South Korea
Latest week · November 2
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LATEST WEEK
- President Lee Jae-myung said the shadow of polarization still hangs over South KoreaPresident Lee Jae-myung said the shadow of polarization still hangs over South Korea and called for a "great transformation" toward growth for everyone rather than for a minority. He said 21.3 trillion won would go to semiconductors, physical AI and AI data centers, double last year's figure.
- Hanwha shares jumped 11 percent on the newsHanwha shares jumped 11 percent on the news, lifting retail investors who had waited through a month of losses. Marketin quoted shareholders reacting with relief to the surge.
- The first defence ministers' meeting between South KoreaDefence Minister Kang Shin-chul has been named in a complaint over remarks questioning trust in US forces in connection with the transfer of wartime operational control, Munhwa Ilbo reported as an exclusive. The complaint turns on his comments about the US military as Seoul and Washington negotiate the conditions for the handover.
- Democratic Party to brief lawmakers on Shincheonji mass-join allegations at Wednesday meetingSouth Korea's ruling Democratic Party will hold a general meeting of its lawmakers as early as Wednesday to hear the results of an investigation into allegations that the Shincheonji church recruited members in large numbers. The party's leadership is expected to report on the findings at the session.
- South Korean judges denounce attacks on judiciary as ruling party weighs Cho Hee-dae impeachmentA sitting South Korean chief judge wrote that if the ruling camp abuses its constitutional powers, it differs little from an insurrection leader, in a post that compared the situation to George Orwell's Animal Farm. The post came as the Democratic Party weighs impeaching Supreme Court Chief Justice Cho Hee-dae and as a parliamentary inspection of the Supreme Court has been proposed instead.
SOURCES CITED IN NOVEMBER 2026
Outlets referenced by the published weekly picks for this month — not the full monitored registry.
- JTBCCentristcentre-left
- KBSCentristcentre
- MBC 뉴스Centristcentre
- OhmyNewsOppositionalcentre-left
- VOA 한국어 홈페이지Centristcentre
- YTNCentristcentre
- 경기일보Centristcentre
- 경북일보Centristcentre
- 경향신문Oppositionalcentre-left
- 국제신문Oppositionalcentre-left
- 나우뉴스Centristcentre
- 뉴시스Centristcentre
- 동아일보Oppositionalcentre-right
- 마이데일리Centristcentre
- 마켓인Businesscentre
- 매일경제Businesscentre-right
- 머니투데이Centristcentre
- 문화일보Oppositionalright
- 법률신문Centristcentre
- 서울경제Businesscentre-right
- 세계일보Oppositionalright
- 에너지경제신문Businesscentre
- 연합뉴스Wirecentre
- 연합인포맥스Businesscentre
- 전자신문Centristcentre
- 조선일보Oppositionalright
- 중앙일보Centristcentre
- 지디넷코리아Centristcentre
- 천지일보Oppositionalright
- 한겨레Oppositionalcentre-left
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