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  Seoul confirms summits with Trump and Xi, Japan's under discussion SEOUL, October 24 (AJP) - South Korean President Lee Jae-myung, host of this year’s Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Gyeongju, will hold bilateral talks with U.S. President Donald Trump on Oct. 29 and Chinese President Xi Jinping on Nov. 1, both attending as state guests, the presidential office confirmed Friday. National Security Adviser Wi Sung-lac said a separate meeting with Japan’s new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is being discussed October 24, 2025
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  Trump to hold back-to-back summits with Korea, China, Japan during APEC week SEOUL, October 24 (AJP) -U.S. President Donald Trump will embark on a week-long Asian tour next week, making stops in Malaysia, Japan, South Korea, and China for a series of summit talks with regional leaders coinciding with the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Gyeongju, the White House confirmed Thursday. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said Trump’s first stop will be Malaysia, where he will meet Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim on Sunday and a October 24, 2025
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  D-8: APEC summits to arrive with fully packed agendas of their own SEOUL, October 23 (AJP) - Big and small Asia-Pacific economies alike are preparing to leverage next week's APEC summit in Gyeongju to advance their respective agendas in a trade environment reshaped under the second Trump presidency. New and familiar faces among APEC leaders will descend on South Korea's southern ancient city carrying fully loaded diplomatic and economic agendas — each aiming to redefine its position in the emerging post-globalization trade order. F October 23, 2025
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  Seoul voices concerns over Chinese installations in waters near West Sea SEOUL, October 23 (AJP) - The Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Thursday vowed to keep monitoring and raise issues over Chinese unilateral installations in maritime buffer zones along the West Sea that overlap with South Korea's. The pledge comes a day after lawmaker Lee Byung-jin of the ruling Democratic Party revealed during a parliamentary audit that Chinese personnel were spotted on such structures in the area. Lee shared photos showing five people on the structures, believe October 23, 2025
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  US secretary of state expected to accompany Trump at next week's APEC summit SEOUL, October 23 (AJP) - U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will visit South Korea next week as part of his trip to Asian countries, the State Department said Wednesday. In a press statement, the department said Rubio will "travel to Kuala Lumpur, Tokyo, and Gyeongju" from Oct. 26 to 30 to "advance peace and prosperity in the Asia-Pacific region," after wrapping up his trip to Jerusalem where he will "reaffirm America's unwavering commitment to Israel& October 23, 2025
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  Lee backs US efforts to engage in dialogue with North Korea in CNN interview SEOUL, October 23 (AJP) - President Lee Jae Myung expressed his willingness to help facilitate dialogue between Pyongyang and Washington in an interview with CNN conducted on Wednesday and released the following day. "I hope that (U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un) will be able to engage in dialogue," he said. "I also believe that wants to achieve world peace, and that is why I have made the recommendation for him to take on t October 23, 2025
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  South Korea, US to soon begin talks on revising nuclear energy pact, FM says SEOUL, October 23 (AJP) - Along with ongoing tariff-related negotiations, South Korea will soon begin talks with the U.S. to revise the bilateral nuclear energy pact, which currently prevents Seoul from reprocessing its spent nuclear fuel, Foreign Minister Cho Hyun said on Thursday. He made the comments during a radio interview, confirming that some consensus has been reached on revising the decades-long pact and that relevant discussions will take place soon as part of broader se October 23, 2025
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  Sticky points still in place in final stretch of Korea–U.S. trade deal talks SEOUL, October 23 (AJP) - “It ain’t over till it’s over,” senior Seoul officials said as they wrapped up last-mile marathon talks in Washington over a trade agreement tied to South Korea’s $350 billion investment pledge in exchange for relief from a 25 percent U.S. import levy. After a two-hour meeting with U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, Kim Yong-beom, policy chief to President Lee Jae-myung, told reporters, “We discussed many remainin October 23, 2025
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  Koreans get serious about park golf, launching the first pro qualifying test SEOUL, October 22 (AJP) - Korea's love for golf is no secret, but the craze over its miniature, cheaper cousin turned serious this week as the nation hosted the world's first Professional Park Golf Pro Qualifying Test. The three-day competition began on Wednesday at Hanyeoul Park Golf Course in Pocheon, Gyeonggi Province, drawing 380 participants. Until just a few years ago, park golf — a hybrid between golf and croquet — was largely seen as a leisurely pastime October 22, 2025
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  Many women still endure severe stress despite expanded infertility support, study reveals SEOUL, October 22 (AJP) - Despite increased support for infertility treatments many women undergo severe physical and mental stress from repeated procedures, a new study reveals. The study, conducted by the Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs and released on Wednesday, found that many women often suffer from serious complications such as ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome, ectopic pregnancies, and multiple pregnancies involving two or more fetuses. Multiple pregnancies, October 22, 2025