Tag: US election

US election

Latest News

President Yoon Suk Yeol takes questions during a press conference at the Yongsan presidential office in central Seoul on Thursday. [JOINT PRESS CORPS]

Yoon, Trump discuss alliance, economic cooperation, North Korea in first phone call

President Yoon Suk Yeol said during a press conference Thursday that he and U.S. President-elect Donald Trump discussed the strong solidarity and partnership based on the South Korea-U.S. alliance in their first phone conversation that morning.

2024.11.7

Voters cast ballots at a polling site in the Metropolitan Museum of Art on Election Day in New York, United States on Nov. 5, 2024. oters across the country are casting ballots today for President of the United States in a tightly contested race between Republican presidential candidate Donald J. Trump and Democratic presidential candidate US Vice President Kamala Harris, as well as for candidates in Senate and Congressional races. [EPA/YONHAP]

Polls in swing states begin to close as sharply divided America chooses between Harris and Trump

Polls have closed in Pennsylvania, Georgia and North Carolina, some of the closely fought battlegrounds expected to decide the election, along with two dozen other states.

2024.11.6

Most popular

People sit near a television broadcasting footage of Donald Trump as he speaks during an election night event, at a train station in Seoul on Nov. 6, 2024. [AFP/YONHAP]

U.S. ELECTION LIVE: Donald Trump elected president

The results as they come in from the U.S. election.

2024.11.6

Former U.S. President Donald Trump in New York City, U.S. May 30, 2024 and U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris in Washington, U.S., July 22, 2024 in a combination of file photos. [REUTERS/YONHAP]

All eyes on Pennsylvania as candidates spend final day campaigning there

The presidential campaign comes down to a final push across a handful of states on the eve of Election Day, but Pennsylvania and its 19 electoral votes is a major focus for Harris and Trump.

2024.11.5

Former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, left, is seen in Oaks, Pennsylvania, on Oct. 14, and U.S. Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris is in Kalamazoo, Michigan, on Oct. 26. [AFP/YONHAP]

How to read America’s early-voting numbers

Donald Trump now leads Kamala Harris in early polling and voter turnout, reflecting a competitive race ahead of the November elections, with both parties emphasizing efforts to mobilize their bases.

2024.10.27

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, right, and then U.S. President Donald Trump shake hands at Panmunjom in the demilitarized zone on June 30, 2019. [AP/YONHAP] [AP/YONHAP]

Trump 2.0 could bring Korea plenty of security risks, but also opportunities

South Korea is apprehensive about the possible re-election of Donald Trump due to potential risks his return may pose to the Seoul-Washington alliance and its ability to cope with North Korea's escalating nuclear and missile threats.

2024.10.23

Left: U.S. Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris speaks on March 26 in Raleigh, North Carolina. Right: Former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks in Atlanta, Georgia, on June 27. [AFP/YONHAP]

Seoul’s security stakes high in U.S. race as fate of alliance hangs in balance

In less than a fortnight, Democratic Party nominee U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris will face Republican candidate and former President Donald Trump in a presidential race that both politicians describe as having the highest stakes ever.

2024.10.23

Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance, a senator of Ohio, speaks at a campaign event in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on Oct. 17. [AP/YONHAP]

Former Trump critic JD Vance embraces 'America First' agenda with gusto

From an outspoken Donald Trump critic to the former president’s running mate for his second term, Republican vice president candidate JD Vance is an unusual character in American politics.

2024.10.23

Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul delivers a keynote speech at the 2024 JoongAng Forum under the theme 'The U.S. Election and the ROK-U.S. Alliance,' hosted by the JoongAng Ilbo, an affiliate of the Korea JoongAng Daily, at the Four Seasons Hotel in central Seoul on Wednesday. [JANG JIN-YOUNG]

'Normal relations' with Russia impossible while Ukraine war rages, warns Korean foreign minister

Cho also warned that North Korea could face international criminal responsibility depending on the actions of its troops allegedly dispatched to Russia.

2024.10.23

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, left, inspects what is believed to be a Hwasong-12Na intermediate-range hypersonic missile at an undisclosed strategic missile base, as shown in this photo released by the North's Korean Central News Agency on Wednesday. [YONHAP]

North Korea's Kim makes first public visit to ICBM base amid Ukraine deployment, U.S. election

This marks the first time North Korean media has publicly revealed the interior of its strategic missile bases, a move which analysts believe is an attempt to assert North Korea's presence ahead of the upcoming U.S. election.

2024.10.23

Tag: US election

US election

Latest News

Yoon, Trump discuss alliance, economic cooperation, North Korea in first phone call

Polls in swing states begin to close as sharply divided America chooses between Harris and Trump

Most popular

Yoon Suk Yeol gets five years on abuse of power, obstruction charges — as it happened

Blackpink’s Jisoo apologizes to fans over lack of events for group's 10th anniversary

Japanese influencer dies by apparent suicide while livestreaming in Seoul

Barcelona thump Daegu 5-0 to wrap up Korean tour — as it happened

BigHit Music's new boy band Cortis showcase debut tracks — as it happened

U.S. ELECTION LIVE: Donald Trump elected president

All eyes on Pennsylvania as candidates spend final day campaigning there

How to read America’s early-voting numbers

Trump 2.0 could bring Korea plenty of security risks, but also opportunities

Seoul’s security stakes high in U.S. race as fate of alliance hangs in balance

Former Trump critic JD Vance embraces 'America First' agenda with gusto

'Normal relations' with Russia impossible while Ukraine war rages, warns Korean foreign minister

North Korea's Kim makes first public visit to ICBM base amid Ukraine deployment, U.S. election