South Koreans vote for new president after failed martial law bid

韩国民众在军事政变未遂后选举新总统

Business Matters

2025-06-03

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It's election day in South Korea, where voters are choosing the country's next president after months of unprecedented political turmoil affecting the country’s economy. For South Koreans, today's vote offers an opportunity to restore stability and forge ahead. US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping are expected to hold a phone call to discuss tariffs and trade issues, according to the White House. In Canada, the Prime Minister is meeting with regional leaders to remove interprovincial trade barriers and making it easier for Canadians to trade with each other. Also, the Microsoft founder Bill Gates says improving the health and education of people in Africa will be the priority when he gives away most of his two hundred billion dollar fortune over the next twenty years, the majority of which will go to Africa. Throughout the programme, Rahul Tandon will be joined by two guests on opposite sides of the world: Peter Morici, economist and professor of business, who is in Alexandria, Virginia; and Sushma Ramachandran, independent journalist and columnist with the Tribune newspaper in Delhi.
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  • Hello and welcome to Business Matters here on the BBC World Service.

  • I'm Rahul Tandon.

  • Plenty coming up on the programme.

  • I'm going to talk about China, going to talk about South Korea very, very shortly.

  • A little bit about India, going to get Africa,

  • Bill Gates in there as well to guide us through it all.

  • We have Sushma Ramachandran,

  • independent journalist and columnist with the Tribune newspaper.

  • Good morning to you.

  • Sushma, how are you?

  • I'm fine.

  • Thank you, Rahul.

  • Good morning to you too.

  • Good morning as well.

  • We're going to talk about a possible trade deal between the India and the US.

  • Peter Morisi, economist, professor of business, dapper as well,

  • dressed with a little bow tie on this morning, Peter.

  • Nolan, you can see me.

  • Can I?

  • Oh, I can.