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‘Yeosu Project No. 1’ to provide more than 700 billion KRW in support to the petrochemical sector···Naphtha imports duty-free

The government announced that, to support the petrochemical industry in crisis, it will provide a package of more than 700 billion KRW in loans and import insurance under the ‘Yeosu Project No. 1’. The plan is to integrate facilities among related companies, shift to higher value-added businesses, and drive structural improvement of the petrochemical sector.On the 22nd, at the Government Complex Seoul in Jongno-gu, Seoul, the government, chaired by Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Economy...

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Kim Min-seok targets Yoo Si-min: "In the language of comrades, there are no 'certain defeat' or 'rotten stench'... the empty shells will fall away"

Rep. Kim Min-seok, a candidate for the Democratic Party chair, said on the 22nd, "In the language of comrades and from an affectionate perspective, there are no words like 'certain defeat' or 'rotten stench'." It was interpreted as a remark aimed at writer Yoo Si-min, who the previous day, referring to the Lee Jae Myung administration, said it should be "purified quickly before a rotten smell comes out."On Facebook that day, Kim said, "The false prophecies predicting the certain def...

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‘Alleged proxy payment for Myung Tae-gyun opinion polls’ Oh Se-hoon, first-trial verdict today… Will he keep the mayoral post?

The first court ruling on Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon, who was brought to trial over ‘allegations of a proxy payment for opinion polls involving Myung Tae-gyun’, will be delivered on the 22nd.The 22nd Criminal Division of the Seoul Central District Court (Presiding Judge Cho Hyeong-woo) will hold the sentencing hearing at 2 p.m. today for Mayor Oh, who has been indicted on a charge of violating the Political Funds Act.The court panel approved the special counsel team request for coverage the da...

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Calligraphy ‘Empty-handed We Come, Empty-handed We Go’ by Samsung founder Lee Byung-chul sold for 100 million won at auction

A calligraphy work by Hoam Lee Byung-chul (1910~1987), founder of Samsung Group, that had come up for auction sold for 100 million won.According to K Auction on the 22nd, in the premium online auction that closed the previous day, the brush-calligraphy piece titled ‘Empty-handed We Come, Empty-handed We Go’ by Chairman Lee, held by the general-interest monthly ‘Saemteo’, was hammered down at 100 million won.The starting bid for the work was 15 million won, and the estimate was 19 million&#...

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Coupang tells U.S. court, “Responsibility for the data breach lies with the Korean entity···it is not appropriate to handle this in the United States”

In connection with the class action filed in the United States over Coupang’s large-scale personal data breach, the plaintiffs and the defendants sparred in a U.S. court over whether it is proper to address liability for the breach-related harm against Coupang’s parent company.According to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York on the 21st (local time), Coupang’s parent company, Coupang Inc., and Bom Suk Kim, chair of Coupang Inc.’s board, asked the presiding judge in a...

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U.S.-China top diplomats set to meet in Manila···“Preparing for Xi Jinping to visit the U.S. in September”

Reuters reported on the 21st that U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi (director of the Office of the Central Foreign Affairs Commission of the Communist Party) are scheduled to hold talks in Manila, the Philippines, on the 22nd (local time).A U.S. State Department official said that Secretary Rubio and Minister Wang are expected to meet in Manila that day. The top diplomats of the United States and China are visiting Manila to attend the Association of So...

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U.S.-Lebanon nonstop flights to resume after 41 years... Trump: "I hope other countries take the same step"

Nonstop flights between the United States and Lebanon are expected to resume for the first time in 41 years.U.S. President Donald Trump said on the 21st (local time) after concluding talks with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun, via Truth Social: "I am directing the administration to allow all U.S. airlines to operate nonstop flights to Lebanon so that all Americans can comfortably visit this beautiful land."He added, "I hope other countries will take the same step."Direct flights betwe...

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Youth politics confronts an expensive starting line

Money entrusted and held. That is the dictionary definition of the ‘candidate deposit’. When reading political news, you can take it to mean ‘the money a person who wishes to run in an election entrusts in order to become a candidate’. The Public Official Election Act specifies the deposit amounts, such as 300 million won for a presidential election and 15 million won for a constituency National Assembly election. The same law also lays out refund rules, including a full refund if the vote s...

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After AI, 'Quantum' Is Next: The Battle for Advanced-Tech Supremacy Heats Up [Economy Rice Thief]

The war of nerves between the United States and China, which have been vying for technological supremacy centered on semiconductors and artificial intelligence (AI), has recently intensified markedly in the field of quantum technology (Quantum Technology). U.S. President Donald Trump last month signed two executive orders related to quantum computers in quick succession, signaling a determination to lead in quantum technology. China, too, at the Two Sessions in March, identified quantum technolo...

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Trump “If the Houthis blockade the Red Sea, the United States will take care of it”

U.S. President Donald Trump said on the 21st (local time), regarding the Iran-aligned Houthi rebels in Yemen declaring a blockade of the Red Sea, “If that happens, we will take care of it.”While meeting with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun at the White House, Trump was asked by reporters about the possibility of a Houthi blockade of the Red Sea and said, “We will have to see what happens. So far, that has not occurred.”Amid ongoing U.S.-Iran military confrontation over control of the Strait...

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