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Gov't commissions research to promote use of arctic route: sources
1+ hour ago (278+ words) SEOUL, Aug. 9 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's oceans ministry has recently commissioned a research project aimed at devising strategies to promote the use of a possible arctic shipping route able to handle traffic in 2030, sources said Sunday. The project seeks to assess…...
Police to transfer cases involving family members of police officers to other branches
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (160+ words) SEOUL, Aug. 7 (Yonhap) -- Police on Friday discussed an array of measures aimed at strengthening the fairness of investigations, such as transferring cases involving family members of police officers to a branch where the respective officer does not work. The move…...
Lee pledges to remedy damage caused by state violence
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (276+ words) SEOUL, Aug. 7 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung vowed Friday to redress damage caused by state violence, ranging from government crackdowns on democratization activists to forced adoptions to overseas. The president made the pledge during his lunch meeting with about 70 victims…...
PM Han attends meeting on after-school childcare program
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (45+ words) Yonhap News Agency Prime Minister Han Seong-sook (4th from L) observes a bowling class at an elementary school in Seoul on Aug. 7, 2026, as part of its after-school childcare program during the summer vacation. (Yonhap)(END)...
Football federation provided sexual entertainment for foreign referees: gov't audit
2+ day, 7+ hour ago (336+ words) SEOUL, Aug. 7 (Yonhap) -- The national football federation apparently provided sexual entertainment to foreign referees before and after international matches held in South Korea between 2011 and 2012, a past government audit report has shown. The audit report, compiled by the Ministry of…...
(EDITORIAL from The Korea Herald on Aug. 7)
2+ day, 8+ hour ago (567+ words) Leveraged ETF falloutKorea must restore policy credibility after financial populism fuels market turmoil Markets have a habit of exposing political wishful thinking. They can absorb disappointing earnings and slower growth. They are far less forgiving when governments try to rewrite…...
(EDITORIAL from The Korea Times on Aug. 7)
2+ day, 8+ hour ago (248+ words) Beyond emergency heat wave measuresTime to map out national strategy for age of extreme heat Most troubling, however, is that these heat waves are no longer exceptional events. Korea has entered the era of 40-degree summers. New temperature records are…...
(EDITORIAL from Korea JoongAng Daily on Aug. 7)
2+ day, 8+ hour ago (222+ words) Government insists economy is sound despite stock market plunge The government's defense of Korea's economic fundamentals sidesteps criticism that policy missteps and weak accountability helped drive the stock market's extreme volatility. In response, Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Koo…...
(EDITORIAL from The Korea Times on Aug. 6)
3+ day, 8+ hour ago (497+ words) Silence cannot be solutionLee must clarify stance on constitutional revision for power extension What do you do when someone who holds significant influence over your work or business becomes suspicious of your intentions? The natural response is to defend yourself,…...
(EDITORIAL from The Korea Herald on Aug. 6)
3+ day, 8+ hour ago (625+ words) The Lee Jae Myung administration said it would gather a wide range of market views through five rounds of public debates on real estate policy. Yet the tax reform package the government unveiled on Monday following the debates ultimately amounted…...