Yoon Suk-yeol

• Canada, South Korea sign critical minerals deal in bid to reduce China dependence

  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is in Seoul for his first official visit to South Korea and as Canada vies to strengthen ties between the two countries.

  Canada

  May 17, 2023
  
• Canada, South Korea eye closer trade ties as Trudeau makes 1st official visit 

  South Korea is Canada's seventh-largest trading partner for both imports and exports, amounting to $16.7 billion in merchandise trade in 2021.

  Canada

  May 16, 2023
  
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• U.S. not planning nuclear exercises with South Korea, Biden says, contradicting Yoon

  South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol had said Seoul and Washington are discussing possible joint exercises using U.S. nuclear assets to counter an aggressive North Korea.

  World

  Jan 2, 2023
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• South Korea’s Yoon apologizes for Halloween stampede: ‘Unspeakable tragedy’

  The crush killed 156 people, mostly in their twenties and thirties, and injured another 197 when revelers flooded the narrow alleyways of the popular nightlife district of Itaewon

  World

  Nov 6, 2022
• South Korea declares national mourning period after Halloween stampede

  South Korea's President Yoon Suk-yeol declared a period of national mourning on Sunday after a Halloween crush killed some 151 people in a packed nightlife area in Seoul.

  World

  Oct 29, 2022
• Canada, South Korea to deepen electric vehicle production ties to counter China

  The two leaders agreed to deepen cooperation on critical minerals used in electric vehicle batteries as both countries seek to cut emissions to fight climate change.

  Economy

  Sep 23, 2022
• South Korean president to talk trade, security and energy during Canada visit

  South Korean President will visit Toronto and Ottawa on Sept. 22 and 23 in what Trudeau's office says is his first bilateral visit abroad since he was elected in March.

  Canada

  Sep 17, 2022
• South Korea elects conservative outsider as next president, reshaping country’s politics

  Opposition leader Yoon Suk-yeol rode a wave of discontent over economic policy, scandals and gender wars to win a bitterly fought election.

  World

  Mar 10, 2022