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Employees at the Bank of Korea prepare newly issued banknotes for distribution to local commercial banks on Feb. 9, about a week ahead of Seollal.
Employees at the Bank of Korea prepare newly issued banknotes for distribution to local commercial banks on Feb. 9, about a week ahead of Seollal.
As AI technology more advanced, it is increasingly capable of producing convincing images and even simulations of human achievement. Yet the emotional weight of genuine struggle and the unpredictability of real competition remain uniquely human.
The ruling Democratic Party is accelerating its legislative push with the strength of its parliamentary majority, raising concerns about one-sided lawmaking.
The National Assembly, led by the Democratic Party, was set Wednesday to vote on a contentious anti-fake news bill, as the opposition's filibuster to block the move was reaching its 24-hour limit.
People Power Party leader Jang Dong-hyeok proposed lowering the voting age from 18 to 16.
Former President Yoon Suk Yeol has been found guilty of leading an insurrection as an incumbent president, the first such sentence in Korean history, and sentenced to life in prison on Thursday.
That divide, rather than ideology alone, provided the conditions in which populism could flourish. Regardless of whether a government is progressive or conservative, addressing polarization demands extraordinary effort.
At a time when Europe itself firmly resists appointing a European supreme commander, it would be risky for South Korea, which faces greater security threats with weaker deterrence arrangements, to hasten the transfer of Opcon.
The nationwide cold spell is expected to continue through Monday morning.
LG Electronics unveiled the live demonstration of its home robot, LG CLOiD, for the first time on Monday, the day before the official opening of CES 2026 in Las Vegas.
The Lunar New Year holiday is traditionally a time when politicians from all parties return to their local constituencies to gauge public sentiment.
Korea may now be facing an alliance unlike any it has encountered before. It may be an alliance that responds to the question, “Would the United States risk San Francisco to defend Seoul?” with a counterquestion: “Why should we?”
Any durable North Korea policy also requires public consent. It is difficult to expect confidence in an engagement drive when the North is issuing nuclear threats against the South.
The government and the ruling party should guard against the temptation to use administrative power and legislation to shape public opinion in their favor.
The party continues to pander to its base, fixated on opposing impeachment rather than broadening its appeal. It is no surprise that critics accuse the PPP of shrinking the conservative political sphere through its own shortsightedness.
Experts caution that debt-financed trading amplifies losses and could accelerate forced selling if markets reverse.
The government must send a clear message that anyone committing such despicable sex crime will be found and receive grave punishments.
What they seemed not to grasp was that truth tends to surface, no matter how carefully a scenario is written. They may not have foreseen how severe the cost would be.
People tend to overestimate the near future and underestimate the distant one. Yet what seems far away can arrive sooner than expected.
Former Democratic Party leader Song Young-gil is considering a political comeback after prosecutors dropped their appeal against his acquittal in the party convention cash envelope case.