#Hot Issues of the Week National Assembly Passes 558 Tln Won Budget for 2021 2020-12-06 The National Assembly on Wednesday passed the 558-trillion-won national budget for 2021, the largest budget in Korean history.The assembly approved ... Listen News
#Hot Issues of the Week President Hopes for Normal Trajectory Growth in 1st Half of 2021 2020-12-06 The Bank of Korea said Tuesday that South Korea’s economy grew more than two percent in the third quarter on the back of a rebound in exports ... Listen News
#Hot Issues of the Week Ex-Pres. Chun Given Suspended Jail Term for Defaming Late Activist 2020-12-06 Former President Chun Doo-hwan has been given a suspended jail sentence for defaming a late democratic activist in a high-profile defamation case. ... Listen News
#Hot Issues of the Week PM: Korea on the Verge of Explosive Infection Surge 2020-11-29 South Korea this week saw the number of daily coronavirus infections surge to more than 500. The government says the situation is extremely serious ... Listen News
#Hot Issues of the Week Justice Minister Suspends Prosecutor General, Yoon Fights Back with Lawsuit 2020-11-29 The longstanding feud between the justice minister and prosecutor general took yet another turn this week, when Minister Choo Mi-ae suspended ... Listen News
#Hot Issues of the Week Ministers of S. Korea, China Share Need for Stable Situation on Korean Peninsula 2020-11-29 South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha and China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi have agreed on the need to manage the security situation ... Listen News
#Hot Issues of the Week Biden, Blinken Signal Return to Global Partnership 2020-11-29 U.S. President-elect Joe Biden and his national security team held a news conference, emphasizing their plan to work more closely with traditional ... Listen News
#Hot Issues of the Week S. Korean Stocks Break Record High Four Times in One Week 2020-11-29 South Korean stocks hit an all-time high four times in the last week.The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index(KOSPI) rose seven-point-54 ... Listen News
#Hot Issues of the Week Moon Proposes Strong Multilateral Trade, Exchanges in APEC Summit 2020-11-22 Attending a virtual summit with the APEC countries held on Friday night Korea time, President Moon Jae-in made three proposals for further development ... Listen News
#Hot Issues of the Week Unification Minister Suggests USS Pueblo May Warm up US-N. Korea Situation 2020-11-22 Appearing on KBS Wednesday night, Seoul's Unification Minister Lee In-young suggested various ways Washington and Pyongyang can rekindle ... Listen News