KEI Daily News - August 30, 2022
Security
1. S. Korean Navy joins U.S.-led maritime exercise in waters off Guam
2. S. Korea seeks 4.6 pct hike in defense budget for next year
3. U.N. rapporteur for N.K. human rights urges more efforts to address forced disappearance
4. Unification ministry seeks 751 bln won in 2023 budget for inter-Korean humanitarian cooperation
5. THAAD a purely defensive system designed to counter N. Korean threat: State Dept.
6. Satellite imagery shows flood damage at N. Korea's nuclear test site: Beyond Parallel
7. S. Korean, Polish leaders agree to boost cooperation in nuclear power, defense industries
8. Experts warn of North Korea's evolving cyberattack capabilities
News & Politics
9. Neighborhood of new presidential residence designated as military facility protection zone
10. S. Korea calls for 'consultative mechanism' with U.S. on inflation law
11. Key suspect in Lee wife's credit card allegations attends arrest warrant hearing
12. Parliamentary committee adopts resolution calling for improvement of U.S. inflation reduction act
13. PM hints at ending pre-arrival COVID-19 tests before Chuseok holiday
14. Yoon meets with multicultural, single parent families
15. Supreme Court says state liable to compensate victims of 1975 presidential decree
16. PM asks National Assembly for cooperation on 2023 budget proposal
Economy
17. BOK chief sees no change in Seoul's monetary policy despite Powell's hawkish remarks
18. S. Korea seeks slowest growth of budget spending in 6 years for next year
19. BOK to sell 8.8 tln won worth of monetary stabilization bonds next month
20. Banks' household lending rate hits over 9-yr high in July amid BOK's tightening
21. Construction orders rose in 2021 for 3rd year amid economic recovery
22. Austerity policy sparks woes about fiscal room to tackle economic slowdown
23. Industry ministry seeks 10.7 tln won in 2023 budget for chip, nuclear sectors
24. Tax revenue up 37.3 tln won in first seven months of this year
Editorial
25. Unite in times of crisis
26. Keep fighting inflation