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[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…
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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…
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[Exclusive] No '45-Day Safety Net' for U.S. Investments... 3 Trillion Won Must Be Sent by the End of This Month
Although South Korea and the U.S. agreed last November that the deadline for remitting investment funds to the U.S. would be “within 45 business days” after the U.S. President’s notification of busine…
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Lee and Macron Agree on Close Cooperation on the Strait of Hormuz… Military Begins On-Site Investigation; Possibility of Troop Deployment in November
President Lee Jae-myung and French President Emmanuel Macron agreed during a summit on the 8th (local time) to cooperate closely to ensure freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz and stabilize g…
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[Exclusive] “At Least 45 Days Later,” but 3 Trillion Won Transferred in Just Ten Days?… Controversy Over Rush to Invest in the U.S.
Controversy is mounting over allegations of a rushed push for the project, as it has been reported that the government plans to announce its plan to proceed with investment projects in the U.S. on the…
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Businesses Are Expanding, and With Semiconductor Pressure to Boot… 'The Last Line of Defense for Investment in the U.S.' Is Shaking
The South Korean government’s strategy to keep the burden of investment in the U.S. low—given that its economy is smaller than Japan’s—is running into trouble. Although South Korea and the U.S. agreed…
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[Exclusive] U.S. Investment Projects Avoid ‘Every Man for Himself’ Scenario… ‘Risk Pooling’ Maintained
It has been confirmed that South Korea and the United States have agreed to maintain a “risk-pooling” structure for their $200 billion investment in the U.S., whereby profits from various projects are…
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Blue House: “Substantive Contribution, Various Options—Combat and Non-Combat”… What Will Be the Deployment Method for the Strait of Hormuz?
As the government has officially announced that it is considering a military contribution to ensure free navigation through the Strait of Hormuz, attention is focusing on the specific methods of troop…
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"Is the Basic Pension Fair for Foreigners Immediately After Naturalization?" President Lee Orders Establishment of a "Minimum Residency Period"
On the 3rd, President Lee Jae-myung directed officials to revise the current system, which allows foreign nationals to receive the basic pension immediately after acquiring South Korean citizenship as…
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The Blue House Also Undergoes a Shake-up… Key Figure Kim Yong-beom Is Left Out
Following the replacement of six minister-level officials—including the Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs and Minister of Finance and Economy—the government has embarked on a restructuring ef…