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The Korea Times

June 2026

Supreme Court rejects Trump's attempt to limit birthright citizenship, upholds transgender athlete bans

John Robertschief Justice
Citizenship, then and now, was the right to have rights— to freely participate in our political community,
Donald Trumppresident
The Supreme Court upheld Birthright Citizenship, which is too bad for our Country, but we can easily make it up in Congress through Legislation, with the support of the President, that has now been determined during this process,
BIG WIN: The United States Supreme Court just RULED AGAINST MEN PLAYING IN WOMEN'S SPORTS,

Korea secures 2.07 mil. ton dedicated EU steel quota under new TRQ

Korea has secured a dedicated 2.073 million metric ton duty-free steel quota under the European Union's new tariff-rate quota (TRQ), cushioning the impact of the bloc's tighter import restrictions that take effect Wednesday

Given that global steel overcapacity and the trend of major countries tightening import restrictions are likely to persist for a considerable period, the government will continue to take proactive trade measures with the national interest as its top priority,
Korea and the EU have had an FTA in place for 15 years, and Korean steel is not exported to the EU to undermine its industrial base, but as input material for Korean-built auto and battery plants in Europe, making the two sides’ manufacturing supply chains closely intertwined,

S. Korean, Ukraine FMs discuss North Korean POWs

It remains the case that the North Korean POWs in Ukraine want to come to South Korea,
The two foreign ministers had a shared understanding that this matter should be resolved in a manner consistent with international law and humanitarian principles,

LG Electronics to establish control tower for robotics business

LG Electronics will become a comprehensive robotics solution provider by combining its capabilities in finished robot products, core components such as actuators, data generation and LG Group’s ecosystem to support commercialization in real-world environments,

Labor, infrastructure remain hurdles for Korea's AI megaprojects

You have to plan energy supply first for semiconductor plants. Water, electricity and whether there is an industrial ecosystem nearby all need to be examined before determining the appropriate location,... The key is the semiconductor ecosystem,
Lee Byung-hunsouth Korean actor
Moving the existing (engineering) workforce is practically the only way to maintain the required level of expertise because these are new factories built by companies whose core manufacturing operations are already concentrated in the Seoul metropolitan area,
The conditions (the Chinese side) offered back then were salaries three times higher, company-provided housing and international schools for employees’ children, and many engineers went,