- US SEC Formalizes Plans to Revamp Cryptocurrency Policy... "A New Day Dawns"
- The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has officially announced plans to reform its cryptocurrency policies, according to Reuters and other media outlets on the 4th (local time).The U.S. SEC will est...
- 2025-09-05
- Trump Ally Raises Fed Independence Concerns: "Holding Board Seat and White House Position Simultaneously"
- As the Trump administration's attempts to gain control over the Federal Reserve (Fed) stir controversy in the U.S., an associate of President Trump, nominated as a Fed governor, has stated his intention to reta...
- 2025-09-05
- POSCO Group, Pursuing HMM Acquisition… Forming Advisory Group to Review Business Feasibility
- POSCO Group Pursues HMM Acquisition, Forms Advisory Panel to Assess Business ViabilityAccounting, Consulting, and Law Firms Form Advisory Panel; Synergy Expected with Existing BusinessesWith 7 Trillion Won in C...
- 2025-09-04
- KCC Issues 'Warning Against Bait Texts' Ahead of Second Round of Consumer Coupon Distribution for Economic Recovery
- KCC issues 'Phishing Text Alert' ahead of second round of livelihood recovery consumer coupons.The Korea Communications Commission (KCC) issued an alert for malicious spam on the 4th, warning about "phishing te...
- 2025-09-04
- Team Korea Participation: First Steps Taken on Romania's 280 Billion Won Nuclear Power Plant 'Remodeling'
- 'Team Korea Participates' in Romania's 2.8 Trillion Won Nuclear Plant 'Remodeling' Project, First Digging Ceremony HeldKorea Hydro & Nuclear Power, Doosan, etc. Secure 1.2 Trillion Won Share... "Completion with...
- 2025-09-04
- "Fed Chair Nominee" Waller "Expects Several Rate Cuts in Coming Months"
- Christopher Waller, a current Fed governor who is among the candidates for the next chairman of the U.S. central bank, the Federal Reserve (Fed), said on the 3rd (local time) that the Fed should move to cut int...
- 2025-09-04
- Trump: "Without Tariffs, U.S. Will Be Reduced to a Third-World Country… Seeking Swift Final Ruling on Tariffs"
- U.S. President Donald Trump announced on the 2nd (local time) that he would request an expedited ruling from the Supreme Court to determine the legality of his tariff imposition.It appears that the administrati...
- 2025-09-03
- Google's corporate split 'worst' avoided... "Google's position largely accepted"
- A U.S. court ruled on the 2nd (local time) that Google's request to sell off its browser Chrome and operating system Android as a remedy for its illegal monopoly in the online search market was not accepted, th...
- 2025-09-03
- US revokes blanket approval for TSMC to import US equipment to China plants, like Samsung and SK
- The U.S. administration of Donald Trump has revoked the comprehensive permit for TSMC, a Taiwanese semiconductor company, to import U.S. semiconductor equipment to its Chinese plant, Bloomberg News reported on ...
- 2025-09-03
- 'Hidden financial assets' 18.4 trillion won... Refund rate in financial sector only 28.9%
- 'Hidden Financial Assets' Reach 18.4 Trillion Won... Financial Sector Refund Rate 28.9%The Financial Supervisory Service announced on the 2nd that the amount of "hidden financial assets" belonging to financial ...
- 2025-09-02
- Next year's electric vehicle subsidies set for an effective increase… 'EV peace-of-mind insurance' to be introduced
- Electric Vehicle Subsidies Effectively Increased Next Year... 'EV Safety Insurance' to be IntroducedMinistry of Environment to Maintain Subsidy Unit Price in Next Year's Budget... Additional 1 Milli...
- 2025-09-02
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- Government bond yields largely rose... 3-year yield hit 2.439% intraday
- Treasury Yields Mostly Rise…3-Year Yield Reaches 2.439% Intra-dayTreasury yields are generally rising on the 2nd.At the Seoul bond market this morning, the 3-year Treasury yield rose 0.4 basis points (bp) to 2.439% from the previous trading day. The 10-year yield...
- 2025-09-02
- Trump Family Launches Virtual Currency WLFI... WSJ "Secures 7 Trillion Won in Assets"
- President Donald Trump's family has secured assets worth up to $5 billion (approximately 7 trillion won) by launching a new cryptocurrency on the 1st (local time), the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported on the ...
- 2025-09-02
- Moderna, Domestic Approval for Latest Variant-Responsive Vaccine
- Moderna's Latest Variant-Targeting Vaccine Approved in KoreaSpikevax LP.8.1 to be Offered Free to High-Risk GroupsModerna Korea announced on the 1st that its COVID-19 vaccine targeting the LP.8.1 variant, 'Spik...
- 2025-09-01
- US Trade Representative "Will Continue Negotiations with Trade Partners Regardless of Court Ruling"
- The Trump administration continues to engage in trade negotiations with countries around the world, even after a U.S. appeals court ruled that the "reciprocal tariffs" imposed by the U.S. government on countrie...
- 2025-09-01
- Unfinished Tariff Negotiations… Will the U.S. Continue to Apply Pressure by 'Holding Autos Hostage'?
- Unfinished Tariff Negotiations... Will the U.S. Continue to Use 'Automobiles as Hostages' for Pressure?Diverging Views on Implementing the $350 Billion Investment Package... Apples and the Online Platform Law A...
- 2025-08-31
- From September 1st, the forecast limit will be 100 million... Will funds move to the second financial sector? Watching closely.
- Deposit Insurance Limit to be Raised to 100 Million Won from Tomorrow... Watching for Fund Transfers to Second-Tier Financial InstitutionsQuiet for Now... Possibility of Year-End Money Moves and Intense Interes...
- 2025-08-31
- Lee Jae-yong returns to Korea after completing schedule with delegation for ROK-US summit... "I must work hard"
- Chairman of Samsung Electronics, Lee Jae-yong, returned to Korea on the 31st after completing his schedule accompanying the economic delegation for the ROK-U.S. summit, which lasted for a week.During his busine...
- 2025-08-31
- US "Samsung, SK must get case-by-case approval to export semiconductor equipment to China"
- The U.S. Donald Trump administration plans to require case-by-case licenses for supplying U.S.-made semiconductor equipment to the factories of Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix in China.According to the U.S. Fe...
- 2025-08-29
- 4.2 Trillion Won to be Concentrated in RE100 Industrial Complexes and Next-Generation Power Grids
- [First Budget of Lee Administration] 4.2 Trillion Won Concentrated Investment in RE100 Industrial Complexes & Next-Generation Power GridsTrade Response Budget Increased 70-fold to Support U.S. Tariff Negotiatio...
- 2025-08-29
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
