- Korean and Japanese Business Leaders: "Korea Should Advance CPTPP Accession Discussions"... United in Economic Cooperation
- Business leaders from South Korea and Japan agreed on the need to strengthen economic cooperation between the two countries, including advancing discussions on South Korea's accession to the Comprehensive and P...
- 2026-05-20
- US Senate, Cassidy who lost primary changes stance, passes 'War Against Iran Act'
- The U.S. Senate began passing a bill on the afternoon of Tuesday, the 19th, aimed at ending U.S. military intervention in Iran.This occurred after Senator Bill Cassidy (Republican-Louisiana) broke with his part...
- 2026-05-20
- Chinese Communist Party-Islamic extremists prevent Americans from buying homes
- Rep. Chip Roy (Republican-Texas) has introduced new legislation to prevent members of the Chinese Communist Party, radical Islamists, and other designated foreign adversaries from purchasing homes and real esta...
- 2026-05-20
- Ministry of Commerce: "Agreed with the US to separately discuss tariff reductions on 'goods worth 30 billion dollars'"
- China's Ministry of Commerce has stated its position that it will discuss tariff reductions on goods worth $30 billion each with the United States and will research issues related to export controls on key mine...
- 2026-05-20
- Foreign Media on 'Samsung Strike': "Global Supply Chain Crisis" ... Also Diagnosed as "Limited Impact"
- Major foreign media outlets reported the news of a full-scale strike by the Samsung Electronics labor union as an emergency news bulletin, after the company and its union failed to reach an agreement on May 20....
- 2026-05-20
- Samsung Electronics Labor and Management Resume Wage Negotiations... Minister of Labor Directly Mediates
- Wage negotiations between Samsung Electronics management and labor, which were on the brink of a general strike due to the breakdown of post-mediation, will resume. Minister of Employment and Labor Kim Young-ho...
- 2026-05-20
- 'Two Years in Office' Taiwan President "Resolutely Rejects Unification Front"... China "Unification is Inevitable"
- Lai Ching-te, the pro-US and independence-leaning President of Taiwan, stated in his second-anniversary speech that he is willing to engage in healthy exchanges with China, but will firmly reject united front t...
- 2026-05-20
- [Park Ju-hyun Author's Column] Is ‘Wasting Others’ Money Like It’s Your Own’ the Philosophy of the Lee Jae-myung Administration?
- Democratic Party local election candidates are indiscriminately making pledges to give money as if they had agreed. Woo Sung-bin, a Democratic Party candidate for the mayor of Gijang-gun, Busan, has declared th...
- 2026-05-20
- [Park Pil-kyu's Security Column] A Blueprint for Moving from 'ROK-U.S.-Japan Cooperation' to 'ROK-U.S.-Japan Alliance'
- The summit between South Korea and Japan held in Andong, Gyeongbuk, was not merely a diplomatic event. The message was clear from the very location chosen by the leaders of both nations. It was a strategic mee...
- 2026-05-20
- [Shin Dong-choon Column] The Balance Sheet of the US-China Summit, Different from Media Reports
- One cannot help but feel concerned when observing the perspectives of South Korea's mainstream media on the recent US-China summit, which has captured significant public attention. Many media outlets have publi...
- 2026-05-20
- [Matsuyama Column | 80 Years of North Korean Leftists] Part 23: Spreading Narratives of Imprisonment in the 1970s
- In the 1970s, prisons were not records of defeat for pro-North Korea leftists, but medal factories. Their organizations collapsed, leaders were captured, and their ideology failed. After the Tongil Hyukmyung P...
- 2026-05-20
- [Korea-US Data Lab] Report "The Trigger is the US Bond Market, the Fuse is Korea's Debt-to-Equity Ratio"
- As of May 19th (local time), the U.S. 30-year Treasury yield surpassed 5.18% during intraday trading, reaching a level not seen since 2007. The 10-year yield also stood around 4.66%. Inflationary pressures fro...
