SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's acting president Choi Sang-mok said on Tuesday he hoped for bilateral relations with the United States to develop more reciprocally under the Trump administration.

Lee, Fordham Law Leitner Family Professor of International Law and Nicholas Harkness, Professor and Director of the Korea Institute at Harvard University for a discussion co-sponsored by the Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation,

South Korea pledged on Monday a record amount of financing support for exporters to mitigate any negative impact from changes in U.S. trade policies as Donald Trump was poised to be sworn in for his second presidency.

John Kirby, White House national security communications adviser, said of Hegseth's remarks on North Korea's status as a nuclear power: "We've not made such a recognition. I can't speak to what the incoming team will—how they'll characterize it. We've not gone so far as to make that recognition."

South Korea said denuclearization was still the goal after President Donald Trump used a phrase that could imply recognition of North Korea as a nuclear-armed state.

In his November 7, 2017, speech to South Korea’s National Assembly, then-President Donald Trump unambiguously noted that “this alliance between our nations was forged in the crucible of war and strengthened by the trials of history.

Trump defense secretary nominee Pete Hesgeth ruffled feathers in S. Korea with his written statement to the Senate panel overseeing his confirmation

Yoshimasa Hayashi, Japanese cabinet secretary, said during a press conference on Tuesday that Japan, the United States and South Korea are "working closely together, including sharing missile alert data in real time, to ensure a thorough response."

With the fate of suspended South Korean president Yoon Suk-yeol hanging in the balance, the country has also been left facing an uncertain future as it battles through the resulting political turmoil.

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump will reach out to Kim Jong Un again, he said in an interview aired on Thursday (Jan 23), calling the North Korean leader with whom he previously met three times a "smart guy".

South Korea Says Denuclearising North Korea Still Goal After Reports Trump Called It Nuclear Power SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's defence ministry said on Tuesday the denuclearisation of North ...