(Refiles to remove story text from byline field) SEOUL, May 17 (Reuters) - South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and U.S. President Donald Trump held a phone call on Sunday and discussed the outcome of the U.

Trump shared with Lee results of his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, including U.S.-China relations, agreements over economic and trade issues and Korean affairs, as well as the situation in the West Asia,

S. Korea's expanding shipbuilding cooperation with the U.S. is drawing attention to the industry's growing reliance on Chinese-made ship components.

SEOUL, May 17 (Reuters) - South Korea will pursue all options, including emergency arbitration, to avoid a labour strike at the country's biggest employer Samsung Electronics and to minimise any damage if one does occur,

In South Korea, an American company is mining for rare minerals used to make weapons and ammunition. Trade tensions with China have strained access to the mineral, tungsten, and the war with Iran is

During the 2018 World Cup, South Korea defeated Germany, which allowed Mexico to advance to the knockout stage. In Monterrey, fans famously marched to the South Korean consulate to celebrate, chanting “Coreano, hermano, ya eres mexicano (Korean brother, you are now Mexican)!”

South Korea threatens emergency arbitration to halt a Samsung Electronics strike planned for May 21, warning of potential $67 billion losses from chip production disruptions.

Takaichi will hold summit talks with South Korean President Lee Jae-myung in the president's hometown of Andong, Gyeongsang province, on Tuesday.