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Ruling party to decide on extra penalty for ex-Chairman Lee next week | Yonhap News Agency
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South Korea’s ‘Luke Skywalker’ strikes blow against President Yoon : Convicted former justice minister helps deliver resounding electoral victory for leftwing ...
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Quick Glance: South Korea’s ‘Luke Skywalker’ Triumphs Against President Yoon
- Former minister Cho Kuk aids in leftwing alliance's electoral victory
- Former justice minister Cho Kuk, convicted on corruption charges, played a pivotal role in the defeat of conservative President Yoon Suk Yeol in parliamentary elections.
- Cho calls for Yoon and PPP leader Han Dong-hoon, both former prosecutors, to be held accountable for abuse of power.
- The leftwing alliance narrowly missed the 200-seat mark that would have allowed them to bypass a presidential veto. Yoon now faces over three years as a lame duck, while the country heads towards more than three years of stagnation.
U.S. official says Kishida and Yoon deserve Nobel Peace Prize: WASHINGTON/SEOUL -- A senior U.S. official said Wednesday that the leaders of Japan and South ...
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Japan and South Korea agree to deepen trilateral ties with U.S: TOKYO (Kyodo) Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Wednesday he and South Korean President ...
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South Korea's liberal opposition wins absolute majority: South Korea's liberal opposition has won a landslide victory over the ruling party of conservative ...
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How general elections will affect South Korea's foreign policy : The opposition bloc's landslide victory in the April 10 general elections is cornering ...
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Quick Glance: South Korean President's Challenging Future Ahead
- South Korea's parliamentary election on April 10, 2024, served as a referendum on President Yoon Suk Yeol's initial two years in office.
- The opposition Democratic Party maintained its majority in the National Assembly with 175 seats, while the ruling PPP faced a setback.
- The election results will impact Yoon's domestic and foreign agendas due to facing a divided government and increased scrutiny from opposition parties.
- Opposition parties will likely demand diplomatic achievements from the Yoon government in the next three years, scrutinizing the effectiveness of his foreign policy.
South Koreans vote for new parliament after campaign focused on economy, graft: South Koreans voted to elect a new parliament on Wednesday in a bitterly fought ...
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Aerospace professor, ex-NASA executive to lead inaugural Korean space agency: President Yoon Suk Yeol named aerospace engineering professor Yoon Young-bin as the ...
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South Korea to invest $7 bln in AI in bid to retain edge in chips: South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol said on Tuesday his country will invest 9 ...
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Quick Glance: South Korea's $7 Billion Investment in AI for Chip Dominance
- South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol announced a 9.4 trillion won ($6.94 billion) investment in artificial intelligence by 2027 to maintain leadership in semiconductor chips.
- The plan includes expanding research on AI chips like neural processing units (NPUs) and high-bandwidth memory chips.
- South Korea aims to be a top three country in AI technology by 2030, capturing 10% or more of the global semiconductor market.
- President Yoon emphasized the country's ambition to create a new semiconductor legend with AI chips in the next 30 years and called for readiness in the face of uncertainties.
Details of meeting between Yoon, opposition leader undecided: Presidential Office
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South Koreans vote for new parliament after economy, corruption dominate campaign
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First meeting between president, opposition leader to address economic hardships: President Yoon Suk Yeol and Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) Chairman Lee ...
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Yoon appoints ex-deputy Assembly speaker as chief of staff: President Yoon Suk Yeol appointed former National Assembly Deputy Speaker Chung Jin-suk of the ruling ...
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Election outcome to weaken Yoon’s grip on state affairs: The exit poll results of Wednesday's general elections, indicating a landslide victory for the main ...
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President to address ruling party's defeat in general elections : President Yoon Suk Yeol will make an address, Tuesday, on the ruling People Power Party’s ...
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Korea, Romania to bolster cooperation in defense, nuclear energy: President Yoon Suk Yeol and Romanian President Klaus Iohannis held a summit in Seoul, Tuesday ...
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South Korea’s Legislative Election: What Went Wrong for the PPP?: The leadup to the election saw President Yoon Suk-yeol embroiled in a series of damaging ...
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Why GOP opposes student debt relief: Educated voters don't help it: The millions of Americans being crushed by student loan debt represent a huge voting bloc ...
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Yoon's jailed mother-in-law expected to undergo parole review next week : President Yoon Suk Yeol's mother-in-law, who has been serving a one-year prison ...
