- [Editorial] Governance Without Coordination: Personnel Reform in the Blue House and Prime Minister's Office Is Inevitable
- The success or failure of national governance is not determined by the number of policies implemented. True competence in governance lies in how conflicting policies are aligned, the criteria used to establish...
- 2026-01-16
- [Editorial] Ammunition Depot Management Remains Confidential in Audit Report
- The Board of Audit and Inspection (BAI) announced the results of its special inspection on public integrity in the defense sector on the 8th, stating that instances of inadequate management were identified acro...
- 2026-01-08
- [Editorial] Defense Budget Underspending Leads to Suspicions of Budget Diversion
- The situation where the FY2025 defense budget approved by the National Assembly was not executed at the end of the year, causing disruptions in military operations and defense industry contracts, is a significa...
- 2026-01-07
- [Editorial] Lee Jae-myung and his backup dancers on the stage created by Xi Jinping
- This South Korea-China summit left a peculiar impression from beginning to end. While the format was that of a summit diplomacy, the content was superficial, with excessive emphasis placed on the scenes. Presi...
- 2026-01-06
- [Editorial] Regulation of Disinformation Threatens Freedom of Record
- A Society Where Past Judgments and Future Standards Are Unsafe The U.S. Department of State has publicly expressed concern over South Korea's amendment to the Act on Promotion of Information and Communications ...
- 2025-12-31
- [Editorial] The President Needs to Be Silenced
- Coupang's personal information leakage incident has, from a certain point, become the center of a political whirlwind rather than a security incident. Before the full truth of the incident was ascertained, the ...
- 2025-12-28
- [Korea-US Perspective] How long will the judiciary remain silent and serve the regime?
- The special investigation team for rebellion, led by Special Prosecutor Cho Eun-seok, whose legal basis has been subject to ongoing debate, has requested a 10-year prison sentence for President Yoon Suk-yeol. ...
- 2025-12-27
- [Editorial] Fatigue sets in just 7 months into the administration, what is shaking the government?
- When Democracy, Integrity, and Rule of Law are Simultaneously Shaken, Public Sentiment Departs It has only been seven months since the Lee Jae-myung administration took office, yet the fatigue felt by the publi...
- 2025-12-26
- [Korea-US Viewpoint] China's 130 Trillion Won Semiconductor Investment Becomes Waste Paper... Xi Jinping's Choice?
- Today, semiconductors have evolved beyond mere components to become strategic assets that determine a nation's destiny. Amidst this trend, China's semiconductor ambitions stemmed from a desperate need for survi...
- 2025-12-20
- [Korea-US Opinion] "Discrimination against U.S.-listed companies like Coupang"... The price: abrupt cancellation of the Korea-US FTA Joint Committee meeting
- The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) has canceled the Korea-U.S. Free Trade Agreement (FTA) Joint Committee meeting that was scheduled to be held privately in Washington D.C. on the 18th. This is ...
- 2025-12-20
- [Editorial] Corrupt Media, Blind Special Prosecutor
- The media's responsibility begins the moment unverified hearsay transforms into fact. If the investigative agency fails to correct this and allows it to persist, the issue extends beyond the realm of reporting ...
- 2025-12-19
- [Korea-US Perspective] Is the 'Domestic Sedition Trial Court Act' Okay as It Is?
- Late at night on December 3rd of this year, the same day that the '12/3 State of Emergency' was declared last year, the 'Special Act on the Establishment of a Court Specializing in Sedition Trials' passed the N...
- 2025-12-18
- [Editorial] Securing 'Election Fairness' is Prior to Constitutional Amendment Discussions
- Discussions about constitutional amendment are resurfacing. Along with this, various proposals are being presented, such as restructuring the power framework, a prime minister with accountability, and a bicamer...
- 2025-12-16
- [Editorial] The President Who Read Article 20 of the Constitution Backwards
- The allegations of lobbying by the Unification Church within the political sphere were not a matter of religion from the outset. It was an issue of institutional vulnerability, involving the religious group's p...
- 2025-12-13
- [Korea-US Views] The shakiness of the People Power Party, what can be done
- On December 3rd, it marked the first anniversary of President Yoon Suk-yeol's declaration of martial law on December 3rd. Although President Yoon, who declared martial law, is still on trial while in detention,...
- 2025-12-10
- [Korea-US Policy Review] Who is the Traitor, Really?
- The trial on charges of insurrection against President Yoon Suk-yeol is giving rise to much speculation. As the testimonies of key witnesses presented by the special prosecutor for insurrection are being reject...
- 2025-12-08
- [Korea-US Perspective] A Super-Sized Wave Surrounding Coupang... South Korea's Living Infrastructure Wavering Amidst the Offensive of '1 Trillion Won Fine and Business Suspension'
- The recent controversy surrounding Coupang has escalated beyond a simple personal information leak by a large platform, evolving into a national issue intertwined with politics, industry, labor, and internation...
- 2025-12-07
- [US-Korea Perspective] Trump's Vision... A Domino System Connecting Honduras and Korea
- The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has partnered with South Korea's Association of World Election Bodies (A-WEB) to provide South Korean-style electronic vote-counting systems to various coun...
- 2025-12-06
- [Korea-US Perspectives] "Trump Pulled the Trigger"
- On December 3rd last year, President Yoon Suk-yeol declared martial law. Subsequently, through the arrest and detention of the president by insurrectionists, impeachment, and early elections, the Lee Jae-myung ...
- 2025-12-05
- [Editorial] The push for a 'December 3rd Democratization Movement Commemoration Day' is "a product of fear."
- The Democratic Party of Korea has announced its intention to push for December 3rd to be designated as a 'Democratization Movement Commemorative Day'. However, no one sees this as a genuine intent to establish ...
- 2025-12-03
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
