As impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol fights for his political survival, the embattled leader has found an ally among young conservative men.

The South Korean economy has to grapple with internal political turmoil and the threat of tariffs by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump in 2025.

The launch event came as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken was visiting Seoul for talks with South Korean allies over the North Korean nuclear threat and other issues.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken holds talks Monday in crisis-riven South Korea, seeking to encourage policy stability in the US ally, including in its complicated relationship with Japan.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un says he will implement the “toughest” anti-US policy, less than a month before Donald Trump takes office as US president.

Elbridge Colby says US forces on the Korean peninsula ‘should not be held hostage to dealing with the North Korean problem’.

During a five-day plenary meeting of the ruling Workers' Party that ended Friday, Kim called the US 'the most reactionary state that regards anti-communism as its invariable state policy.'View on euro

The launch event came as US Secretary of State Antony Blinken was visiting Seoul for talks with South Korean allies over the North Korean nuclear threat and other issues.

Misinformation continued to surge online in South Korea following President Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment over his botched attempt to impose martial law in December 2024. In the latest example, social media posts shared pictures they falsely claimed showed billionaire Elon Musk meeting with Yoon to convey the support of US President-elect Donald Trump .

South Korea’s business confidence deteriorated the most since the global outbreak of Covid-19, reflecting mounting concerns about an economy grappling with political turmoil and facing Donald Trump’s tariff threats.

Trump's personal diplomacy couldn't solve the North Korean nuclear conundrum first time around. What are his chances now?