Haeyoon Kim 김혜윤
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Korea Tech & Trade Watch: https://koreattw.substack.com/
What being back home in Ulsan, South Korea 🇰🇷 looks like... 🚗🛻🚙🚢🛳️⛴️
November 26, 2025 at 12:00 AM
What being back home in Ulsan, South Korea 🇰🇷 looks like... 🚗🛻🚙🚢🛳️⛴️
Meanwhile, in Florida...
November 19, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Meanwhile, in Florida...
Trump said yes to South Korea building a "nuclear-powered" submarine.
I repeat, Trump said yes to South Korea building a "nuclear-powered" submarine.
I repeat, Trump said yes to South Korea building a "nuclear-powered" submarine.
October 29, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Trump said yes to South Korea building a "nuclear-powered" submarine.
I repeat, Trump said yes to South Korea building a "nuclear-powered" submarine.
I repeat, Trump said yes to South Korea building a "nuclear-powered" submarine.
The EU’s DMA, DSA, and DNA, along with comparable legislative measures in other jurisdictions, including South Korea’s Online Platform Regulation Act, could face greater challenges ahead.
Yet the issue of digital trade barriers was reportedly not discussed at today’s U.S.–South Korea Summit.
Yet the issue of digital trade barriers was reportedly not discussed at today’s U.S.–South Korea Summit.
August 26, 2025 at 2:42 AM
The EU’s DMA, DSA, and DNA, along with comparable legislative measures in other jurisdictions, including South Korea’s Online Platform Regulation Act, could face greater challenges ahead.
Yet the issue of digital trade barriers was reportedly not discussed at today’s U.S.–South Korea Summit.
Yet the issue of digital trade barriers was reportedly not discussed at today’s U.S.–South Korea Summit.
And on that note, comes the first Trump-Lee summit.
August 25, 2025 at 1:48 PM
And on that note, comes the first Trump-Lee summit.
The immediate reaction in Seoul is that it secured a 15 percent deal tied to $450 billion in U.S. investment, including $100 billion in LNG purchases—matching Japan’s rate despite Tokyo’s $550 billion pledge.
July 31, 2025 at 1:56 AM
The immediate reaction in Seoul is that it secured a 15 percent deal tied to $450 billion in U.S. investment, including $100 billion in LNG purchases—matching Japan’s rate despite Tokyo’s $550 billion pledge.
President Trump just announced a 15 percent reciprocal tariff for Japan.
This is miserable news for neighboring South Korea, which had tariff-free access under its FTA with the U.S., and now faces greater pressure to offer a comparable deal.
This is miserable news for neighboring South Korea, which had tariff-free access under its FTA with the U.S., and now faces greater pressure to offer a comparable deal.
July 22, 2025 at 11:38 PM
President Trump just announced a 15 percent reciprocal tariff for Japan.
This is miserable news for neighboring South Korea, which had tariff-free access under its FTA with the U.S., and now faces greater pressure to offer a comparable deal.
This is miserable news for neighboring South Korea, which had tariff-free access under its FTA with the U.S., and now faces greater pressure to offer a comparable deal.
Nobody is talking about tariffs here. So peaceful. 🇪🇸
June 12, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Nobody is talking about tariffs here. So peaceful. 🇪🇸
Third time binge watching my favorite Netflix show, The Diplomat, and I still can't get over how much the President in the show sounds like someone we've all heard before. 🙄
May 26, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Third time binge watching my favorite Netflix show, The Diplomat, and I still can't get over how much the President in the show sounds like someone we've all heard before. 🙄
President Yoon is out.
April 4, 2025 at 2:24 AM
President Yoon is out.
Pro-Yoon impeachment protesters camping out near Gyeongbokgung Palace in Seoul.
March 22, 2025 at 6:43 AM
Pro-Yoon impeachment protesters camping out near Gyeongbokgung Palace in Seoul.
Departing from Seoul to Trump's America feels surreal and hazy.
January 22, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Departing from Seoul to Trump's America feels surreal and hazy.
As the world readies for Trump’s second term, I spotted at least three different books on Trump 2.0 at Kyobo bookstore in Seoul today. Yet, South Korea risks missing critical opportunities due to its technically leaderless state. Sad.
December 9, 2024 at 1:28 AM
As the world readies for Trump’s second term, I spotted at least three different books on Trump 2.0 at Kyobo bookstore in Seoul today. Yet, South Korea risks missing critical opportunities due to its technically leaderless state. Sad.