#Hot Issues of the Week DP Chair Lee Jae-myung Denies 3rd-Party Bribery Allegations 2023-01-15 appeared for prosecutors' questioning in an investigation into third-party bribery allegations. Appearing at the Seongnam branch of the ... Listen News
#Hot Issues of the Week President Yoon Suk Yeol threatens to place on ice a landmark 2018 Inter-Korean Military Deal 2023-01-08 President Yoon Suk Yeol ordered officials to look into suspending the two Koreas' tension-diffusing military agreement // signed ... Listen News
#Hot Issues of the Week Washington is seeking to revitalize ties between South Korea, the U.S. and Japan, ahead of the U.S.-Japan summit slated for next week 2023-01-08 U.S. President Joe Biden is slated to hold a bilateral summit with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Washington on Friday next week. The ... Listen News
#Hot Issues of the Week Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics Both Report Dismal Outlook for the Fourth Quarter on Plunging Demand 2023-01-08 Samsung Electronics has projected a nosedive of nearly 70 percent for its fourth quarter operating profit. LG Electronics also disclosed ... Listen News
#Hot Issues of the Week Ex-Pres. Lee Myung-bak, Ex-Governor to be Granted Presidential Pardons 2022-12-25 Former President Lee Myung-bak and former South Gyeongsang Province Governor Kim Kyoung-soo are expected to receive presidential pardons ahead ... Listen News
#Hot Issues of the Week Nat'l Assembly Passes 2023 Budget 22 Days Past Deadline 2022-12-25 The National Assembly on Saturday passed the Yoon Suk Yeol administration's first budget of some 639 trillion won for next year.The bill passed ... Listen News
#Hot Issues of the Week Arrest Warrant Issued for Ex-Yongsan Police Chief over Crowd Crush 2022-12-25 Two former senior police officers of Seoul's Yongsan district have been detained in connection to the Itaewon crowd crush.The Seoul Western ... Listen News
#Hot Issues of the Week Gov't to Lift Indoor Mask Mandate in Phases, Talks Could Begin in Late Jan. 2022-12-25 Health authorities have decided to gradually downgrade the nationwide indoor mask mandate to a recommendation once they see a more stable level ... Listen News
#Hot Issues of the Week Gov't Cuts Economic Outlook for Next Year to 1.6% 2022-12-25 The government says the nation’s economy will lose steam next year, with growth slowing to one-point-six percent, bogged down by a global ... Listen News
#Hot Issues of the Week US Fed Takes 'Big Step' 0.5%p Rate Hike, BOK Considers Further Hikes 2022-12-18 The U.S. Federal Reserve raised its key interest by 50 basis points, bringing the target range to four-point-25 to four-point-five percent. This ... Listen News