Quotations of the day

"To be exact, it is not a challenge against prosecution leadership but controversy caused by naming names." Shim Jae-Ryoon, former head of the Daegu High Prosecutor's Office, August 22, as the courts ruled in favor of his reinstatement, in his lawsuit questioning his dismissal for challenging the prosecution leadership.

"My wife is from Gyeongsang province, so we make up an east-west union, tighter than a simple harmonious understanding." Park Sang-Cheon, candidate for the Millennium Democratic Party's co-chairperson posts, August 22, at a joint speech in Daegu, Gyeongsang province, emphasizing affinity with the Yeongnam region.