In a video message marking the 6th anniversary of the historic Panmunjom Declaration, former President Moon Jae-in urged the Yoon Suk-yeol government to "swiftly shift the policy line on inter-Korean relations and the Korean Peninsula from confrontation and conflict to peace and prosperity."
Free issue. The heady atmosphere at the recent signing ceremony for the delivery of the Shinchaeho-class attack submarine, built by Hyundai Heavy and observed by officials from 9 countries, symbolized both the triumphs and tribulations facing Korea's strategically critical shipbuilding industry.
As competition from China intensifies, the engines that have long driven Korea's economic growth are starting to show signs of strain. Manufacturing giants and family-owned conglomerates, the backbone of the Korean economic miracle, now face escalating challenges from Chinese rivals in key industries like batteries and e-commerce. How
The crushing defeat of President Yoon Seok-yeol's People Power Party in the April 10 general election has plunged his year-old administration into a crisis of confidence. At the heart of Yoon's political woes lies the ongoing controversy surrounding First Lady Kim Keon-hee and her alleged role
The weather in South Korea on April 16, 2024 was exceptionally sunny, not unlike that fateful day exactly 10 years ago when the Sewol ferry carrying 476 passengers, including 325 students from Danwon High School, tragically sank off the country's southwestern coast. But for the families of the
The edifice of sanctions painstakingly erected to thwart North Korea's nuclear ambitions is at risk of crumbling. In late October, Russia vetoed a UN Security Council resolution to extend the mandate of a panel of experts that plays an integral role in monitoring and reporting on the enforcement
In 2023, a seismic population milestone passed with little fanfare. For the first time in six years, the number of domestic Koreans dipped below 50 million, registering at 49.85 million. This is no mere demographic blip, but a harbinger of epochal change as the dual forces of record low
In a stunning rebuke of President Yoon Seok-yeol's leadership, South Korean voters have handed the main opposition Democratic Party and its allies an overwhelming majority in the National Assembly, plunging the conservative president into the biggest political crisis of his tenure just two years into his five-year term.