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Valley of defiance

President Yoon has yet to make an explicit commitment on accepting the soon-to-come Constitutional Court's impeachment ruling. Similarly, DP leader Lee Jae-myung has only hinted that he will accept the ruling during a recent YouTube broadcast.

2025-03-18

Future and reality

Many of the parents of preschoolers who attend "cram" schools want their children to be medical doctors in the future. But medical schools are suffering from the boycotts of students at present, making proper medical education virtually impossible.

2025-03-17

Dancing in the dark

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has officially confirmed that Korea was added to its Sensitive Country List (SCL) for the first time in January.

2025-03-16

Tried in vain

The Constitutional Court on Thursday reinstated four senior officials who were impeached over allegations of mishandling investigations into various presidential affairs.

2025-03-13

An unprecedented time

According to legal sources, DP leader Lee Jae-myung has reportedly filed an additional request for a constitutional review with the appellate court handling his case of violating the Public Official Election Act.

2025-03-13

All stick and no carrot

Markets fell sharply in the United States on Monday and in Asia on Tuesday as investors raised concerns over the negative economic impact of U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs.

2025-03-11

Wait, what?

The liberal Democratic Party (DP) and its allies filed a criminal complaint against Prosecutor General Shim Woo-jung with the CIO on Monday over the prosecution's decision to release President Yoon Suk Yeol.

2025-03-10

Fanning the flames

Tens of thousands of people gathered in Seoul on Sunday to rally either for or against impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol a day after his release from detention.

2025-03-09

Spring has arrived, yet it doesn't feel like spring

The weather these days has been unusually cold, snowy and harsh for spring. The same can be said about the political sphere.

2025-03-05

Independent body is out of reach

The BAI announced last Thursday that there was rampant nepotism in the hiring of NEC officials. However, the Constitutional Court ruled that the NEC is an autonomous constitutional body and that the BAI cannot audit the NEC.

2025-03-04