South Korea, Japan and Trump

Trump Says Japan and South Korea Want to Invest in $44 Billion Gas Project
Investors have balked at the project, stalling its progress. But under the threat of tariffs, Japan and South Korea have started exploring ways to invest in Alaska L.N.G.
Trump says Japan, South Korea want to partner with U.S. in Alaska pipeline
Japan, South Korea and other countries want to partner with the United States in a "gigantic" natural gas pipeline in Alaska, U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday, claiming they would invest "trillions of dollars each.
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Japan and South Korea in the age of ‘America first’
Japan and South Korea are at their most fragile political states in decades just as their ally, the United States, has begun the second administration of Donald Trump.
Trump says South Korea wants to invest in the Alaska gas pipeline. Does it?
Some officials in South Korea say agreeing to the pipeline investment might placate the U.S., but Trump is still threatening tariffs.
South Korea and US to form working group on Alaska LNG project, tariffs
South Korea and the United States have agreed to establish a working-level group to discuss a gas pipeline project in Alaska, energy, shipbuilding, tariffs and non-tariff barriers, South Korea's Industry Minister Ahn Duk-geun said on Tuesday.
Trump wants Korea to invest in the Alaska LNG project—will it happen?
The $44 billion Alaska LNG project, which U.S. President Donald Trump touted Japan, South Korea and other nations “want to invest trillions of dollars each,” involves constructing a 1,300-km pipeline from Alaska’s North Slope to the southern coast.
Trump touted a ‘gigantic’ new Alaska pipeline in his address to Congress. Here's what we know about it.
Different versions of the Alaska LNG project have been discussed in Alaska for decades, and there are longstanding questions about how it would pencil out.
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North Korea calls U.S.-South Korea drills a 'dangerous provocative act'
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North Korea fires ballistic missiles as South begins drills with U.S.
North Korea fired "multiple unidentified ballistic missiles" on Monday, South Korea's military said, the same day Seoul and ...
Trump’s warning shot to Japan casts doubt on US defence guarantees in Asia
The US president’s recent remarks reveal that Washington ‘is no longer committed to defending Japan, South Korea or Taiwan’, an analyst says.
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While Beijing Vows To Battle Trump Tariffs, Japan and South Korea Seek To Head Off Such Confrontations With Washington
China’s foreign ministry spokesman, Lin Jian, warns that China would fight ‘to the bitter end’ in ‘a tariff war, a trade war, ...
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South Korea seeks to resolve any ‘misunderstanding’ with US about tariff rates
South Korea's acting president on Monday ordered authorities to actively communicate with the U.S. administration to resolve ...
Asia markets tumble as Japan bond yields hit highest levels since 2008
Asian markets faced a broad decline on Friday as Japan’s government bond yields surged to levels last seen during the 2008 ...
Trump says Japan, South Korea want to partner with the US in Alaska pipeline
Japan, South Korea and other countries want to partner with the United States in a "gigantic" natural gas pipeline in Alaska, ...
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