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JCS: South Korea-US Joint UFS Exercise to End Early the Day After Tomorrow, Field Maneuvers Scaled Back The Joint Chiefs of Staff announced today that the lower-half South Korea-U.S. joint exercise, Ulchi Freedom Shield , will conclude early the day after tomorrow following a proposal from the U.S. SBS Aug 19, 2026 10:10 AM

Cheong Wa Dae: "Must Make Good Use of Prime Yongsan Land… Considering 'Youth Housing'" There is a need to discuss how best to utilize it," he said. He continued, "Parks are meaningful when many people use them, but the Yongsan Children's Garden area is not frequented by many visitors," adding, "Even if we wanted to make it like Central Park, the ground is heavily contaminated, and removing it would cost trillions of won." At the main time, he added, "Building housing there does not mean we will not build a park. SBS Aug 19, 2026 10:03 AM

Cheong Wa Dae to Launch YouTube Broadcast 'Need for National Integration Dialogue' Starting Today The initiative aims to foster an atmosphere of national integration by establishing a communication platform where people with different thoughts and positions can understand one another. SBS Aug 19, 2026 9:51 AM

Kim Jae-sub: "Lee Administration in 'Panic Supply' Mode, Must Regain Reason... Jang Dong-hyeok's Future? Cooldown Is Over, Time for Full-Fledged Discussion" - Selecting 'In the Bus'? Gave young people a "huge middle finger" - Song of the 'scrapped bus' meme.. SBS Aug 19, 2026 9:30 AM

President Lee Jae-myung Calls for All-Out Efforts to Minimize Damage from Heavy Rains in Southern Regions Such as Geoje ▲ President Lee Jae-myung delivers a commemorative speech during the 81st Libera… SBS Aug 19, 2026 9:11 AM

People Power Party Leader Jang Dong-hyeok: "Impeach the Chief Justice? The Public Will Impeach the Administration" Leader Jang wrote on his social media today, "The Blue House and the Democratic Party are having a fit as Chief Justice Cho Hee-dae nominates a Supreme Court Justice." He added, "They claim it is 'passing over the president' because there was no prior coordination with the presidential office, and they are even mentioning rejecting the confirmation motion as grounds for impeaching the Chief Justice." Leader Jang pointed out, "The Chief Justice's right to nominate Supreme Court Justices is a core authority for the independence of the judiciary. SBS Aug 19, 2026 9:09 AM

Trump Orders Scaling Down of ROK-US Drills; People Power Party Cites 'Result Brought Upon by Current Administration' The People Power Party launched a scathing critique on August 17 regarding U.S. President Donald Trump's directive to scale down the South Korea-U.S. SBS Aug 19, 2026 9:06 AM

Cheong Wa Dae: S. Korea, U.S. Have Closely Coordinated on Combined Exercises... Active Participation in International Discussions on Iran President Donald Trump posting on social media that he had instructed U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth to drastically scale down the scope of the South Korea-U.S. SBS Aug 19, 2026 9:06 AM

UFS Focus Shifts: Fewer North Korea Field Exercises, Stronger China Deterrence As U.S. President Trump ordered a scale-down of the exercises, the South Korea-U.S. SBS Aug 19, 2026 9:06 AM

USFK Commander Brunson Meets Ahn Gyu-back Amid Focus on Trump's Joint Drill Reduction Directive Forces Korea Commander Xavier Brunson leaves the Ministry of National Defense building in Yongsan-gu, Seoul, on the 18th. SBS Aug 19, 2026 9:05 AM