#Hot Issues of the Week Social Distancing Levels Raised In Regions Across Korea 2020-11-22 The city of Suncheon in South Jeolla Province on Thursday decided to raise its social distancing guidelines to Level Two, becoming the first South ... Listen News
#Hot Issues of the Week Korean Air to Buy Rival Asiana Airlines in 1.8 Trillion Won Deal 2020-11-22 Korean Air will buy rival Asiana Airlines to become one of the world's biggest air carriers. The government held a ministerial meeting on Monday ... Listen News
#Hot Issues of the Week BTS' New Album Tops iTunes Charts in 90 Countries 2020-11-22 K-pop boy band BTS' new album titled "BE" has topped iTunes charts around the world.The band's management agency Big Hit Entertainment ... Listen News
#Hot Issues of the Week Seoul Seeks Seamless Transition into Biden Era 2020-11-15 South Korean President Moon Jae-in and U.S. President-elect Joe Biden held their first telephone talks on Thursday. This came as Seoul is concerned ... Listen News
#Hot Issues of the Week Experts Cautiously Positive on Pfizer Vaccine, S. Korea Hopes for More Data 2020-11-15 Pfizer has announced the interim results of its COVID-19 vaccine, raising hopes that the pandemic might come to an end. The company said that the ... Listen News
#Hot Issues of the Week Masks Mandatory in Public as of Friday 2020-11-15 The one-month grace period for mandatory mask-wearing in public ended at midnight Thursday this week.The Korea Disease Control and Prevention ... Listen News
#Hot Issues of the Week World Asked to "Turn Toward Busan," Thank Korean War Veterans 2020-11-15 An annual commemoration was held on Wednesday in South Korea's southern port city of Busan to pay respect to foreign soldiers who fought during ... Listen News
#Hot Issues of the Week Biden Elected as the 46th President of the United States 2020-11-08 Joseph Biden Jr. was elected the 46th president of the United States on Saturday, beating incumbent President Donald Trump in electoral college ... Listen News
#Hot Issues of the Week Carbon Neutrality Not Optional Says President Moon 2020-11-08 President Moon Jae-in says carbon neutrality should be a common goal that countries around the world jointly pursue in order to tackle the climate ... Listen News
#Hot Issues of the Week Appellate Court Upholds 2-Year Prison Term for S. Gyeongsang Governor 2020-11-08 A Seoul appellate court upheld a two-year prison sentence for South Gyeongsang Province Governor Kim Kyoung-soo, who was convicted of colluding ... Listen News