- US Court Orders North Korea-Related Frozen Funds of $21 Million to be Paid to Warmbier's Family
- A U.S. court has ruled in favor of the family of Otto Warmbier, the deceased American student who was held in detention in North Korea, in a lawsuit seeking the payment of frozen North Korean assets.According t...
- 2026-06-17
- Central Group Situation Tightens Bond Market... Investors Grimace at 'Halved' Corporate Bonds
- The bond market is also on edge as five affiliates of the JoongAng Group have filed for corporate rehabilitation proceedings, and even the group's parent company, JoongAng Ilbo, faces the prospect of "debt coll...
- 2026-06-17
- Trump: "Iran MOU not final draft... will return to airstrikes if unhappy"
- U.S. President Donald Trump claimed on the 17th (local time) that the memorandum of understanding (MOU) to be concluded with Iran is not the final version and that airstrikes could be resumed if he is not satis...
- 2026-06-17
- Court: "We Will Review Whether the Constitutional Court's Trial Delays Infringe Upon Fundamental Rights"… Constitutional Court: "There Is No Basis for Such Claims"
- A court has decided to investigate whether the Constitutional Court of Korea has infringed upon a claimant's fundamental rights due to trial delays. This marks the first instance of a court publicly challenging...
- 2026-06-17
- "Bloomberg's revealed details of the former MOU are inaccurate"
- The content of the memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the U.S. and Iran, which Bloomberg News reported it obtained and publicized, is inaccurate, Tasnim News reported on the 17th (local time).A source fa...
- 2026-06-17
- People's Power Party, Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency Commissioner & Security Division Chief involved in 'assaulting aides' controversy, charged with embezzlement and assault
- The head of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency's security division, embroiled in controversy for using physical force against aides of lawmakers who visited the police to protest, has been reported to the pro...
- 2026-06-17
- "Stern crackdown on Jamsil protests," says Lee Jae-myung; "ruin yourself," says Park Jeong-bo… Both reported to civic groups.
- Amid calls to block the vote counting at Jamsil due to a shortage of ballots in the 6.3 local elections, Lee Jae-myung, who pointed out that "shouldn't this be dealt with strictly?", has been accused of abuse o...
- 2026-06-17
- [Special Contribution: Matsuyama] "Why I Signed the Unification Treaty"... The 21st Century Yi Wan-yong's White Paper (Apologia)
- Yi Wanjong. My name has already been set in stone as a traitor to history. Schools teach that I was a traitor, and people remember me as the quintessential figure who sold out the nation. My name has become the...
- 2026-06-17
- A wrong? 'Oldark', the patriotic girl of Jamsil, is being investigated by the police.
- A woman who single-handedly blocked the forced entry of the Korean Sport & Olympic Committee and police into the Olympic Park (Ollgong) handball stadium office will be investigated by the police. The Songpa Pol...
- 2026-06-17
- [1130 Intellectual Declaration] Dissolve the National Election Commission immediately for violating constitutional suffrage rights!
- South Korea's democracy has been tragically undermined. The National Election Commission (NEC), responsible for election administration, has deprived sovereign citizens of their right to vote by causing an unpr...
- 2026-06-17
- "I agree with dissolving the National Election Commission" 73.4%... "The President is responsible" for the ballot shortage 61.2%
- A public opinion poll revealed that over 70% of respondents agree with the dissolution of the National Election Commission (NEC). PENN & MIKE commissioned the polling firm Joewoon Consulting to conduct a survey...
- 2026-06-17
- Special Prosecutor seeks 1 year and 6 months imprisonment for Oh Se-hoon on charges of paying poll expenses for Myung Tae-gyun
- Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon has been sentenced to one year and six months in prison for allegedly receiving opinion poll results from Myong Tae-gyun and having a sponsor pay the costs.The special prosecution team le...
- 2026-06-17
- One week after the embezzlement investigation, a "request for public authority"... "Did the police pressure Yoo Seong-min?"
- Questions have arisen suggesting that the police may have used the embezzlement investigation against Korea Sport & Olympic Committee (KSOC) President Yoo Seung-min as leverage to pressure him into holding a pr...
- 2026-06-17
- [Servers' Military Academy National Defense Comrades Association Statement] ⑬ Prosecutors and police should announce the results of the search and seizure of the National Election Commission's servers and investigate the responsible parties in custody!
- The liberal democracy, the bedrock of the Republic of Korea, is maintained through fair elections. However, the reality of the 'June 3rd local elections,' recently exposed by the courageous conscience declarati...
- 2026-06-17
- [Park Pil-gyu Security Column] Security on the Korean Peninsula in 2026: The Need for ‘Eyes That See the Unseen’
- U.S. President Donald Trump has recently been sending mixed signals toward North Korea. On one hand, he stirs nostalgia for his role as a "successful negotiator" by sharing past photos with Chairman Kim Jong U...
- 2026-06-17
- US Ambassador to Korea Nominated to Senate: Final Countdown
- The Senate confirmation of Michelle Steel, the nominee for U.S. Ambassador to South Korea, is imminent. The Senate is scheduled to vote on the confirmation resolution for nominee Steel on Wednesday, the 17th.Th...
- 2026-06-17
- [Focus] Why did the dedicated network, checked three times, fail? Three questions regarding ‘Wi-Fi connection’ during early voting
- A growing number of questions are surrounding the actual structure of the early voting communication network after a serving National Election Commission (NEC) official testified that they had to connect to Wi-...
- 2026-06-17
- “Priority on Prudence Over Speed Regarding the Relocation and Integration of the Korea Military Academy”… Former KMA Superintendents Issue an Appeal to the Public
- Former superintendents of the Korea Military Academy (KMA) have collectively voiced their concerns regarding the government's ongoing plans to integrate military academies and relocate the KMA to a provincial a...
- 2026-06-17
- [Editorial] Park Jung-ho, Commissioner of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency, who insulted the public, must be immediately dismissed.
- The police are an agency that enforces the law, not an agency that intimidates the public. Arrest and investigation powers are entrusted to protect the people, not to be weapons to subdue citizens by flaunting ...
- 2026-06-17
- "Iran agreement with a $300 billion reconstruction fund... Korean companies and others pledge to contribute more than half"
- A draft memorandum of understanding (MOU) for an end to hostilities between the United States and Iran includes the establishment of a private fund for Iran's reconstruction totaling $300 billion (approximately...
- 2026-06-17
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
Fire at Hyundai Motor Group Battery Research Facility in Uiwang… Ignited in Waste Storage Room
A fire broke out at the Hyundai Motor Group battery research building at its Uiwang Research Center in Sam-dong, Uiwang-si, Gyeonggi-do, at 12:48 a.m. on the 28th and was extinguished after approximat
'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
Trump Demands Passage of ‘SAVE Act’ Before Senate Recess
[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
