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Georgia
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Tbilisi
Head of State
President Salome Zourabichvili
Head of Government
Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze
Michael Kratsios, the director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, said the Biden administration’s decision to terminate the China Initiative programme was “damaging”. Photo: Reuters
US-China relations

Biden administration decision to scrap China Initiative flawed: White House

US top science adviser Michael Kratsios says ceasing programme aimed at combating economic espionage from Beijing ‘damaging’.

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South Korea

Chinese tourists pivot to South Korea, Thailand amid Japan travel ban

Style Edit

Style Edit: Chanel’s new eyewear campaign starring Mathilda Gvarliani

Donald Trump

New prosecutor drops charges against Trump in Georgia election fraud case

Pete Skandalakis took over from Fani Willis, who was removed over a romantic relationship she had with the special prosecutor she hired.

US President Donald Trump attends the McDonald’s Impact Summit in Washington on November 17. Photo: Reuters
United States

Marjorie Taylor Greene, ex-Trump loyalist, says to resign from Congress

US President Donald Trump says Greene’s resignation is ‘great news for the country’, according to ABC News.

South Korea

Hundreds of South Korean workers to sue ICE over raid at Hyundai-LG plant

About 200 detainees seek compensation and plan to sue for racial discrimination, human rights violations, and excessive force during the arrests.

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Aviation accidents

Turkey says 20 troops killed in military plane crash in Georgia

Video showed the aircraft corkscrewing towards the ground and then bursting into flames.

Wreckage at the crash site in the Sighnaghi area, the Georgia-Azerbaijan border. Photo: AFP
United States

Snap benefits cut off during US shutdown, driving long lines at food pantries

US judges have ordered the Trump administration to keep funding the programme, but it is not clear how and when payments will be made.

Hyundai

South Korea says it flagged concerns over Hyundai’s US investment plan

Independent lawmaker Kim Jong-min criticised Hyundai for trying to gain favour with the US, weakening South Korea’s leverage in trade talks.

Hyundai

3 workers died at Hyundai’s Georgia plant since 2022, before ICE raid: report

Hyundai CEO vows safety over profits after report cites frequent accidents and reliance on untrained immigrant labour at EV factory.

The Hyundai plant has been in the limelight since an immigration raid by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement last month. Photo: ICE via AFP
South Korea

US eases visa rules for South Koreans after raid but no clear solution in sight

Officials offered no new answers to South Korea’s argument to allow specialty workers wider access to US visas.

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A Hyundai employee is handcuffed during a raid by federal agents at the site of a project to build batteries for electric cars in Georgia on September 4. Photo: US Immigration and Customs Enforcement/Reuters
South Korea

South Korean workers hunker down as US raid on Hyundai deepens anxiety

‘They stopped going to work. Everybody right now is staying in their hotels or houses,’ Woowon Technology boss Ken Shim says.

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ICE (US Immigration and Customs Enforcement)

Trump concerned South Korean arrests could ‘frighten’ investors

US president said foreign workers sent to the US are ‘welcome’ days after hundreds of South Koreans were arrested at a work site in Georgia.

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United States

US diplomat regrets raid, detention of Korean workers at Hyundai plant

Seoul has called for guidelines for business visas and a new visa category for Korean professionals to support investment projects by Korean businesses.

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A banner showing a depiction of US President Donald Trump is displayed by a protester at Incheon International Airport in Incheon on Friday, after the arrival of a Korean Air flight bringing hundreds of South Korean workers back after their detention in a US immigration raid at a Hyundai-LG plant in Ellabell, Georgia. Photo: TNS
South Korea

Politician slams ‘subordinate’ US ties, tells South Korea to build nuclear arms

Former Daegu mayor Hong Joon-pyo demanded a firm response to the ‘humiliating’ Georgia sweep.

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A South Korean worker (second left), who was detained in a US immigration raid, is welcomed by family members at Incheon airport on Friday. Photo: Yonhap/AFP
South Korea

‘Is this how you treat an ally?’: South Koreans back home after US raid ordeal

In the wake of the Georgia operation, a trade union group demanded an apology from Trump and urged Seoul to halt US investment plans.

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US-China relations

As I see it | Here’s why post-industrial America can’t do industrial policy

Washington’s attempt to contain China and reindustrialise will hurt US and its allies more, while disrupting globalisation and world trade.

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South Korea

South Korea’s Lee says ‘bewildering’ Hyundai raid could hit US investment

At a news conference marking his 100 days in office, President Lee also said he would pursue efforts to improve ties with North Korea.

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South Korean President Lee Jae-myung bows during a press conference marking his 100 days in office in Seoul on Thursday. Photo: EPA
South Korea

South Koreans to leave US without handcuffs after arrest causes ‘great pain’

South Korean Foreign Minister Cho met US Secretary of State Rubio and voiced his ‘deep concern’ over the incident in Georgia.

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United States

Many caught in Hyundai raid appeared to be working legally, US lawyer says

The workers were allowed to engage in specific tasks spelled out in letters attached to their visa and ESTA applications, he says.

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South Korea

‘I’m nervous’: fear grips South Koreans planning US trips after raid

Potential visa delays spark concerns among travellers who worry that officials could adopt a tougher stance on South Koreans.

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US immigration authorities arrested hundreds of South Koreans during a raid on a Hyundai manufacturing site in Ellabell, Georgia, on September 5. Photo: ATF Atlanta/ZUMA Press Wire/TNS
South Korea

‘Shock in Seoul’: how a raid on Hyundai hurt US-South Korea ties

The raid ‘crashed the operational software’ of the alliance and carries serious implications for US global leadership, analysts warn.

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Protesters demonstrate against the detention of South Korean workers near the US embassy in Seoul on Tuesday. Photo: AP
United States

Trump warns foreign companies after South Koreans detained in huge US raid

US president says foreign firms need to respect US immigration laws, as South Korea works bring detained workers home.

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United States

Seoul expresses ‘concern’ over US immigration raid at Hyundai’s Georgia plant

Operations at Hyundai’s US$7.6 billion EV manufacturing plant, which employs about 1,200 people, were not interrupted.

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United States

Trump admin opens criminal mortgage fraud probe into Fed governor Lisa Cook

The US president has fired Cook over the accusations, prompting her to file a lawsuit challenging his effort to oust her.

Lisa Cook, nominee to be a member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, is sworn in in Washington in June 2023. Photo: AFP
Donald Trump

Trump to award Rudy Giuliani the Presidential Medal of Freedom

The announcement comes days after Giuliani, once hailed as ‘America’s Mayor’, was seriously injured in a car crash.

Former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani in 2024. File photo: AFP
Gun violence in the US

US CDC shooter believed Covid vaccine made him suicidal, father says

Patrick Joseph White was armed with five guns and tried to get into the health agency headquarters before being stopped by guards.

Gun violence in the US

Suspected gunman, police officer dead in shooting near US CDC

Witnesses heard what sounded like a string of gunshots, and employees said bullets struck several CDC buildings.

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