15 en Clear skies and mild conditions continue nationwide this evening, with temperatures remaining slightly above seasonal averages. According to the Korea Meteorological Administration, fine dust will accumulate overnight in the stagnant air over the central west, with Incheon, southern Gyeonggi Province and ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Wed, 05 Nov 2025 19:26:57 +0900 Domestic The Justice Ministry on Wednesday submitted an arrest motion to the National Assembly seeking consent to detain former People Power Party floor leader Choo Kyung-ho, who is accused of obstructing a parliamentary vote to end the December 3 martial law order. The motion, approved by President Lee Jae Myung, ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Wed, 05 Nov 2025 19:16:32 +0900 Politics A man in his 30s accused of killing a Japanese tourist while driving under the influence in central Seoul apologized for his actions during a detention hearing on Wednesday. The Seoul Central District Court held the review for the suspect, surnamed Seo, who faces charges of drunk driving and dangerous ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Wed, 05 Nov 2025 19:12:14 +0900 Domestic South Korea and 47 African countries agreed to convene a ministerial meeting in Seoul next June. The foreign ministry announced on Wednesday that the parties had reached the agreement during the South Korea-Africa Senior Officials’ Meeting at Lotte Hotel Seoul the previous day. The meeting, during ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Wed, 05 Nov 2025 19:09:01 +0900 Politics Prosecutors demanded a four-year prison sentence for former National Security Adviser Suh Hoon, who has been accused of covering up the 2020 killing of a South Korean fisheries official. The prosecution told the Seoul Central District Court on Wednesday, the final day of Suh's trial, that the former ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Wed, 05 Nov 2025 18:31:51 +0900 Domestic Agriculture Minister Song Mi-ryung says South Korea successfully kept the further liberalization of its agricultural and livestock markets off the table in its latest trade negotiations with the United States. Song told reporters Wednesday at the government complex in Sejong City that the two sides had ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Wed, 05 Nov 2025 18:30:19 +0900 Economy The Korean Sport and Olympic Committee will open its world-class skating facility to the public this winter season and offer a variety of programs. The committee announced Wednesday that the opening of the Taereung International Ice Rink in Seoul's Nowon District will help establish the facility ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Wed, 05 Nov 2025 18:14:08 +0900 Sports The average streaming service user in South Korea spent more hours on Netflix than on any other platform. According to data from industry tracker Wiseapp Retail Goods on Wednesday, the average user in South Korea spent six hours and 47 minutes watching Netflix in October.  The figure ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Wed, 05 Nov 2025 18:01:13 +0900 Economy The ruling Democratic Party(DP) says it will pass a law this month that will provide the legal basis for follow-up measures to the South Korea-U.S. tariff agreement.  DP floor leader Kim Byung-kee unveiled the decision on Wednesday during a meeting of the party’s Supreme Council, vowing that the party ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Wed, 05 Nov 2025 17:47:55 +0900 Politics HYBE Chairman Bang Si-hyuk, who has been accused of swindling 190 billion won, or around 131 million U.S. dollars, from investors during the K-pop powerhouse's initial public offering(IPO), has been interrogated for a third time. The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency began the questioning session at ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Wed, 05 Nov 2025 17:36:57 +0900 Domestic Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back said the country should build its nuclear-powered submarine on South Korean soil. During a plenary session of the National Assembly's Defense Committee on Wednesday, Ahn said it would be appropriate to build the submarine domestically, given South Korea's 30 years ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Wed, 05 Nov 2025 17:27:47 +0900 Politics South Korean shares fell sharply on Wednesday, with major tech stocks leading the decline amid growing concerns about an artificial intelligence(AI) bubble. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index lost 117-point-32 points, or two-point-85 percent, to close at four-thousand-four-point-42. The ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Wed, 05 Nov 2025 17:16:37 +0900 Economy Heavy traffic congestion is expected in downtown Seoul this weekend, where police are bracing for a large-scale labor rally. According to the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency, some roads will be closed off to vehicles due to a so-called national workers’ convention, which will include outdoor rallies ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Wed, 05 Nov 2025 17:08:07 +0900 Domestic The ruling Democratic Party(DP) is pressing the government to send a special envoy to Pyongyang to pay respects to Kim Yong-nam, North Korea’s former ceremonial head of state, who died earlier this week. DP Senior Supreme Council Member Rep. Jeon Hyun-heui said during a meeting at the National Assembly ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Wed, 05 Nov 2025 16:55:00 +0900 Inter-Korea Coupang reported record sales of nearly 13 trillion won in the third quarter and an operating profit surge of more than 51 percent, beating expectations, as its growth momentum in South Korea’s e-commerce industry. Coupang Inc., Coupon’s U.S. parent company, announced in its third-quarter consolidated ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Wed, 05 Nov 2025 16:36:17 +0900 Economy Anchor: The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index sank more than two-point-eight percent, barely treading water at the four-thousand level. But the main bourse significantly narrowed its losses after program sell orders were briefly halted. Yoo Si-hyung has this report.  