#Hot Issues of the Week Bank of Korea Slashes GDP Outlook to -1.3% amid Infection Upsurge 2020-08-30 The Bank of Korea(BOK) on Thursday revised down its growth estimate from minus point-two percent as projected in May to minus one-point-three percent.BOK ... Listen News
#Hot Issues of the Week Doctors Begin Full-scale Strike amid New Wave of COVID-19 2020-08-30 Tens of thousands of doctors staged a full-scale strike this week in protest of the government's medical workforce reform.The Korean Medical ... Listen News
#Hot Issues of the Week Abe Announces Plan to Resign over Health Reasons 2020-08-30 Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has expressed his intent to step down weeks after rumors surfaced about his health.Abe made official a plan to ... Listen News
#Hot Issues of the Week Big Week for K-pop as Blackpink, BTS both break records 2020-08-30 K-pop girl group Blackpink became the third most popular artist on YouTube just a few hours after dropping their new track “Ice Cream” ... Listen News
#Hot Issues of the Week S. Korea Upgrades Social Distancing Campaign to Contain COVID-19 Upsurge 2020-08-23 "We are on the verge of a massive nationwide coronavirus outbreak"Health and Welfare Minister Park Neung-hoo warned at a news conference ... Listen News
#Hot Issues of the Week S. Korean Nat's Security Adviser Meets Chinese Top Diplomat in Busan 2020-08-23 South Korean National Security Adviser Suh Hoon and Yang Jiechi, a member of the politburo of the Chinese Communist Party's Central Committee, ... Listen News
#Hot Issues of the Week Democrats Nominate Biden, Blame Trump for Weakening Alliances 2020-08-23 First speaker: "Delaware is proud to cast its 32 votes for its favorite son and our next President."Second speaker: "Our friend, ... Listen News
#Hot Issues of the Week N. Korea Acknowledges Economic Shortfalls amid 'Unexpected Challenges' 2020-08-23 According to North Korea's state-run Korean Central News Agency(KCNA) on Thursday, leader Kim Jong-un vowed to put forth a new five-year economic ... Listen News
#Hot Issues of the Week NIS: Kim Jong-un Partly Delegates Power to His Sister, Other Officials 2020-08-23 South Korea’s top spy agency says North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has delegated some of his power over the country to other senior officials, ... Listen News
#Hot Issues of the Week Typhoon Bavi Forms Near Taiwan, to Approach Korea Next Week 2020-08-23 This year's eighth typhoon, Bavi, has developed near Taiwan as of Saturday morning over waters some 200 kilometers south-southeast of Taipei.The ... Listen News