- Argentina, US sign $28 trillion swap deal… formalized just before midterm elections
- The Central Bank of Argentina announced on the 20th (local time) that it had officially signed a currency swap agreement with the U.S. Treasury authorities, potentially worth up to $20 billion (approximately 28...
- 2025-10-21
- Trump: "China doesn't want to invade Taiwan... No one can match US military strength"
- U.S. President Donald Trump dismissed the possibility of China invading Taiwan on the 20th (local time), saying, "China does not want to do such a thing."In response to a question from reporters after a meeting...
- 2025-10-21
- Trump: "We will reach a fantastic deal with China... China will be in trouble if they don't."
- U.S. President Donald Trump said on October 20 (local time) that he expects to "make a very fair deal with China, like the trade agreements the United States has made with South Korea, Japan, and the European U...
- 2025-10-21
- Takaichi to be elected first female Japanese Prime Minister today... New cabinet to be launched
- Sanae Dakaiichi, President of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), will be inaugurated as the first female Prime Minister of Japan on the 21st.It is highly likely that President Dakaiichi will be elec...
- 2025-10-21
- US court sides with Trump again… Portland to allow National Guard deployment
- Federal appeals court judges appointed by U.S. President Donald Trump have once again sided with Trump in legal battles between his administration and governments in states where Democrats have strong support.A...
- 2025-10-21
- Remains of Cambodian student who died returned after 74 days... through police to family
- The remains of Mr. Park, a South Korean university student in his 20s who was tortured and murdered at a criminal complex in Cambodia, were repatriated to South Korea on the 21st.Korean Air flight KE690, carryi...
- 2025-10-21
- Bible Sales in the US Increase 36% in September, the Month Charlie Kirk Died
- The Wall Street Journal (WSJ), citing the book sales tracking service Circana BookScan, reported on the 20th (local time) that Bible sales surged across the United States in September, the month right-wing yout...
- 2025-10-21
- Chip implant in retina restores vision… Clinical trials successful in Europe
- Blind patients have partially regained their vision through an international clinical trial involving the implantation of chips in the back of their eyes, the UK's Daily Telegraph reported on the 20th (local ti...
- 2025-10-21
- US-Russia Foreign Ministers Hold Phone Call... Discussing Preparations for Trump-Putin Summit
- The top diplomats of the United States and Russia discussed preparations for a summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin in a phone call on the 20th (local time), the Russi...
- 2025-10-21
- [Transitional Period: A Solitary Voice] Changes in the ROK-US Combined Forces Command Personnel System, Is there a possibility of US military bases becoming US territories?
- With President Lee Jae-myung and the Democratic Party relying on 'pandas' and acting arrogantly, there is a growing possibility that they will end up transferring ownership of the land where the 'eagles' are cu...
- 2025-10-21
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Takashi, joining hands with the Restoration Party, is 'booked' to be the first female prime minister… inaugurated tomorrow.
- With the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and the second largest opposition party, Nippon Ishin no Kai (Japan Innovation Party), officially agreeing to establish a coalition government on the 20th, LDP Pre...
- 2025-10-20
- China Removes Li Chenggang, Trade Representative Criticized by U.S. Treasury, from Concurrent Role as WTO Ambassador
- The Chinese government has removed Li Chenggang, its International Trade Representative (ministerial level) and Vice Minister of Commerce—a key figure in trade negotiations with the U.S.—from his concurrent...
- 2025-10-20
- Human Rights Commission votes to investigate Yangpyeong civil servant death case ex officio… 6 in favor, 2 against
- The National Human Rights Commission has decided to proactively investigate whether human rights violations occurred in the Yangpyeong civil servant's death.The Human Rights Commission approved the agenda for t...
- 2025-10-20
- Jang Dong-hyuk "Yoon's visit, a promise for the convention and human courtesy to a former president"
- People Power Party Chairman Jang Dong-hyuk stated on the 20th regarding his visit to former President Yoon Suk-yeol that "I kept a promise I made since the party convention, and I showed basic human courtesy to...
- 2025-10-20
- With, Chief Justice 14→26 people judicial reform plan announced…Public discussion on constitutional court system initiated
- With Supreme Court Justices Increased from 14 to 26, Judicial Reform Plan Announced... Public Discussion on the Constitutional Complaint System Kicks OffPresident Lee Can Appoint a Total of 22 Justices, Includi...
- 2025-10-20
- Round 2 of National Audit Also Marked by 'Kim Hyun-ji Clash'… "Connection to Korea Forest Service Minister" vs. "Politicization Again"
- Round 2 of Parliamentary Audit Marred by 'Kim Hyun-ji Clash'..."Ties to Forest Service Chief" vs. "Politicizing the Audit Again"Shouting Match at Agriculture, Food, Rural Affairs, Oceans and Fisheries Committee...
- 2025-10-20
- President Lee "I find it difficult to accept the idea that we must rely on someone for national defense."
- President Lee "Difficult to accept the idea that national defense must depend on someone else"Emphasizes 'self-reliant defense' at defense industry forum... "We must have the mindset that we can do it ourselves...
- 2025-10-20
- [Kim Young’s Korea-US Column] The End of Liberal Democracy… When Decision-Making Turns into Faith
- Laws and procedures are not tools to justify power, but a process to demonstrate public trust. However, in Korean society today, rulings and decisions are treated like articles of faith, and questioning them is...
- 2025-10-20
- [Public Opinion Poll] The Weather Vane of Public Sentiment… Shifting Toward “Who Is Most Transparent?”
- [Korea Opinion & Public Reputation Research Institute (KOPRA) Survey]“The Direction of Public Sentiment Reads Not as Mere Approval Ratings, but as a ‘Demand for Verification’” A year and a half into th...
- 2025-10-20
- [Shin Dong-choon Column] North Korean Human Rights and the International Community
- IntroductionThe Soviet Union collapsed in 1990, about 70 years after the Bolshevik Revolution of 1917 established a communist regime. The fall of the Soviet Union shocked China, another communist state, prompti...
- 2025-10-20