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log date: 2026-1-28 The South Korea's special envoy for strategic economic cooperation visited Canada today. South Korea is currently competing with Germany in the final bid for the Canadian submarine acquisition project. Canada is approaching the selection process with a strong commitment to fundamentally transforming its industrial and security policies through this submarine acquisition project rather than simply purchasing new weapons. This submarine project also represents a major leap forward for South Korea's defense industry.  The special envoy Hoon-sik Gahng, Chief of Staff to the President Lee, stated that if South Korea wins in this bid, it will be the largest-ever joint project with Canada, opening the door to entry into the NATO market. The Dosan Ahn Chang-ho-class submarine, unlike the Jang Bogo-class submarine (SS-I) and Sohn Wonil-class submarine (SS-II) which were built in technical collaboration with T hyssenKrupp Marine Systems of Germany, was designed and bu...

log date: 2026-1-5 "The year of 2025 being marked by numerous customer data breaches occurred due to vulnerabilities in major corporations' e-commerce and cybersecurity systems.  Photo by KBS News:   https://news.kbs.co.kr/news/pc/view/view.do?ncd=8447973 December 17, 2025 the Science-Technology-Information-Broadcasting Committee of the National Assembly in South Korea held its first hearing on Coupang, the e-commerce logistics company responsible for the largest personal information leak in the nation's history. Currently, several ministries including the Fair Trade Commission are conducting investigations based on complaints, petitions, and tipoffs from affected workers and suppliers. The personal information leak is just one of the varied social problems caused by Coupang. As of today, Coupang Korea is notorious for causing numerous problems in Korean society. Through its excessive lobbying, it has induced government agencies to neglect their duties, violate public eth...

log date: 2025-12-31 The Fair Trade Commission Korea is accepting anonymous tipoffs about illegal practices that force suppliers to lower their unit prices. Source :   https://www.ftc.go.kr/www/contents.do?key=337   According to the testimony from a Newstapa reporter who worked undercover at Coupang, the employer failed to provide its employees with legally manadated breaks. In addition, employees working in warehouses with indoor temperatures reaching up to 35 degrees Celsius (95 degrees Fahrenheit) were denied access to water bottles, leading to dehydration and eventual death. Source :  https://newstapa.org/article/Qpvya   From a petition issued on 2024-7 for the Rocket Delivery worker death case "I am Geum-seok Jeong (정금석). My son, Seul-gi Jeong (정슬기), who worked as a Rocket Delivery person (driver) for Coupang for 14 months, passed away suddenly last May (2024). The cause of his death was suspected ventricular fibrillation and myocardial infarction. He died ...