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Yoon likely to soon name new chief of staff after election defeat: President Yoon Suk Yeol is expected to name a new presidential chief of staff ...
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South Korea's Yoon vows to listen to the public after election loss: SEOUL -- South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, smarting from his conservative party's ...
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Who will be Yoon's pick for next prime minister?: All attention is on President Yoon Suk Yeol's pick to replace Prime Minister Han Duck-soo ...
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Yoon meets children during surprise visit to Yongsan park: President Yoon Suk Yeol made a surprise weekend visit to a children's park near the presidential ...
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Parliamentary election: opposition in South Korea clearly ahead - A reminder for President Yoon
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Yoon under fire for ambiguous communication, mixed messages : President Yoon Suk Yeol is facing increased pressure from his party members to hold discussions ...
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Health care standoff feared to drag on even longer: President Yoon Suk Yeol said Tuesday he humbly accepts the sentiment of voters shown in last week's general ...
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South Korea opposition set for big win in legislative election in blow to Yoon: South Korea's main opposition party and its allies were projected to win a ...
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Election outcome to reshape Korean politics: Voters will cast ballots to elect 300 lawmakers Wednesday, to determine the fate of Korea's politics for the next ...
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Ex-PPP leader declines luncheon meeting proposed by Yoon, citing health reasons : President Yoon Suk Yeol has proposed a luncheon meeting with former ruling ...
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Sandiaga visits Prabowo after backing rival candidate in polls - Politics - The Jakarta Post
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South Koreans go to the polls for parliamentary election in test for President Yoon
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South Korea's scandal-plagued opposition leader is election's big winner: SEOUL: The big winner in South Korea's parliamentary election is the country's most ...
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Presidential medical reform committee left incomplete amid doctors’ boycott: A special presidential committee for medical reform the Yoon Suk Yeol administration ...
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After election loss, ruling party members play blame game: Ruling party members are engaged in a blame game after the People Power Party suffered a big defeat in ...
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Parliamentary elections bring mixed outcomes for Yoon’s aides: Wednesday's general elections delivered mixed results to several political heavyweights who ran ...
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Opposition ups pressure for special counsel probe into Marine's death : The main opposition Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) is ramping up pressure on ...
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Yoon critics within conservative bloc gain greater footing after surviving elections
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South Koreans cast legislative election ballots in test for Yoon: SEOUL -- Polls opened Wednesday in pivotal legislative elections in South Korea ...
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South Koreans vote for new parliament after campaign focused on economy, graft: South Koreans voted to elect a new parliament on Wednesday in a bitterly fought ...
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Yoon's med school quota hike plan at crossroads following ruling party's election defeat
koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2024/04/119_372572.html
Companies to face stricter regulations after opposition bloc's landslide win
koreatimes.co.kr/www/tech/2024/04/419_372509.html
Companies 'not interested' in public-private partnerships for schools, government warned
rnz.co.nz/news/national/513676/companies-not-interested-in-public-private-partnerships-for-schools-government-warned
South Korean voters—and spring onions—rebuke the president: The failure of Yoon Suk-yeol’s party in parliamentary elections will make his last three years hard
economist.com/asia/2024/04/11/south-korean-voters-and-spring-onions-rebuke-the-president
South Korea Economic Growth Beats Forecast on Exports, Construction Investment: South Korea’s economic growth accelerated more than expected last quarter as ...
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-04-24/south-korea-s-economic-growth-beats-forecast-in-sign-of-recovery
President, opposition leader to meet on Monday : President Yoon Suk Yeol and Rep. Lee Jae-myung, chairman of the main opposition Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) ...
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NEDA approves changes to PPP terms of PGH cancer center: The NEDA Board has approved changes to the terms of the public-private partnership (PPP) for the UP-PGH ...
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South Korea’s Yoon Starts Reshaping Team After Election Defeat: South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol named a new chief of staff Monday after pledging to change ...
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PPP Loan Audits Could Impact Millions of Small Business Borrowers: Small buisness owners are concerned about the SBA's Office of Inspector General audits ...
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Opposition to Harris County guaranteed income program isn't racist: So conservative opposition to the guaranteed income program is racist (again) ...
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South Korea set to adjust medical reforms in bid to end walkout, say media reports | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis
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Quick Glance: South Korea adjusts medical school quotas to resolve walkout
- Government to let medical schools determine admissions to end junior doctor strike.
- Acceptance of proposal to reduce increase in medical school admissions by up to 50%.