- 2026-05-20
- Trump, "Only for a certain period, from two days to early next week" on Iran attack suspension.
- President Donald Trump, who announced a pause on planned attacks on Iran, said on the 19th (local time) that he might strike Iran again and that he was giving them a few days.Speaking to reporters at the White ...
- 2026-05-20
- Samsung Electronics labor and management, 'parallel lines' on one contentious issue…final showdown at 10 AM
- Samsung Electronics' labor and management failed to reach an agreement on the second day of the second post-mediation session with the National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC) on the 19th, two days before a g...
- 2026-05-20
- Google Search, Changed by AI for the First Time in 25 Years... "Like Gemini Now"
- Google Search is set to undergo its biggest transformation in 25 years as it enters the era of artificial intelligence (AI).At its annual developer event, 'Google I/O,' held at the Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mou...
- 2026-05-20
- [Editorial] Impeachment Proceedings Against Minister Jeong Dong-young Should Be Pursued
- The first unification white paper of the Lee Jae-myung administration has a high potential to conflict with the constitutional principle of aiming for unification. This is because the ‘2026 Unification White...
- 2026-05-19
- American man in his 40s, missing in Seoul's Namsan, found after 15 hours.
- A 40-year-old American man, identified as Mr. A, who had gone missing in the Namsan area of Seoul, was found 15 hours after a missing person report was filed.According to Yonhap News's comprehensive reporting o...
- 2026-05-19
- Korea-Japan to push crude oil and petroleum product swaps... "Joint response to supply chain crisis"
- Korea and Japan will push for the establishment of a crude oil and petroleum product swap system on the occasion of the South Korea-Japan summit held in Andong, Gyeongsangbuk-do on the 19th.This move comes as t...
- 2026-05-19
- Japanese Media: "South Korea-Japan Leaders Highlight Strengthened Cooperation Amid Domestic Energy Instability"
- Japanese media outlets analyzed that the common intention of the two leaders in agreeing on economic security cooperation, including energy supply chains, at their summit in Andong, Gyeongsangbuk-do, on the 19t...
- 2026-05-19
- Kim Yong-hyun, former Minister of National Defense, side: "The law on the court for treason is unconstitutional" Constitutional petition
- The legal team of former Minister of National Defense Kim Yong-hyun, after their request to the court for a constitutional review of the law on a special court for rebellion cases was denied, has directly filed...
- 2026-05-19
[Statement by the Seobeokka KMA Patriots Association] ㉛ Recount the ballots openly, as the previous recount covered up election fraud
Recount of the Tongyeong mayoral election [Photo=Yonhap News]South Korea's liberal democracy is dying. The National Election Commission (NEC), which has degraded into a criminal organization through t
What is the significance of the "Trump 2028" red hat that keeps reappearing?
It is noteworthy that while it is "highly likely" that President Donald Trump is "seriously considering" a run for the presidency in 2028, he is also "deliberately" fueling speculation regarding wheth
First U.S. Ambassador of Trump's Second Term to Arrive This Week… Will It Provide Momentum to Resolve Pending Issues?
U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Michelle Steel speaks at the opening ceremony of the Korea-U.S. Shipbuilding Cooperation Center held at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, D.C., on the 23rd (local time)
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
91% of Net Influx of MZ Generation Goes to Seoul Metropolitan Area… Population Migration Also Shows 'K-shaped Polarization' by Industry
[Provided by Leaders Index]Over the past four years, the MZ generation population has become increasingly concentrated in the Seoul metropolitan area and the Chungcheong region. While cities cen
'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
[Cho Yang-geon Column] The NEC: Facing a Fate of "Discarding the Dog After the Hunt"
Banner calling for the "dissolution of the NEC" posted by the Democratic Party. [AI-generated image]Banners calling for the "dissolution of the National Election Commission (NEC)" posted by the Democr
[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