Report: Seoul ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Wed, 05 Nov 2025 15:54:13 +0900 Economy The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index lost 117-point-32 points, or two-point-85 percent, on Wednesday to close at four-thousand-four-point-42. The tech-heavy KOSDAQ fell 24-point-68 points, or two-point-66 percent, to close at 901-point-89. The South Korean won weakened against the U.S. dollar by ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Wed, 05 Nov 2025 15:37:22 +0900 Economy Anchor: Seoul's intelligence authorities believe that Pyongyang is ready to carry out a nuclear test and is in the process of verifying core technologies for its intercontinental ballistic missiles that can potentially reach the mainland U.S. While seeking to up the ante with U.S. nuclear negotiations ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Wed, 05 Nov 2025 15:30:26 +0900 Politics A joint fact sheet, which is being finalized in last-ditch consultation between South Korea and the U.S., includes Seoul's pledge to purchase U.S.-made weapons worth 25 billion U.S. dollars.  According to a government source on Wednesday, the proposed list of purchases, set to be completed by 2030, ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Wed, 05 Nov 2025 15:04:15 +0900 Politics One person died, and three others were injured, in a gas leak at a POSCO steel mill. Police said the victims were POSCO DX subcontractors doing machinery repairs at POSCO Pohang Steelworks in North Gyeongsang Province.   The workers inhaled an unidentified gas that leaked into the stainless steel ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Wed, 05 Nov 2025 14:49:55 +0900 Domestic North Korea may conduct a nuclear test within a short period of time, using the number three tunnel at the Punggye-ri nuclear facility, if leader Kim Jong-un gives the green light. The Defense Intelligence Agency shared the assessment on Wednesday during a closed-door parliamentary audit, according to ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Wed, 05 Nov 2025 14:39:20 +0900 Inter-Korea The number of people who are not currently studying, doing housework or seeking employment increased by more than 70-thousand in the past year. Data released by the Ministry of Data and Statistics on Wednesday showed that the number of economically inactive South Koreans had reached 16-point-22 million as ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Wed, 05 Nov 2025 14:21:49 +0900 Economy Prime Minister Kim Min-seok called for an immediate inspection and audit of the previous administration's offloading of its YTN stake, which critics have characterized as a fire sale. The Prime Minister's Secretariat said in a press release on Wednesday that Kim had ordered the inspection and audit of the ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Wed, 05 Nov 2025 13:54:34 +0900 Politics President Lee Jae-myung canceled a luncheon with firefighters scheduled for Wednesday due to fatigue. The presidential office announced in a press release on Wednesday that presidential chief of staff Kang Hoon-sik would attend the luncheon on behalf of the president. The cancellation appears to be ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Wed, 05 Nov 2025 13:35:36 +0900 Politics Former first lady Kim Keon-hee has admitted to receiving two Chanel handbags from a shaman with ties to the Unification Church. Kim’s lawyers made the statement on Wednesday in a press notice titled “I deeply apologize for my shortcomings.” In the release, the former first lady admitted to accepting ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Wed, 05 Nov 2025 12:00:44 +0900 Politics Seoul shares tumbled around six percent Wednesday morning, dropping below the four-thousand mark, following an overnight slump in U.S. tech stocks. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index(KOSPI) opened down one-point-61 percent at four-thousand-55-point-47 and continued to extend its losses. By ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Wed, 05 Nov 2025 11:26:08 +0900 Economy Program sell orders on the benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index(KOSPI) market were briefly halted on Wednesday morning after the futures index plunged. The Korea Exchange said it had activated its sidecar mechanism for five minutes starting at 9:46 a.m. after the KOSPI 200 Futures Index fell ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Wed, 05 Nov 2025 10:29:22 +0900 Economy South Korea’s foreign reserves rose for the fifth consecutive month in October, supported by higher investment income. The Bank of Korea(BOK) announced Wednesday that the nation’s foreign currency reserves stood at 428-point-82 billion dollars at the end of October, up six-point-eight billion dollars ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Wed, 05 Nov 2025 10:12:37 +0900 Economy Seoul shares tumbled more than three percent Wednesday morning, dropping below the four-thousand mark following an overnight slump in U.S. tech stocks. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index(KOSPI) opened down one-point-61 percent at four-thousand-55-point-47 and continued to extend its losses. By ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Wed, 05 Nov 2025 10:01:31 +0900 Economy The National Intelligence Service(NIS) said about five-thousand North Korean military construction units have been deployed to Russia since September for infrastructure reconstruction. Rep. Park Sun-won of the ruling Democratic Party and Rep. Lee Seong-kweun of the main opposition People Power Party ...

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