- Dispute over adding 2000 more physicians by 2035, with 32 medical schools allowed to lower quotas for 2022.
- President Yoon advocates for more doctors, while protesting physicians demand better working conditions and criticize government's approach.
[INTERVIEW] Ihn Yo-han calls for grand role of politics befitting global top 10 power
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South Korea President’s Support at New Low After Stinging Election Loss: The support rate for South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol fell to its lowest since he ...
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Hiltzik: The debate over student debt relief reemerges: Republicans criticizing Biden's student debt relief plan took millions of dollars in pandemic relief ...
latimes.com/business/story/2024-04-16/column-are-republicans-who-got-pandemic-debt-relief-hypocrites-for-complaining-about-student-debt-relief-yes
PPP hints at plans to join Prabowo coalition - Politics - The Jakarta Post: PPP hints at plans to join Prabowo coalition - Politics - The Jakarta Post
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Health, Higher Education ministries to jointly address issues with parallel pathway programme
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South Korean president apologizes for election defeat: Yoon Suk Yeol's People Power Party suffered crushing defeat in last week's general elections
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Yoon, Kishida to hold phone talks late Wednesday: report: TOKYO, April 17 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol and Japanese Prime Minister ...
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Skand Tayal | Amid tensions in Korea, Opposition win in Parliament polls huge setback to Yoon
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South Korea Yoon orders preemptive response to Middle East tensions: South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol said on Tuesday there should be preemptive response to ...
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Ruling party-driven 'Mega Seoul' plan faces uncertainty : The ruling People Power Party's (PPP) drive to incorporate Gimpo and several cities adjacent to ...
koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2024/04/281_372644.html
South Korea’s President Set for Big Loss in Parliament Vote: South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s conservative alliance is set for a major setback in voting ...
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Ruling party leader resigns following election defeat: SEOUL, April 11 (Yonhap) -- Han Dong-hoon, the leader of the ruling People Power...
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Korean Election: Stocks, Won (KWR USD) Fall as President's Party Dealt a Loss
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South Korea Election Hinges on Urban Voters and Inflation Worries: The battlegrounds for South Korea’s parliamentary elections that will determine how much power ...
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South Korea’s ‘Dior Bag Scandal’: Why Uproar Over First Lady Shook Politics: A secretly recorded video purporting to show South Korean first lady Kim Keon Hee ...
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South Korean President Yoon: Spring onions were his downfall: Voters in South Korea are punishing the conservative government. Social problems and the ...
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Election Defeat for South Korea's Conservatives: The Spring Onion Fiasco: An absolute majority for the opposition: For South Korean President Yoon ...
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Japan expects S. Korea to address wartime labor issue as promised - The Mainichi: TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan expects South Korea to stick to President Yoon Suk ...
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Yoon vows to reform state affairs after election defeat | Yonhap News Agency: SEOUL, April 11 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol has vowed to reform state ...
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Ex-PPP leader wins his first parliamentary seat : Lee Nak-yon, a veteran politician and a former prime minister, suffered a crushing defeat in Wednesday's ...
koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2024/04/356_372461.html
Betting Big on AI: South Korea Plans to Invest $7B by 2027 to Bolster Semiconductor Market
techtimes.com/articles/303432/20240410/south-korea-bets-big-ai-7-billion-investment-2027-semiconductor.htm
Dallas woman faces 45 years in prison over fraudulent PPP loans: Kristen Fenrick of Dallas is facing 45 years in prison for allegedly submitting a fraudulent PPP ...
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Japan, China, S. Korea Plan Trilateral Summit; Meeting to be in ROK, Likely in Late May
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South Korea to invest $7bn in AI by 2027: South Korea will invest almost $7bn in artificial intelligence by 2027 in an effort to become a global leader in ...
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Bumps on the road: New BoT terms for highway construction may throw pvt investors into risk-aversion mode
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Explained | Key issues in South Korea's election and how it works
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Rival parties spin record early voter turnout to their advantage : Rival parties are putting their own spin on the record-high voter turnout for early voting in ...
koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2024/04/356_372243.html
South Korean parliamentary elections: Here's what people are worried about as they vote this week | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis
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Digging through underwear drawers: a president's war on 'fake news': South Korea's president has made combating disinformation a centerpiece of his agenda ...
latimes.com/world-nation/story/2024-04-08/raids-fines-and-digging-through-underwear-drawers-a-presidents-war-on-fake-news
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