November 2026
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November 2
- President Lee Jae-myung said the shadow of polarization still hangs over South Korea
President 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 news
Hanwha 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 Korea
Defence 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 meeting
South 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 impeachment
A 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.