President Donald Trump is willing to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, he told his South Korean counterpart on Monday when they discussed peace in the Korean Peninsula and Pyongyang’s nuclear weapon capabilities.

South Korea and the United States had major disagreements over the details of the $350 billion fund agreed as part of a trade deal ahead of an August 25 summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung,

Kim Keon Hee was charged for violating financial market and political funding laws and receiving bribes, about two weeks after a court ordered her arrest.

South Korea business heavyweights including Korean Air and Hyundai unveiled multibillion deals in the United States on Monday, following the summit between the two countries’ leaders in Washington, DC.

Some of the most popular items are the rice cake bowls creamy tteokbokki ($14) and spicy tteokbokki ($10.50); the Korean corn dog ($7); and the big seller, tornado potato ($7), a fried potato on a stick.

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SEOUL: Negotiations ranging from tariffs to defence between South Korea and the United States were bogged down, overshadowing a handshake agreement and a promising presidential summit, officials in Seoul said.

Korean Air said the country's flagship carrier would spend $36.2 billion to purchase 103 next-generation aircraft from Boeing, including 95 passenger planes.

More than 5,000 illegal immigrants have been arrested in the Los Angeles area since June, including violent offenders with murder and sexual abuse convictions, according to DHS.

In February 1942, part of the ceiling of a mine shaft collapsed, flooding the mine and killing the 183 workers inside.

On Friday, the "de minimis" exemption ended -- meaning that imports worth $800 or less won't be able to enter the country tax-free. One of the industries bracing for the impacts is Korean skincare.