speaks to reporters in Gyeongju, South Korea, on Oct. 31. (Jaewon Kim)
Technology

Nvidia deepens ties with South Korea's government and tech titans

Country seeks own AI model, though some fret over dependence on single company

31 October 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump swept through Asia, with the region left to ponder the impact. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by AP and Reuters)
Trump tariffs

Trump's 5-day Asian trade tour: 5 things to know

President's emphasis on 'deals' yields results but leaves some wary

31 October 2025
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Podcast: News Roundup

South Korea's NEET problem; the rise of 'lifestyle' hotels in Southeast Asia

Tune in to Nikkei Asia's podcast, bringing the region's key news to global listeners

31 October 2025
Chinese President Xi Jinping and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung meet for the first time on the red carpet in Gyeongju. (Yonhap)
International relations

South Korea's APEC: Xi makes 5 point proposal for inclusive globalization

Lee says that world order stands at 'turning point'; 'National interests may not always align'

31 October 2025
South Korea's President Lee Jae Myung speaks during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum summit in Gyeongju, South Korea on Oct. 31.
Trade

APEC leaders seek consensus in Gyeongju amid US-China trade war truce

Differences remain over multilateralism among member economies

31 October 2025
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Photos

Through the Lens: Trump's Asia-Pacific tour

A selection of photos from across Asia

31 October 2025
A U.S. Virginia-class attack submarine. President Donald Trump said South Korea could build nuclear submarines at American shipyards. (U.S. Navy/Huntington Ingalls Industries via Reuters)
Defense

Will Japan follow South Korea, Australia in nuclear submarine club?

Takaichi's government has shown openness to the idea

31 October 2025
INS Vikrant, India's first domestically built aircraft carrier, was made by Cochin Shipyard.
Transportation

India shipbuilders bet global ambitions on shift away from China

State-owned Cochin Shipyard receives more overseas orders amid New Delhi's push

31 October 2025
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, left, and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung shake hands before a bilateral meeting on Oct. 30 in Gyeongju, South Korea.
International relations

Japan, South Korea leaders vow to foster 'future-oriented' relations

Japan Prime Minister Takaichi says first summit with Lee was 'warm' and 'enjoyable'

30 October 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump greets Chinese President Xi Jinping as they hold a bilateral meeting at Gimhae International Airport, on the sidelines of the APEC forum, in Busan, South Korea, on Oct. 30.
Trade war

Trump cuts China fentanyl tariff to 10% as Xi delays rare-earth controls

At summit, Chinese president says 'reality demands' superpower friendship

30 October 2025
The South Korean navy's Shin Chae-ho, a KSS-III Dosan Ahn Changho class submarine, during a fleet review to mark the 80th anniversary of the navy's founding, in the waters off Busan on Sept. 26. South Korea's new subs will be built in the U.S. East Coast city of Philadelphia.
Defense

Trump says South Korea to build nuclear submarines in US shipyards

Lee says undersea ability will enable navy to track China's and North's subs

30 October 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump, left, stands with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung at the Gyeongju National Museum in Gyeongju, South Korea on Oct. 29.
International relations

US and South Korea agree to trade deal at APEC summit

Seoul to provide $200 billion in cash investments for lower US tariffs

29 October 2025
Anthropic's head of Japan Hidetoshi Tojo, second from left, attends the opening of the AI startup's Tokyo office with other executives on Oct. 29. (Photo by Tsubasa Suruga)
29 October 2025
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung is hosting world leaders this week at the APEC forum, with Chinese President Xi Jinping, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and U.S. President Donald Trump all due in Gyeongju. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Yusuke Hinata, Ken Suzuki and Reuters) 
International relations

Trump and Xi supercharge South Korea's APEC: 5 things to watch

Lee Jae Myung faces diplomatic test as leaders gather in Gyeongju

29 October 2025
Samsung has been working hard to get its high-bandwidth memory chips up to speed in order to ride the AI investment boom. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Samsung) 
Tech Asia

Samsung shakes off AI memory woes but race to innovate is far from over

Tech giant bets big on HBM chips after ceding ground to rival SK Hynix

29 October 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump, center left, meets with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in June 2019 in the Demilitarized Zone separating the two Koreas.
Trump administration

Trump administration taps key envoy to Seoul seeking North Korea engagement

Kevin Kim becomes acting ambassador as US president floats Kim Jong Un meeting

29 October 2025
Kia vehicles waiting for export at a port in Pyeongtaek, South Korea on July 31. South Korean exports rose 1.5% in the third quarter as shipments of semiconductors and autos increased.
Economy

South Korea Q3 GDP grows 1.2% as consumption climbs

Uncertainty over US tariffs continues to cast shadow over economy

28 October 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping are due to meet on Oct. 30 in South Korea, ahead of the APEC Economic Leader's Meeting. (Reuters) 
Your Week in Asia

Trump-Xi meeting, APEC leaders summit, Japan Mobility Show

Your weekly lineup of Asia's biggest business and political events

26 October 2025
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung's administration is moving to reform a power structure seen as overly centralized.
Politics

South Korea to break up prosecutors' office wielded for retaliation

Lee administration's reform push aims to address centralization of power

25 October 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping pose for a photo ahead of their bilateral meeting during the G20 leaders summit in Osaka, Japan, on June 29, 2019.
US-China tensions

Trump to meet Xi in South Korea as part of Asia swing

US president says he will ask about fentanyl as 1st question

24 October 2025
Just days after her election as Japan's first female prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, seen here at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Oct. 21, is expected to leverage her political affiliation with her late predecessor, Shinzo Abe, to build a relationship with U.S. President Donald Trump, who is visiting Japan next week. (Photo by Suzu Takahashi)
Policy Asia

Japan's Takaichi awaits Trump with economic security in spotlight

New PM to make her diplomatic debut with ASEAN trip; Abe 'lineage' seen strengthening US links

24 October 2025
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung meets with U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House on Aug. 25.
Trump tariffs

South Korea, US stuck on $350bn investment in tariff talks as APEC nears

Trump expects 'upfront' payment while Seoul eyes loan-based fund

24 October 2025
Julio Callegari, JPMorgan Asset Management's chief investment officer of Asian fixed income, said investors are assessing whether the latest U.S. tariffs will take effect. (JPMorgan Asset Management)
Markets

JPMorgan targets AI suppliers' convertible bonds to ride tech boom

Trump latest tariff threats will add to deflationary pressure in Asia

23 October 2025
Tesla set record deliveries in South Korea, Taiwan, Japan and Singapore in the third quarter of 2025, while starting deliveries of the Model Y in India.
Electric vehicles

South Korea rises to No. 3 market for Tesla, after US and China

Elon Musk says company will work with both TSMC and Samsung on AI5 chip

23 October 2025