- Backlash from the pro-Jang faction intensifies following the Ethics Committee's activation… Signs of internal conflict within the People Power Party escalating into a head-on clash
- The internal strife within the People Power Party (PPP), which has persisted since the June 3rd local election defeat, is showing signs of escalating into a head-on collision between factions following the reac...
- 2026-07-07
- NEC: "Verifying 2.47 Million Ballots Before Transport Requires 9 Hours and 50 Million Won"
- The National Election Commission (NEC) estimated on the 7th that it would take a total of 9 hours and cost 50 million won to verify the ballots from the June 3rd local elections, currently stored at the Olympic...
- 2026-07-07
- Joint Investigation Team summons ballot printer… verifying the ballot supply contract process with the NEC
- A joint investigation team of prosecutors and police, formed to uncover the truth behind the "ballot paper shortage" in the June 3 local elections, has successively summoned nine individuals, including ballot p...
- 2026-07-07
- [Hanmi Data Lab] Report: “Analysis of the September-October Crisis Theory for the Korean Stock Market”
- Is the risk window for the Korean stock market opening in September and October? Was the surge in the KOSPI the result of an influx of new foreign capital, or was it the result of retail investors and the Natio...
- 2026-07-07
- [Editorial] People Power Party Must Make Mass Resignation of Lawmakers Its Official Party Platform
- The People Power Party should adopt mass resignation of its lawmakers as an official party platform. This is not an emotional slogan. It does not mean abandoning the National Assembly. Rather, it is a final pol...
- 2026-07-07
- NASA Administrator to Fly in 250th Anniversary Air Show Despite U.S. Authorities' Opposition
- It has been confirmed that the head of NASA personally piloted a jet during the nation's 250th-anniversary air show, despite opposition from aviation regulatory authorities.The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reporte...
- 2026-07-07
- FBI deploying 260 agents to investigate 2020 presidential election records in Georgia
- The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has deployed 260 agents to investigate election records from Georgia during the 2020 presidential election, the Associated Press reported on the 6th (local time).A...
- 2026-07-07
- ‘Socialism’ to ‘Communism’… Is the GOP Labeling Democrats as Radicals?
- The Republican Party's terminology for attacking the radical left within the U.S. Democratic Party is shifting.The Washington Post (WP) reported on Sunday (the 5th) that there has been a significant increase in...
- 2026-07-07
- Saudi Arabia Discounts Crude Oil for the First Time in 6 Years… Supply Surges as Hormuz Normalizes
- Saudi Arabia has significantly slashed the prices of its main crude oil grades for the Asian market, marking the first time in six years that it has shifted back to discounted sales.According to a Bloomberg rep...
- 2026-07-07
- Samsung Electronics’ Q2 operating profit reaches 89 trillion KRW... more than double last year’s annual operating profit
- Samsung Electronics reported an operating profit of 89.4 trillion won for the second quarter of this year, marking its third consecutive quarter of record-breaking performance.Driven by the semiconductor super-...
- 2026-07-07
- Survived 11 Days After Major Earthquake in Venezuela… 4 People, Including a Child, Rescued
- Four survivors were dramatically rescued 11 days after a series of earthquakes struck Venezuela, the local newspaper El Nacional reported on the 6th (local time).According to the report, rescue authorities pull...
- 2026-07-07
- Ministry of National Defense abruptly postpones plan to consolidate military academies one hour before announcement
- The Ministry of National Defense abruptly postponed the briefing on the ‘Basic Plan for the Establishment of the Unified Military Academy (integrating the Army, Navy, and Air Force Academies),’ whic...
- 2026-07-07
- [Column by Writer Park Joo-hyun] Signs of Decline Sprout from the Cracks of Daily Life
- Yesterday, in observance of the holiday, I tried to step away from the news and spend time with my family. While I only confirmed the shallowness of my own inner self, which struggles to find true peace, simply...
- 2026-07-06
- [Kim Sung-min Column] Is the Sudden Censorship of Ilbe Related to July 7th?
- We know why they have suddenly started censoring Ilbe. It is because of the Internet Community Censorship Act, which goes into effect on July 7th. They are insisting that this law is justified precisely becaus...
