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President Lee “That the KCCI would do such a thing··· I will hold them strictly accountable”
President Lee “That the KCCI would do such a thing··· I will hold them strictly accountable”

On the 7th, President Lee Jae Myung stated via social media that he would hold the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) strictly accountable for issuing a press release claiming that high-net-worth individuals are leaving Korea because of the inheritance tax burden. Sharing a column on his X account that day, he said, “The act of producing and spreading fake news to pursue private interests and to attack government policy deserves condemnation.” He added, “All the more, I cannot be...

2026.02.08
  • KOSDAQ jumps 6%, surpasses the 2021 peak of 1,062···‘dot-com bubble collapse’ era high
    KOSDAQ jumps 6%, surpasses the 2021 peak of 1,062···‘dot-com bubble collapse’ era high

    The KOSDAQ index surpassed 1,060 points during trading, marking its highest level since August 2021.This afternoon, the KOSDAQ traded at 1,062.36 during the session, up 68.43 points (6.88%) from the previous close, the highest level since August 6, 2021 (1,062.03).The KOSDAQ even exceeded the 2,900 mark in March 2000 at the height of the dot-com bubble, but it plunged with the collapse of the dot-com bubble and did not recover to earlier levels.Large-cap stocks are collectively lifting t...

    2026.01.26 15:07

  • Obama “U.S. core values under attack” Clinton “If we give up freedom, we may never get it back”
    Obama “U.S. core values under attack” Clinton “If we give up freedom, we may never get it back”

    Former Democratic U.S. presidents, including Barack Obama and Bill Clinton, on the 25th (local time) criticized the Donald Trump administration for its hardline immigration policies.Obama, a Democrat, said in a statement that day, “The killing of Alex Jeffrey Pretty is a heartbreaking tragedy. It should also serve as a wake-up call to all Americans, regardless of party, that as a nation our core values are increasingly under attack,” the AP reported that day.He argued that agents of U.S....

    2026.01.26 11:38

  • Passenger ferry carrying 342 sinks in the Philippines···at least 8 dead, 215 rescued
    Passenger ferry carrying 342 sinks in the Philippines···at least 8 dead, 215 rescued

    AFP reported on the 26th that a passenger ferry carrying 342 people sank in Philippine waters, leaving 8 dead. In the early hours, the ferry traveling from the port city of Zamboanga on Mindanao Island to Jolo Island in Sulu sank, killing at least 8 people, and 215 passengers were rescued by the local Coast Guard. The status of the remaining people on board has not yet been disclosed. The rescued survivors are being taken for treatment to locations such as Isabela Province on Luzon Island ne...

    2026.01.26 11:38

  • Won-dollar exchange rate plunges by about 20 won on yen strength, down into the 1,440 range ‘slump’
    Won-dollar exchange rate plunges by about 20 won on yen strength, down into the 1,440 range ‘slump’

    As the yen strengthened on U.S.-Japan coordination, the won-dollar exchange rate also tumbled nearly 20 won in one go, falling into the 1,440 range.On the 26th in the Seoul foreign exchange market, the won-dollar rate opened at 1,446.1 won per dollar, down 19.7 won from the previous session. Since President Lee Jae Myung stated at his New Year press conference on the 21st that “the exchange rate will fall to around 1,400 won in a month or two,” it has declined for four consecutive trading da...

    2026.01.26 11:37

  • Even with high approval for Takaichi, willingness to vote for the LDP is similar to under the former prime minister
    Even with high approval for Takaichi, willingness to vote for the LDP is similar to under the former prime minister

    The Yomiuri Shimbun reported on the 26th that although the popularity of Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae is higher than that of her predecessor, former Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru, the share of respondents who say they will vote for the ruling Liberal Democratic Party in the general election scheduled for early next month is not much different from under the Ishiba cabinet.Yomiuri reported on the 26th that in a telephone survey of 1,034 people conducted from the 23∼25, the app...

    2026.01.26 10:26

  • Approval rating for President Lee Jae Myung rose by 8 percentage points in TK··· recorded 53.1% nationwide[Realmeter]
    Approval rating for President Lee Jae Myung rose by 8 percentage points in TK··· recorded 53.1% nationwide[Realmeter]

    A poll released on the 26th showed a 53.1% positive rating for the job performance of President Lee Jae Myung.Energy Economy Newspaper and Realmeter surveyed 2,509 voters nationwide aged 18 and older from the 19th to the 23rd. The positive rating for the job performance of President Lee Jae Myung was 53.1%, the same as the previous week, and the negative rating was 42.1%, down 0.1 percentage points from the previous week. The share responding that they did not know was 4.8%. In Daegu/Gyeon...

    2026.01.26 10:26

  • Kang Hoon-Sik, Kim Jeong-Kwan, Chung Euisun, and Kim Dong-Kwan depart for Canada… All-out push to win the contract for a 60 trillion won submarine program
    Kang Hoon-Sik, Kim Jeong-Kwan, Chung Euisun, and Kim Dong-Kwan depart for Canada… All-out push to win the contract for a 60 trillion won submarine program

    Presidential Chief of Staff Kang Hoon-Sik will depart for Canada on the morning of the 26th. Departing as Special Envoy for Strategic Economic Cooperation, Kang is scheduled to discuss defense-industry cooperation, including the submarine program, with Canadian government officials together with Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy Kim Jeong-Kwan, Defense Acquisition Program Administration Commissioner Lee Yong-Chul, and others.At Incheon International Airport that day, Kang told reporters...

    2026.01.26 10:25

  • KOSDAQ jumps 5%… buy-side sidecar triggered
    KOSDAQ jumps 5%… buy-side sidecar triggered

    The KOSDAQ index surged more than 5% on the 26th, triggering a buy-side sidecar (temporary suspension of the effectiveness of program-trading buy orders) on the KOSDAQ market. On this day, KOSDAQ broke above the 1,040 level for the first time in four years.The Korea Exchange said that at 9:59 a.m. that day, a buy-side sidecar was triggered on the KOSDAQ market. This was the first activation since April 10 last year, when the index rebounded after the U.S. announced a deferral of reciprocal t...

    2026.01.26 10:20

  • KOSDAQ also rallies, tops ‘1000’ for the first time in 4 years···next target is ‘3000daq’
    KOSDAQ also rallies, tops ‘1000’ for the first time in 4 years···next target is ‘3000daq’

    The KOSDAQ index rose above 1000 points during trading on the 26th, setting a new high for the year. It is the first time in four years that KOSDAQ has traded above 1000 points. Following the KOSPI achieving a historic ‘5000 points’ on the 22nd, the domestic stock market rally continues, with KOSDAQ also breaking through 1000 points.That day, the KOSDAQ index opened at 1003.9, up 9.97 points (1%) from the previous session, crossing 1000 points at the open. It is the first time in about four ...

    2026.01.26 09:05

  • To ease fatigue from the prolonged deployment to Ukraine… Kim Jong-un personally oversees production of a memorial honoring troops dispatched to Russia
    To ease fatigue from the prolonged deployment to Ukraine… Kim Jong-un personally oversees production of a memorial honoring troops dispatched to Russia

    Kim Jong-un personally checked the site where statues to be installed at a memorial commemorating troops dispatched to Russia are being made. North Korea is devoting effort to commemoration for the deployed forces to stress the legitimacy of participation in the Ukraine war and to ease fatigue from the prolonged deployment.The Korean Central News Agency said that on the 25th Kim visited the Mansudae Art Studio and “guided the sculpture-creation project to be built and installed at the Overse...

    2026.01.26 09:05