South Korean Election Favorite Sees No Need to Rush for US Deal

South Korean election favorite sees no need to rush for US deal

South Korea’s leading presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung said there’s no need to rush into an early agreement in trade negotiations with the U.S., criticizing the interim government for what he called its hasty engagement with the Trump administration.

South Korean Election Favorite Sees No Need to Rush for US Deal

(Bloomberg) — South Korea’s leading presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung said there’s no need to rush into an early agreement in trade negotiations with the US, criticizing the interim government for what he called its hasty engagement with the Trump administration.

(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporters Kwak Min-seo, Kim Jeong-jin, and Ahn Jeong-hun = The candidates for the 21st presidential election each expressed their different opinions on the Korea-U.S. trade negotiations in the first TV debate on the 18th...

South Korean Presidential Hopeful Proposes Won-Backed Stablecoin to Curb Capital Flight

South Korea’s leading presidential aspirant Lee Jae-myung has urged the launch of a Korean won-backed stablecoin. He claims the move would halt capital flight and enhance the country’s financial sovereignty. Speaking at a policy conference, Lee emphasized the dangers of adopting foreign-issued stabl...

Yesterday, in the first TV debate of the 21st presidential candidates, the candidates clashed over the topic of 'economy'. So, what did the candidates think after the first debate? Candidate Lee Jae-myung seemed relatively satisfied, but candidate Kim Moon-soo seemed disappointed, and candidate Lee Jun-seok looked somewhat displeased. Let's listen to what the candidates had to say after the debate. [Lee Jae-myung, Democratic Party of Korea presi…

[Digital Daily Reporter Ian Na] “There is no need for us to take the lead just because the US is pressuring us.” vs. “Tariff issues will be resolved when there is trust.” Amid the Trump administration’s continued protectionist stance, the 21st presidential candidate TV debate held on the 18th clearly revealed the differences in positions between the presidential candidates regarding the next administration’s trade strategy. Lee Jae-myung, the D…