螢雪之功 (Yíng xuě zhī gōng) ( 형설지공 in Korean ). An interpretation of the four character idiom is achievement by firefly and snow. It is a reference to two Chinese classical stories in which poor children without the means for candles or lamps of some kind, study diligently in their absence. The stories are said to have originated in the Jin Dynasty. One story is that a prominent scholar Che Yin as a poor child gathered fireflies in a cloth bag and studied by their light.

I'm interested in these religious organizations and their "ministers" or whatever they call themselves. It's not surprising the influence these church leaders have over their followings. A few days ago, a major cult figure was arrested and jailed June 24 for campaign election law violations in South Korea. Lee Man-hee is the "Chairman" of the Sincheonji (new heaven and earth) Church.

단독]30대 남성 “北 공개 무인기, 내가 날렸다” / 채널A / 뉴스A (Source Channel A News, 1.17.26) The drones in September 2025 and January 2026 failed, the November drone flight was "successful."

"Takaichi... said she would seek to deepen cooperation with South Korea"
While visiting Yasukuni and claiming "comfort women" were volunteers and that no Korean laborers were forced? Good luck with that. https://t.co/9P2nyHPGuI

Where did the Stars and Stripes in Gwanghwamun Plaza come from?

Japan's Rightward Leaning
Don't all nations revise history to fit their narrative? To some extent, yes. But no other country so deliberately erases its war criminals, recasting them as national heroes. Where does this lead? What is the next step? https://t.co/kNdr80T2V0 pic.twitter.com/DJwEkznROk

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More fascistic "war fighter" performance art by Pete Hegseth at the Korean War Memorial. "Hegseth stresses importance of Korean War as rumors swirl of U.S. troop cut on the peninsula." https://t.co/C458PevERo

The leadership of the conservative party in South Korea, with elections pending for president on June 3, decided to try to get rid of Kim Moon-soo, People's Power Party candidate for president with chicanery of dubious lawfulness, to install Han Deok-soo, the former prime minister and acting president from the deposed Yoon Seok-yeol administration.

Former President Yoon's dismissal from office by the Constitutional Court April 4 may have cleared the way for Democratic Party leader, Lee Jae-myung's rise to the presidential office as the Democratic Party's candidate in the election that must be held by June 3, to fill the office.

Korea Pro published a full English translation of the Constitutional Court's announcement on the unanimous dismissal of former President Yoon Seok-yeol from office.