- 2026-07-06
- "The Office of the Civil Affairs Secretary Knew Too": Ahn Gyu-back Military Service Record Controversy Sparks Cover-up Allegations
- The controversy surrounding the military service record of Minister of National Defense Ahn Gyu-baek during his time as a defense reservist is escalating into an issue of accountability for the Blue House’s c...
- 2026-07-06
- [Songsan Column | An 80-Year History of Pro-North Korean Leftists] ㉗1985–1987 Anti-American Protests and the Glorification of Violence
- 1985 was a year when the nature of the South Korean student movement changed noticeably. Following the Gwangju Uprising in 1980, college campuses had been driven primarily by resistance against the military reg...
- 2026-07-06
- [Jeong Seong-hong Column] After July 7th, who will truly be trembling?
- On Saturday afternoon, July 4, I received a call from my eldest daughter. “Dad, where are you? The kids want to go to Olympic Park. They also said they wanted to see Grandpa.” “Is that so? Then let’s me...
- 2026-07-06
- Jang Dong-hyeok: “The NEC and the Democratic Party are accomplices; the election cartel must be dismantled”
- People Power Party (PPP) Representative Jang Dong-hyeok has defined the relationship between the National Election Commission (NEC) and the Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) as one of "accomplices," asserting tha...
- 2026-07-06
- [Kim Jae-soo Column] Do you still fail to realize the gravity of this situation?
- The protest at Olympic Park, triggered by the ballot paper shortage during the June 3rd local elections, has now exceeded one month. The National Assembly’s Special Investigation Committee, which began its ac...
- 2026-07-06
- [Fact Check] Park Sun-won's Amendment to the National Pension Act... Is It a Defense for Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix, or Legislation to Evade Responsibility?
- It has been reported that Representative Park Sun-won of the Democratic Party of Korea is pushing to lead a proposed amendment to the National Pension Act, ostensibly to prevent what is being called a "Sam-Jeon...
- 2026-07-06
Iranian Foreign Ministry: "Continuing Message Exchanges with the U.S. and Activities of Mediating Countries"
Esmaeil Baghaei, Spokesperson for the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs [Xinhua, Yonhap News file photo]Esmaeil Baghaei, spokesperson for the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, stated on the 26th
President Yoon: "Do You Think You Are Safe from the Special Counsel?"... Final Statement Video Released
President Yoon Suk Yeol rebuking the special prosecutor on the 24th. [Court video / @birds_justice X account subtitle GIF] A video of President Yoon Suk Yeol's closing statement at his trial rega
President Yoon, regarding the first-instance ruling on the Public Official Election Act: “An excessive political verdict that distorts the facts… We will appeal immediately.”
The first-instance sentencing hearing for President Yoon Suk Yeol regarding violations of the Public Official Election Act is being broadcast live at Seoul Station on the 27th. [Photo=Yonhap News]Pres
WSJ: "SK Hynix ADR Premium Is a Sign of AI Trading Overheat"
Advertisement for SK Hynix ADR listing in New York's Times Square [Reuters=Yonhap News file photo]The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) has pointed out that the price of SK Hynix’s American Depositary Recei
'Godfather of Japanese Mystery Novels' Keigo Higashino Passes Away After Battle with Cancer at 68
Famous Japanese mystery novelist Keigo Higashino [AFP=Yonhap News]It has been belatedly reported that Keigo Higashino, the "godfather of Japanese mystery novels" and author of bestsellers such as "The
[Park Pil-kyu Security Column] To the Ignorant Trying to Clothe a Beast in Sheep's Clothing
Rep. Kim Byung-joo of the Democratic Party of Korea [Photo=Yonhap News]“The Air Force Academy doesn't teach you how to fly a plane!” “The Army, Navy, and Air Force academies are exactly the
[Issue Diagnosis] Two Effects of the Election Petition Review
[Photo] Evidence of Election Fraud Flooding U.S. Media… Trump Had 2.7 Million Votes Stolen
[Video] U.S. Semiquincentennial Air Show... 'Art in the Sky' streaks across New York
[Editorial Cartoon] A Draconian Law That Undermines Freedom of Expression
