Korea-India Future Society to host economic cooperation forum on July 21 SEOUL, July 07 (AJP) -The action plans and business opportunities emerging from the upgraded Korea-India economic partnership following President Lee Jae Myung's state visit to India will be outlined at a special forum hosted by the Korea-India Future Society on July 21. The forum will feature Ambassador Lee Seong-ho, South Korea's ambassador to India, and Cho Choong-jae, head of the Delhi Office of the Korea Institute for International Economic Policy (KIEP), according t July 7, 2026

Hyundai takes Asia's humanoid race beyond the dance floor SEOUL, July 06 (AJP) - Hyundai Motor reclaimed the 500,000-won threshold Monday, rising 2 percent even as the broader market retreated, after its growing robotics portfolio quietly stole attention from investors otherwise fixated on Samsung Electronics' earnings guidance due the following day. Boston Dynamics' Atlas humanoid robot, owned by Hyundai Motor Group, showcased a series of football-inspired celebrations during halftime of the Brazil-Norway World Cup round July 6, 2026

New constitution frames Kazakhstan's Capital City Day SEOUL, July 06 (AJP) - President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev congratulated Kazakhstanis on Capital City Day on Monday, using the holiday message to spotlight the country's new constitution, which entered into force on July 1 and marks the most sweeping overhaul of Kazakhstan's political system since independence. The new charter, which Tokayev calls the People's Constitution, was approved by 87.15 percent of voters in a national referendum on March 15, with turnout of about July 6, 2026

Trump targets domestic left in July 4 anniversary speech SEOUL, July 05 (AJP) - United States President Donald Trump used the country's 250th Independence Day address on July 4 (local time) to brand domestic political opponents as communists, in remarks that major American news outlets compared to the anti-communist hysteria of the 1950s. Speaking at the National Mall in Washington after a two-hour weather delay caused by severe thunderstorms, Trump returned repeatedly to communism across a roughly 40-minute address, framing the Nov July 5, 2026

Trump filings show Coupang trades amid scandal SEOUL, July 05 (AJP) - United States President Donald Trump bought and sold shares of Coupang, the most-popular ecommerce service operator in South Korea, in the months surrounding the e-commerce giant's massive data breach, according to financial disclosure reports filed with the U.S. Office of Government Ethics. Three reports released in May and this month show 18 trades in Coupang Inc. shares between October 9 last year and May 22, conducted through two investment accounts July 5, 2026

Turkiye marks 10th anniversary of National Day with events SEOUL, July 02 (AJP) - Turkiye will hold thousands of commemorative events across all 81 provinces and in cities on four continents this month to mark 10 years since a faction of the Turkish military tried to seize power on the night of July 15, 2016. The scale of the campaign reflects how deeply that night is woven into the country's modern identity, remembered less as a crisis than as the moment ordinary citizens stood between their government and a takeover. The Presidency& July 2, 2026

Climate forum in Seoul frames clean energy shift as security challenge SEOUL, July 02 (AJP) - South Korean lawmakers, German diplomats and climate experts on Thursday framed the transition to clean energy as no longer just an environmental issue, but a matter of national security, industrial competitiveness and global trade strategy. The remarks came at 2026 Climate Talks Seoul, held at the Conrad Seoul hotel in Yeouido and co-hosted by the German Embassy in Seoul, Rep. Kim Gunn’s office and the National Assembly Global Diplomacy and Security F July 2, 2026

Korea-Japan weak currency coupling tells different stories SEOUL, July 02 (AJP) - For South Korean policymakers battling a persistently weak won, the culprit is relatively straightforward: heavy foreign selling of Korean equities and an insatiable domestic appetite for dollar-denominated assets. The picture is more puzzling in Japan. Despite record foreign buying of Japanese stocks this year, the yen has continued to languish near multi-decade lows, defying the conventional expectation that capital inflows should support a country's July 2, 2026

China races past Japan, eyes 10 million car exports SEOUL, July 02 (AJP) - China is on pace to export nearly ten million vehicle units this year, according to global consulting firm AlixPartners' 23rd annual Global Automotive Outlook, released June 25. The expected export volume would be a jump from 7.1 million units in 2025, marking the fastest expansion yet for the Chinese automobile industry that, for most of its history, built cars almost entirely for its own drivers. For decades, exports were an afterthought in China's July 2, 2026

U.S. Embassy in Korea celebrates 250th Independence Day in style and K-pop SEOUL, June 30 (AJP) -The U.S. Embassy in South Korea marked the 250th anniversary of American independence with glitz, scale, style and K-pop at Seoul's Grand Hyatt Hotel. U.S. Charge d’Affaires ad interim James Heller spoke of the “ironclad” relationship between the United States and South Korea, highlighting the alliance’s role as a foundation for security, prosperity and shared democratic values. South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun congratulat June 30, 2026