#Hot Issues of the Week Joint Committee Launches to Draw Up 'With COVID-19' Transition Plan 2021-10-17 A joint government-private committee launched on Wednesday to draw up a plan for the nation to transition to the so-called "with COVID-19" ... Listen News
#Hot Issues of the Week Social Distancing Levels Extended for 2 Weeks, Caps on Private Gatherings Eased 2021-10-17 South Korea has extended the current social distancing measures by two weeks but eased caps on private gatherings.Seoul, Incheon and the surrounding ... Listen News
#Hot Issues of the Week 'Squid Game' Viewed by over 100 Mln Households Globally 2021-10-17 Netflix's global hit South Korean drama series "Squid Game" has been viewed by more than 100 million households worldwide.According ... Listen News
#Hot Issues of the Week Inter-Korean Hotlines Restored 55 Days After N. Korea’s Unilateral Suspension 2021-10-10 Direct communication lines linking South and North Korea have been restored, about two months after Pyongyang stopped taking the daily calls in ... Listen News
#Hot Issues of the Week Moon Sends Congratulatory Letter to Japanese Prime Minister Kishida 2021-10-10 President Moon Jae-in on Monday sent a congratulatory letter to Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on his election by the Diet to the post.Presidential ... Listen News
#Hot Issues of the Week S. Korean Court Rules in Favor of Deceased Transgender Soldier 2021-10-10 A district court has ruled it was unfair for the military to discharge the late former Staff Sergeant Byun Hee-soo following her sex reassignment ... Listen News
#Hot Issues of the Week KDCA Chief: ‘With COVID-19’ System Could Begin in 2nd Week of Nov. 2021-10-10 Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency(KDCA) Commissioner Jeong Eun-kyeong said the nation could begin transitioning into the “With ... Listen News
#Hot Issues of the Week BTS, Coldplay's Collaboration 'My Universe' Debuts atop Billboard Hot 100 2021-10-10 A collaboration between K-pop group BTS and British rock band Coldplay debuted atop Billboard's main singles chart.Billboard announced ... Listen News
#Hot Issues of the Week N. Korea Reports Test-Launch of New Hypersonic Missile 2021-10-03 North Korea announced Wednesday that it has test-fired a newly developed hypersonic missile, confirming Tuesday’s launch of what the South ... Listen News
#Hot Issues of the Week N. Korean Leader Offers to Restore Inter-Korean Communication Lines 2021-10-03 North Korean leader Kim Jong-un said he is willing to restore severed inter-Korean communications lines next month.According to the North's ... Listen News