6+ hour, 53+ min ago   (539+ words) Young North Koreans reportedly resent Kim Jong-un’s daughter Kim Ju-ae as her luxury clothing and privileged appearances fuel speculation that she is being prepared as North Korea’s next leader. Public resentment is reportedly growing among young North Koreans over leader…...

23+ hour, 59+ min ago   (692+ words) The author is an editorial writer at the JoongAng Ilbo. The alliance reflects security anxieties shared by all three. Washington’s security commitment to the Middle East has weakened under the second Trump administration. The Iran war has shown how clashes…...

23+ hour, 59+ min ago   (348+ words) The expanded law targets spying for any foreign country, but stronger counterintelligence coordination is crucial to enforce it. A revised Criminal Act allowing punishment for espionage conducted on behalf of foreign countries took effect Sunday. When the amendment passed the…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (987+ words) Surveys showed broad overall opposition to Seoul sending troops to the Strait of Hormuz, but one poll found support for deployment among 20-somethings was nearly double those who opposed it. While the Korean public generally remains opposed to deploying troops…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (736+ words) A proposed "3+2" or "3+3" presidency could strengthen accountability and curb the risks of concentrated executive power. The author is the president of Taejae University. The central issue in Korea’s current constitutional reform debate is a four-year presidential term with the possibility…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (261+ words) Prime Minister Han Seong-sook ordered officials to secure oil beyond October as renewed Middle East tensions threaten shipping routes and prices. Prime Minister Han Seong-sook instructed economic officials Thursday to preemptively secure crude supplies for the coming months, citing rekindled…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (317+ words) The Supreme Court upheld a two-and-a-half-year suspended prison term for Lee Sang-woon, ending a corruption case that began in 2014. The Supreme Court on Thursday finalized a suspended prison term of two and a half years for Hyosung Group Vice Chairman…...

4+ day, 20+ hour ago   (495+ words) Analysts see strategy, election politics and personal legacy driving the U.S. president's renewed interest in meeting the North Korean leader. The author is the CEO of the U.S. Studies Centre at the University of Sydney and the Henry A. Kissinger Chair at the…...

5+ day, 41+ min ago   (505+ words) New guidelines require police to transfer cases involving relatives of current or recent station officers to another precinct. Under the guidelines, an investigator must immediately request recusal upon learning that a person involved in a case is a family member…...

5+ day, 5+ hour ago   (697+ words) Lawmakers from the ruling Democratic Party urged caution, patience and multilateral alternatives as the Blue House weighs a U.S. request to send Korean forces to the Strait of Hormuz. As the government reviews a U.S. request to deploy Korean troops to the…...