#Hot Issues of the Week Gov't to Review Stronger Curbs if Distancing Effects Don't Show by Next Week 2021-08-01 The government is expected to review even stronger quarantine measures if the effects of current distancing curbs fail to show by next week.Currently, ... Listen News
#Hot Issues of the Week Former Top Prosecutor Joins S.Korea's Main Opposition PPP 2021-08-01 Former Prosecutor-General Yoon Seok-youl joined the main opposition People Power Party(PPP) on Friday, a month after declaring his presidential ... Listen News
#Hot Issues of the Week S. Korean Archer An San Wins 3rd Gold Medal at Tokyo Olympics 2021-08-01 South Korean female archer An San has won her third gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics.In the women’s individual event final held at Yumenoshima ... Listen News
#Hot Issues of the Week Gov't Extends Level 4 Social Distancing in Capital Region thru Aug. 8 2021-07-25 The government has extended Level Four social distancing for the Seoul metropolitan area by another two weeks.The Central Disaster and Safety ... Listen News
#Hot Issues of the Week COVID-19-Stricken Cheonghae Unit Sailors Arrive in S. Korea 2021-07-25 All 301 members of the anti-piracy Cheonghae unit struck by an extensive COVID-19 outbreak arrived in South Korea on Tuesday. The Ministry ... Listen News
#Hot Issues of the Week Moon Opts Not to Visit Japan in Time for Tokyo Olympics 2021-07-25 President Moon Jae-in chose not to visit Japan for the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics, which took place on Friday, effectively ruling out ... Listen News
#Hot Issues of the Week S. Korea Begins Tokyo Olympics Campaign in Earnest 2021-07-25 Team Korea has begun its Tokyo Olympics campaign in earnest as the pandemic-delayed Games finally kicked off on Friday night.A 30-member delegation ... Listen News
#Hot Issues of the Week Disabled S. Korean Climber Missing after Summiting Broad Peak 2021-07-25 A South Korean disabled climber has gone missing after successfully scaling the last of all 14 peaks over eight-thousand meters.Kim Hong-bin reached ... Listen News
#Hot Issues of the Week Toughest Social Distancing Measures Take Effect in Capital Area 2021-07-18 South Korea began enforcing the toughest Level Four social distancing measures in the greater metro area on Monday amid a new wave of COVID-19 infections.Seoul, ... Listen News
#Hot Issues of the Week Moon Pledges to Push Forward New Deal, Increases Investment to 220 Tln Won 2021-07-18 President Moon Jae-in has pledged to push forward with his Korean New Deal initiative despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, announcing plans ... Listen News