President Trump's reciprocal tariffs on Japan (24%) and South Korea (25%) were largely in line with market expectations. Both countries will seek to negotiate lower tariffs, rather than retaliate. Yet US tariffs will generally hit Asia harder, adding to downside risks on growth for Tokyo and Seoul

BEIJING (Reuters) -China, Japan and South Korea agreed to jointly respond to U.S. tariffs, a social media account affiliated with Chinese state media said on Monday, an assertion Seoul called "somewhat exaggerated", while Tokyo said there was no such discussion.

The strength of these alliances depends on whether Trump views Tokyo and Seoul as bulwarks against China’s rise or vassals that can be extorted for financial gain.

The US president, who has vowed to remake the global trade order, dismissed concerns, noting the US jobs market is strong.

The move came two days after President Donald Trump imposed the same tariff on all Chinese imports, bringing the total U.S. tariff on Chinese goods to at least 54%.

The trade wars launched by U.S. President Donald Trump have escalated to new heights. Just days after Trump unveiled sweeping new “reciprocal” tariffs on imports from around the world, China on Friday levied a retaliatory 34% tariff on all U.

South Korea’s Constitutional Court has unanimously removed Yoon Suk Yeol as president after he threw the nation into turmoil by declaring martial law and sending troops to parliament in an ill-fated effort to break through legislative gridlock.

South Korea’s highest court has removed President Yun Seok-yeol from office in a unanimous decision following his impeachment after he declared martial law.

A disgraced Yoon is now stripped of his power, but he leaves behind an ever more divided South Korea. Last December, Yoon's shock martial law declaration cost him the confidence of much of the country.

Here’s a look at the country’s history of troubled presidencies. Syngman Rhee, an American-educated Christian leader and independence activist, became South Korea’s first president in 1948 with U.S. support,

STORY: South Korea's president Yoon Suk Yeol was ousted from office on Friday over his short-lived attempt at martial law.The Constitutional Court's eight justices ruled unanimously to uphold parliament’s motion to impeach Yoon.

Yoon Suk Yeol’s political rise was fast: the former star prosecutor clinched South Korea’s presidency only a year after he entered politics. Yoon's style — highly assertive and strong-willed, but often uncompromising and inflexible — worked for a prosecutor standing up to higher-ups,

The constitutional court voted unanimously to uphold president Yoon's impeachment following his short-lived declaration of martial law.

South Korea's president has been removed from office after the Constitutional Court voted unanimously to uphold his impeachment. Yoon Suk Yeol was suspended from duty in December after being impeached by parliament,

Reaction to a court verdict ousting South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol from office was a vivid window into the nation’s deep political divisions