September 4, 2024

(EDITORIAL from Korea JoongAng Daily on Sept. 4)

Ahn Chang-ho, former justice at the Constitutional Court, is famous for his consistent remarks based on his experience as a prosecutor and a devout Christian. But controversy has erupted over his past comments on human rights for minorities. Appearin…

N. Korea launches more trash balloons toward S. Korea

North Korea again launched balloons likely carrying trash toward South Korea on Wednesday, the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said, marking a resumption of its trash-balloon campaign after a near monthlong halt.

The JCS said an unspecified number of ba…

Financial regulators of S. Korea, Japan agree to boost cooperation

The heads of South Korean and Japanese financial regulators have agreed to boost their cooperation in dealing with growing uncertainties in the global financial market, Seoul’s Financial Services Commission (FSC) said Wednesday.

The agreement was re…