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  • Capital Region Housing Starts 75% Below Target

    Capital Region Housing Starts 75% Below Target

    President Lee Jae Myung is set to lead a real estate policy review meeting on the 7th, aiming to discuss further measures for increasing housing supply. This follows just four days after he directed…

  • Pakistan Vows Unwavering Support for Kashmiris on Youm-e-Istehsal

    Pakistan Vows Unwavering Support for Kashmiris on Youm-e-Istehsal

    Pakistan, August 5 — Pakistani civil and military authorities expressed firm support for the residents of Indian-occupied Jammu and Kashmir on the occasion of Youm-e-Istehsal Kashmir, vowing ongoing diplomatic, political, and moral assistance. Senior…

  • President Lee Challenges Prosecutors’ Ban Without Legal Background

    President Lee Challenges Prosecutors’ Ban Without Legal Background

    President Lee Jae Myung, on August 5, during the receipt of work reports from the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, inquired about the amended Criminal Procedure Act (Criminal…

  • Kim Yong-beom Under Fire for Stock Market Crisis

    Kim Yong-beom Under Fire for Stock Market Crisis

    The Democratic Party of Korea, the People Power Party, and other political groups from across the spectrum have questioned Kim Yong-beom’s accountability as the presidential chief of staff for policy in relation to the…

  • Democrats Demand Impeachment of Chief Justice Jo

    Democrats Demand Impeachment of Chief Justice Jo

    Song Young-gil, a contender in the Democratic Party of Korea’s leadership race, said on August 5, “I will advocate for the impeachment of Chief Justice Jo Hee-de,” to which Kim Min-seok quickly replied, “I…

  • AI Data Centers Drain Resources, Fuel Protests

    AI Data Centers Drain Resources, Fuel Protests

    On July 28 (local time), the 48MW data center ‘Digital Realty SJC37’ in Santa Clara, California, was inspected. Completed in 2023, the 40,000㎡ building exhibited minimal signs of human presence. Its functioning has been…

  • AI bonds valued at $280 trillion raise global financial concerns

    AI bonds valued at $280 trillion raise global financial concerns

    Increasing worries are emerging that artificial intelligence (AI) data centers might act as a “trigger” for worldwide financial markets. This is due to the fact that leading technology firms are securing substantial capital via…

  • Gyeonggi Governor Choo Mi-ae Announces Fiscal Crisis

    Gyeonggi Governor Choo Mi-ae Announces Fiscal Crisis

    Gyeonggi Province Governor Choo Mi-ae held a press event at the Gyeonggi Provincial Government office on August 5, stating, “Starting now, I officially announce a ‘fiscal emergency’ in Gyeonggi Province.” Governor Choo, who assumed…

  • Starbucks Raided in Korea Over ‘Tank Day’ Insult Probe

    Starbucks Raided in Korea Over ‘Tank Day’ Insult Probe

    The Public Crime Investigation Division of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency conducted a search at Starbucks Korea’s headquarters in Gangnam-gu, Seoul, on the 5th, as part of an ongoing inquiry related to a complaint…