{
  "id": 761060,
  "title": "Korean firm behind $2 mil. Trump payment to build golf club in Hanam",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/korean-firm-behind-2-mil-trump-payment-to-build-golf-club-in-hanam",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-13T11:52:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/business/companies/20260813/korean-firm-behind-2-mil-trump-payment-to-build-golf-club-in-hanam"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Base Group, a medium-sized Korean conglomerate, announced plans to build the Trump International Golf Club in Hanam, Gyeonggi Province on Thursday. The company described the golf course as \"the first Trump-brand golf development project in Northeast Asia.\" Hanam was chosen due to its proximity to Seoul. Eric Trump, Donald Trump’s son and head of the Trump Organization, expressed enthusiasm about the project, stating that Korea is a dynamic and sophisticated market with immense potential for a world-class Trump-branded golf course. Kim Sung-jib, Chairman of Base Group, confirmed their pleasure in introducing the project to both Base Group and the domestic golf industry.",
  "summary": "Base Group, a medium-sized Korean conglomerate that made headlines for paying $2 million to the Trump Organization, will establish Trump International Golf Club in Hanam, Gyeonggi Province, the company said Thursday. In a press release, the company described the golf course as “the first Trump-brand golf development project in Northeast Asia” adding that the city of Hanam was chosen for its…",
  "key_points": [
    "Korean conglomerate Base Group plans Trump International Golf Club in Hanam.",
    "Club to be first Trump-brand golf development in Northeast Asia.",
    "Eric Trump excited about Korea's dynamic market for world-class golf course."
  ],
  "editors_take": "This development marks a strategic expansion of the Trump brand into Northeast Asia, with Base Group gaining a partnership with the Trump Organization to tap into Korea's golf market.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Korean firm behind $2 mil. Trump payment to build golf club in Hanam",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/korean-firm-behind-2-mil-trump-payment-to-build-golf-club-in-hanam-761984",
        "published": "2026-08-13T12:02:03.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}