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South Korea considers price controls to curb fuel costs
South Korea plans to implement a maximum price designation for petroleum products this week as domestic gas prices soar amid the …
Mar. 11, 2026 08:45
Middle East turmoil exposes Korea’s supply chain risks
As military clashes between the United States, Israel and Iran drag on, the fallout is spreading beyond disruptions to Middle Eas…
Mar. 09, 2026 07:52
Energy crisis demands strategy beyond price controls
Amid a surge in global oil prices triggered by tensions in the Middle East, the average retail price of gasoline at Seoul gas sta…
Mar. 07, 2026 08:54
Seoul must guard deterrence if USFK assets move
South Korea and the United States are in consultations over the possible redeployment of some U.S. Forces Korea assets to the Mid…
Mar. 06, 2026 08:10
South Korea hit by oil, currency, stock shocks
The South Korean won briefly surpassed 1,500 per U.S. dollar in after-hours trading on March 4, the first time since March 2009 d…
Mar. 05, 2026 07:49
Korea stocks slump as Middle East war spreads
Speculation over a possible World Cup boycott intensified after U.S. and Israeli airstrikes on Feb. 28 reportedly killed senior I…
Mar. 04, 2026 08:47
Parties clash over regional integration ahead of local elections
The special law on administrative integration between South Jeolla Province and Gwangju passed the National Assembly on March 1, …
Mar. 03, 2026 08:11
Iran attack signals a harsher world order
Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, Iran’s supreme leader, was killed in a large-scale military operation conducted by the United Stat…
Mar. 02, 2026 09:02
Power struggles before June 3 local elections
“Do they not say that in golf and in elections, you lose the moment you lift your head?”That was the warning President Lee Jae-my…
Feb. 28, 2026 08:34
The illusion and risks of AI autonomy
A service carrying that slogan, called Moltbook, recently drew global attention. Moltbook bills itself as a social networking pla…
Feb. 27, 2026 08:43
Korea must convert stock surge into real growth
South Korea’s stock market vaulted past the 6,000 threshold for the first time, extending a blistering rally in the KOSPI. The mi…
Feb. 26, 2026 08:36
Crack down on costly emergency hoaxes
Last December, authorities received a report that a homemade explosive device had been planted at Kakao’s headquarters in Seongna…
Feb. 25, 2026 08:11
Government must fill key public safety posts
The dismissal of Korea Forest Service Chief Kim In-ho over drunk driving has left the top positions at five key public safety age…
Feb. 24, 2026 08:42
Stricter screening required for top officials
Former Korea Forest Service chief Kim In-ho was removed from office on Feb. 21 after causing a drunk driving accident. On the nig…
Feb. 23, 2026 08:30
Mixed signals could undermine housing market confidence
President Lee Jae-myung has posted 18 messages on X this month about real estate, averaging nearly one per day. On Feb. 20, the p…
Feb. 21, 2026 08:46
Life sentence for Yoon’s insurrection
Former President Yoon Suk Yeol was sentenced to life imprisonment in a first-instance ruling on charges of insurrection. The Crim…
Feb. 20, 2026 09:30
Outdated tax brackets squeeze Korea’s middle class
Office workers in South Korea paid a record 68.4 trillion won, or about $51 billion, in earned income tax last year. Despite an e…
Feb. 19, 2026 08:31
Lee’s property war enters risky territory
“If I were to put it in the language of martial arts fiction, I have reached the level of ‘man-dok-bul-chim,’ immune to all poiso…
Feb. 14, 2026 08:07
Opposition must not abandon dialogue with government
People Power Party leader Jang Dong-hyuk abruptly canceled his planned attendance at a three-way luncheon with President Lee Jae-…
Feb. 13, 2026 08:12
Multi-homeowner measures need both carrot and stick approach
The South Korean government ended the additional capital gains tax on owners of multiple homes on May 9, while introducing tempor…
Feb. 12, 2026 07:58
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