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President Lee’s Approval Rating at 47.7%… ‘Positive Evaluation’ Among Those in Their 20s Drops by 18.8 Percentage Points
President Lee Jae-myung’s approval rating for his handling of state affairs has dropped back into the 40% range for the first time in a week. Notably, his approval rating among voters in their 20s fel…
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"Pouring 1,000 trillion into the 'heart of AI'"... A bold move to build 18.4 GW of AI data centers nationwide
The government is positioning AI as a core pillar of its national growth strategy and is moving full steam ahead with the “Three Mega-Projects for Korea’s Great Leap Forward.” In particular, it has de…
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“Buying Votes with Other People’s Money?”… People Power Party Launches All-Out Attack on ‘Honam Semiconductor Investment,’ Calling It “New Form of Political-Business Collusion”
The People Power Party launched a full-scale offensive against the Lee Jae-myung administration, calling the decision by SamsungElectronics(005930)and SK hynix(000660)to invest in the Honam region’s s…
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"'We won't erase the previous mayor's legacy... We'll carry on the slogan as is'"
In local elections held once every four years, one of the first things a new mayor does upon taking office is to change the municipal slogan promoted by the previous mayor. However, Shin Dong-hwa, the…
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Park Ji-won: "Party leadership race is heating up... We must seek a peaceful national convention"
On the 8th, Democratic Party lawmaker Park Jie-won stated, “The race for party leadership is becoming overly heated,” adding, “Frankly, I am overcome with deep concern.” After posting this on Facebook…
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Ruling Party: "Prime Minister Nominee Han Seong-sook Is the Right Person to Make the 'AI Great Transformation' a Reality"
On the 7th, the Democratic Party of Korea assessed Han Seong-sook, the nominee for Prime Minister, as “the right person to turn the ‘AI Great Transformation,’ a challenge of our time, into reality.” L…
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People Power Party Floor Leader Election Postponed by One Day Amid Controversy Over ‘Pushing a Specific Candidate’ (Comprehensive)
Representatives Kim Do-eup, Seong Il-jong, and Jeong Jeom-sik, who have declared their candidacies for the People Power Party’s floor leader, are meeting with former floor leader Song Eon-seok at the …
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Citizens Outraged Over Ballot Paper Controversy… People Power Party Focuses on ‘Responsibility for Flawed Election’
Citizens protesting the shortage of ballots during the June 3 local elections gathered in front of the Olympic Park Handball Stadium vote-counting center in Songpa-gu, Seoul, on the 7th, chanting slog…
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[Reporter's Notebook] The 'Flawed Election' Revealed by the Ballot Shortage Crisis... The Politics of Distrust Fostered by the National Election Commission
On the morning of the 4th, citizens protested in front of the National Election Commission in Gwacheon, Gyeonggi Province, regarding the shortage of ballots during the 9th nationwide local elections. …