#Hot Issues of the Week Moon Pushes Ahead to Appoint New PM, Ministers for Last 1 Year 2021-05-16 New Prime Minister Kim Boo-kyum has been sworn in, along with the new land and science ministers on Friday. This came swiftly as the ruling party voted ... Listen News
#Hot Issues of the Week Gov't Vows to Create World-Leading Semiconductor Supply Chain by 2030 2021-05-16 At a meeting held at Samsung Electronics on Thursday, the South Korean government announced plans to create the world's largest semiconductor ... Listen News
#Hot Issues of the Week Intelligence Chiefs of S. Korea, US, Japan Meet in Tokyo 2021-05-16 The intelligence chiefs of South Korea, the U.S. and Japan met in Tokyo on Wednesday morning.According to multiple diplomatic sources, National ... Listen News
#Hot Issues of the Week COVID-19 Vaccine Reservations for People Aged 60-64 Begins 2021-05-16 Starting Thursday, South Korea began accepting reservations for AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines from those aged 60 to 64.According to the COVID-19 ... Listen News
#Hot Issues of the Week PM Nominee Pledges No More Disappointment in Housing Policies 2021-05-09 Confirmation hearings were held for President Moon Jae-in’s choice for new Cabinet minister as well as Prime Minister nominee Kim Boo-kyum ... Listen News
#Hot Issues of the Week Moon to Deliver Special Address to Mark 4 Years in Presidency 2021-05-09 President Moon Jae-in will make a special public address on Monday to mark the passage of four of his five years in office.Presidential spokesperson ... Listen News
#Hot Issues of the Week Top Diplomats from S. Korea, US, Japan Discuss N. Korea Policy Coordination 2021-05-09 The top diplomats from South Korea, the U.S. and Japan held trilateral talks on the sidelines of a Group of Seven(G7) ministerial meeting in London, ... Listen News
#Hot Issues of the Week KDCA Chief: COVID-19 May Be Impossible to Eradicate with Vaccination 2021-05-09 Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency(KDCA) Commissioner Jeong Eun-kyeong has admitted the possibility COVID-19 could become endemic.In ... Listen News
#Hot Issues of the Week S. Korea's Current Account Remains in Black for 11 Months 2021-05-09 South Korea posted a current account surplus for the eleventh consecutive month in March on the back of a recovery in exports despite the COVID-19 ... Listen News
#Hot Issues of the Week First Quarter Economic Growth Recovers to Pre-Pandemic Levels 2021-05-02 The latest figures show South Korea's economy rebounded in the first quarter, recovering to levels seen before the outbreak of COVID-19. Further ... Listen News