Politics
Administration
Board of Audit and Inspection: “Daewang Whale lacked sufficient verification”… Yoon demands “completion within my term”
An audit by the Board of Audit and Inspection has revealed that the “Daewang-gorae Project”—a deep-sea gas field development project in the East Sea promoted by the Yoon Suk-yeol administration—procee…
Defense
Kang Shin-cheol: “It’s Hard to Interfere with My 30-Year-Old Son’s Financial Affairs”… Controversy Over 700 Million Won Commercial Property Purchase
Kang Shin-cheol, the nominee for Minister of National Defense, stated regarding the fact that his eldest son borrowed 715.5 million won from his aunt and uncle to purchase a commercial property in Yan…
Administration
"Live for Today, There's No Tomorrow"… The Downside of the Record-High 1.7 Trillion Tourism Budget
The government has allocated 1.7581 trillion won for the tourism sector in next year’s (2027) budget (government proposal), an increase of 277.7 billion won from this year. This is the largest budget …
Blue House
“Apologize, Step Down, and Show Change”… Experts Identify the Key Moments in Lee’s Press Conference
“He must go beyond mere explanations and demonstrate that he is changing.”President Lee Jae-myung, whose approval rating has fallen to its lowest level since taking office, will hold a press conferenc…
Political Circles
Kim Seung-won’s Confirmation Hearing ‘D-Day’… President Lee, ‘Into the Time’ of Deep Contemplation [Today’s Yeouido]
Kim Seung-won, nominee for Minister of Justice, is seen conversing with members of the Democratic Party of Korea’s Legislation and Judiciary Committee during the opening ceremony of the 439th Regular …
Blue House
[Exclusive] $67 billion Alaska LNG Project ‘Conditionally Included’ in U.S. Investment… Weighing a Potential Acquisition of the Project
It has been confirmed that South Korea and the United States have decided not to exclude the Alaska liquefied natural gas (LNG) project—estimated to cost approximately $67 billion—from their U.S. inve…
Blue House
Lee Removed Yong Hye-in, but Why Is He Protecting Kim Seung-won… Is the “Dismissal of Charges” the Trigger?
President Lee Jae-myung has eased the burden of personnel appointments by accepting the resignation of Yong Hye-in, the nominee for Minister of Gender Equality and Family, but appears determined to pr…
Political Circles
Yong Hye-in’s “Unshakable Mentality” Backlash… Will President Lee Withdraw His Nomination? [Today’s Yeouido]
Yong Hye-in, the nominee for Minister of Gender Equality and Family, has chosen to “charge head-on.” She has turned a deaf ear to calls for her resignation and has begun a full-throttle push against t…
Unification·North Korea
[Exclusive] Despite the Halt in Aid to North Korea... Government Allocates 667.6 Billion Won in This Year's Budget
Although the actual amount of humanitarian aid delivered to North Korean residents last year was “0 won,” it has been revealed that the government has significantly increased the related budget to 667…
Political Circles
Director at the Prime Minister’s Office Asks Han Dong-hoon a Question While Posing as a Reporter… Han Responds, “Are You Surveillance Opposition Lawmakers?”
At a press conference held at the National Assembly on the 10th, independent lawmaker Han Dong-hoon raised allegations of “surveillance of opposition lawmakers,” claiming that a staff member from the …