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Lee administration finalizes comprehensive new North Korea strategyPresident Lee Jae-myung has not commented on the reported rift between the so-called self-reliance faction and the pro-alliance f…Dec. 05, 2025 07:25
President Lee stresses law’s role in national unityPresident Lee Jae-myung said in a special statement on December 3, marking the first anniversary of the illegal emergency martial…Dec. 04, 2025 08:17
Bipartisan agreement leads to passage of 728 trillion won budgetThe Democratic Party and the People Power Party agreed on the 728 trillion won ($547 billion) budget for next year on December 2 …Dec. 03, 2025 08:16
Korean exports soar as semiconductor boom drives growthSouth Korea’s exports reached $61.04 billion last month, up 8.4 percent from the same month a year earlier, setting a November re…Dec. 02, 2025 08:30
Coupang data breach exposes personal information of 33.7 millionSouth Korea’s largest e-commerce company, Coupang, has suffered an unprecedented data breach affecting 33.7 million users. Sensit…Dec. 01, 2025 08:22
Middle-aged Korean men face rising lonely deathsThe number of “lonely deaths,” in which individuals die alone and are discovered long after passing while disconnected from famil…Nov. 29, 2025 07:22
Checking facts before speaking stops lingering falsehoodsA few years ago, a lawyer character in a drama, who described herself as “Woo Young-woo, whether you read it forwards or backward…Nov. 28, 2025 07:12
Democratic Party pushes filibuster limitation bill through legislatureThe ruling Democratic Party forcibly passed a revision to the National Assembly Act limiting filibusters during a subcommittee me…Nov. 27, 2025 07:47
Queen Zenobia 2 grounding exposes lapses in maritime safetyThe captain of the large passenger ship S, which once connected Jeju and Mokpo in South Jeolla Province, gave an interview to a m…Nov. 26, 2025 07:36
Household debt fuels concern over South Korea interest ratesU.S. President Donald Trump has complained that benchmark interest rates are too high. South Korean presidents are highly sensiti…Nov. 25, 2025 08:18
Korean pension fund under pressure from high dollarThe won-dollar exchange rate shows no signs of falling from the upper 1,400 range. As the currency continues its high-level trend…Nov. 24, 2025 07:35
Skepticism grows over effectiveness of third housing planThe government’s third real estate measure, the Oct. 15 plan, is losing momentum just one month after its launch. After three wee…Nov. 22, 2025 07:15
Sinan ferry accident raises concerns over maritime safetyAt 8:17 p.m. on Nov. 19, the passenger ferry Queen Zenobia 2, carrying 267 passengers and crew, ran aground off the coast of Sina…Nov. 21, 2025 07:23
Korea delays MOU ratification amid tariff concernsThe government and the ruling Democratic Party have reportedly decided not to submit the memorandum of understanding, or MOU, on …Nov. 20, 2025 08:18
Rising won-dollar rate strains South Korea’s economyThe won-dollar exchange rate has remained above 1,450 won for more than 10 days since Nov. 7. As of Nov. 17, the average won-doll…Nov. 19, 2025 08:17
Lawmakers clash over South Korea-U.S. joint factsheetSince the release of the joint factsheet on South Korea-U.S tariff and security negotiations on Nov. 14, lawmakers from both ruli…Nov. 18, 2025 08:33
Lee meets executives to boost domestic manufacturing investmentPresident Lee Jae-myung met Nov. 16 with leaders of Samsung, SK, Hyundai Motor, LG, HD Hyundai, Celltrion, and Hanwha to urge inc…Nov. 17, 2025 08:28
Suspension of French pension reform worries future generationsThe French National Assembly has decided to suspend a pension reform measure that gradually raised the retirement age from 62 to …Nov. 15, 2025 07:20
Lee announces reform agenda to boost growth potentialPresident Lee Jae-myung on Nov. 13 outlined plans to pursue structural reforms in six key areas: regulation, finance, public ente…Nov. 14, 2025 07:36
AI cheating cases highlight need for updated policiesAfter cases of collective student cheating using the generative AI program ChatGPT were uncovered at Korea University and Yonsei …Nov. 13, 2025 07:51

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