South Korea welcomes Trump with its highest award, a golden crown and ketchup


  • World
  • Wednesday, 29 Oct 2025

U.S. President Donald Trump waves as he walks towards Air Force One for his departure to South Korea, at Haneda Airport in Tokyo, Japan October 29, 2025. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/Pool

GYEONGJU, South Korea (Reuters) - South Korea welcomed U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday with a replica gold crown and awarded him with the "Grand Order of Mugunghwa", the country's highest decoration, the presidential office said.

Trump landed in South Korea on the final leg of a trip through Asia that also saw stops in Malaysia and Japan, with high-profile trade talks expected with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and Chinese President Xi Jinping.

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