Korea Daily News (July 19, 2024)

Politics

  • Election for People Power Party Leader: Voting to elect the new leadership of the People Power Party began on the 19th.
  • Park Chan-dae Acting Leader of the Democratic Party: Park Chan-dae, acting leader of the Democratic Party, welcomed the proposal to form a special committee for constitutional amendments.
  • Hearing on the Death of Marine Che Sang-byeong: The Democratic Party focused on raising suspicions during the legislative hearing related to the death of Marine Che Sang-byeong.

 

Economy

  • Kumho Construction Apartment Contract: Kumho Construction won contracts for public sale and rental apartments in Pyeongtaek Godeok A63·A64 blocks and Osan Segyo2 A-12 block.
  • Kyobo Securities AI Retirement Pension Service: Kyobo Securities passed the Robo-Advisor Testbed review hosted by Koscom.
  • Amazon Prime Day Record Breaking: Amazon Prime Day’s large-scale discount event set a record for the highest number of orders.

 

Society

  • Daegu Motor Innovation Technology: Daegu is emerging as a hub for the motor industry in the mobility sector.
  • Costco Meal Kit Release: Costco released meal kits for doomsday preparation, selling dehydrated products that require water to consume.

 

Business

  • Tmax Group Reacquires TmaxSoft: Tmax Group is reacquiring TmaxSoft from the domestic private equity fund it sold to two years ago.
  • Samwha Paint Creative Education: Samwha Paint, in collaboration with Jongno District in Seoul, conducted corporate-linked creative education.
  • Samsung Electronics Union Strike Negotiations: The Samsung Electronics union, which had initiated an indefinite strike, resumed negotiations after 11 days.

 

International

  • French Political Upset: The French parliament held early elections, and the far-right party, which led the first vote, fell to third place in the runoff.
  • Re-election of French Assembly Speaker: Emmanuel Macron’s party succeeded in re-electing Richard Ferrand as the Speaker of the French National Assembly after a close third-round vote.
  • US Presidential Race News: Reports indicate that US President Joe Biden may soon withdraw from the presidential race.
  • Trump Ear Bandage Trend: Supporters of former US President Donald Trump have started a trend of wearing ear bandages in solidarity with him.

 

Sports

  • Formula E World Championship: The season finale of the Formula E World Championship, supplied exclusively with tires by Hankook Tire & Technology, will be held in London.