KEI Daily News - November 19, 2021
Security
1. 2 Chinese, 7 Russian warplanes enter S. Korea’s air defense zone without notice: JCS
2. S. Korea holds event to commemorate 1954 Dokdo battle
3. Military reports 10 additional COVID-19 cases
4. Assembly panel passes unification ministry budget amid opposition boycott
5. N. Korean leader calls for boosting self-reliance at conference
6. S. Korea, U.S. in final-stage talks over end-of-war declaration: unification minister
7. Planned export of missile system to UAE to raise Korean defense industry’s competitiveness
8. U.N. Command to resume Panmunjom tours late this month
News & Politics
9. PM calls for efficient hospital bed management amid surge in serious COVID-19 cases
10. Ultrafine dust advisory in effect in Seoul
11. Yoon vows to work to upgrade S. Korea-China relations
12. Cafes, restaurants to be banned from using disposable items under revised law
13. Ex-President Lee loses legal fight against forced sale of personal home
14. DP office raided over gov’t officials’ alleged involvement in creating presidential campaign pledges
15. Labor minister, USTR discuss enhancing int’l labor standards
16. In-person school classes to fully resume next week
Economy
17. S. Korea, U.S. agree upon new dialogue channels on supply chains
18. 1st shipment of urea to arrive in S. Korea from China next week amid supply crunch
19. FSS asks banks to determine lending rates based on 'best practice'
20. S. Korea expands economic security TF to counter supply chain disruptions
21. S. Korea calls for swift negotiations to revise Trump-era steel tariffs
22. Surging costs feared to erode exporters' profitability: poll
23. Seoul stocks rebound on bargain hunting
24. Namyang Dairy signs conditional deal to sell controlling stake to Dayou Winia
Editorial
25. Diplomatic discourtesy
26. Lack of diplomatic acumen