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1st meeting of Makkah pact signatories today with global security on agendaPublished on: August 31, 2026 5:51 AM
Pakistan, Aug. 31 — Top officials from Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkiye will gather in Istanbul on Monday for a first committee meeting under the joint defence accord that they signed this month, a…
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Yong Hye-in nominated as youngest gender equality minister
Yong Hye-in, 36, a member of the Basic Income Party and nominated as the Minister of Gender Equality and Family on August 30, is a young politician born in 1990. She has been vocal…
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Samsung, SK stock holdings highlight semiconductor gap
A total of 398 non-owner executives at listed affiliates of South Korea’s four major conglomerates were found to hold stocks valued at over 1 billion Korean won. Of these, 98% belonged to Samsung and…
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Lee Jae Myung’s approval rating enters 30% range
A public opinion survey released on August 31 showed that President Lee Jae Myung’s approval rating for his state affairs performance has declined for seven consecutive weeks, falling into the 30% range for the…
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Lotte Department Store’s style run draws 7,000 runners in Jamsil sports festival
Lotte Department Store, in collaboration with Seoul’s Songpa District, will host the ‘Style Run,’ a representative running event in the retail industry, in October this year. Now in its 8th iteration, the event has…
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KOSPI drops 2.58% on Fed governor’s hawkish remarks
The domestic stock market is showing weakness, hampered by the US Federal Reserve (Fed)’s ‘hawkish’ stance. According to the Korea Exchange on the 31st, the KOSPI opened down 2.58% at 6,613.58. As of 9:10…
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Chief of staff Kang visits Chief Justice Jo’s father’s funeral
Presidential Chief of Staff Kang Hoon-sik visited the funeral of Chief Justice Jo Hee-de’s father on the 31st to pay condolences. According to Cheong Wa Dae, Chief of Staff Kang planned to visit Pohang…
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National Security Act Violation, Yet Defense Committee Chairman
Jin Sung-joon, a member of the National Assembly and chairman of the Defense Committee in the 22nd National Assembly’s second half session, was previously sentenced to prison for violating the National Security Act. The…
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Securities transaction tax quintuples as stock market booms
Due to the bullish stock market, the securities transaction tax collected last month reached 1.4 trillion Korean won, five times the amount from a year ago. With increased revenue, value-added tax income rose by…
