#Hot Issues of the Week Economic woes 2018-09-16 The latest figures show South Korea's jobless rate rose slightly in August to four percent due to a fall in employment in the retail and manufacturing ... Listen News
#Hot Issues of the Week MERS 2018-09-16 Last Saturday South Korea’s first case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) in three years was reported.The Korea Centers for Disease ... Listen News
#Hot Issues of the Week Envoy visits North Korea 2018-09-09 South Korean President Moon Jae-in's top security adviser Chung Eui-yong says the upcoming inter-Korean summit has been set for September ... Listen News
#Hot Issues of the Week Growth slips to 0.6 percent 2018-09-09 According to preliminary data by the Bank of Korea(BOK) on Tuesday, the nation’s real gross domestic product expanded point-six percent ... Listen News
#Hot Issues of the Week Korea-U.S. FTA revisions 2018-09-09 According to the revised free trade agreement between South Korea and the U.S., Washington will retain its 25 percent tariffs on South Korean pickup ... Listen News
#Hot Issues of the Week South Korea becomes an Aged Society 2018-09-02 South Korea has become an aged society with more than 14 percent of the total population aged 65 or older last year.In its 2017 Population and Housing ... Listen News
#Hot Issues of the Week Trump tries to keep momentum in nuclear diplomacy 2018-09-02 [Sound bite: US President Donald Trump](Reporter: "It doesn't look like North Korea is holding up their end of the deal.")"Well, ... Listen News
#Hot Issues of the Week Government keeps focus on job creation, income-led growth 2018-09-02 The government on Tuesday passed its budget plan for 2019 during a Cabinet meeting at the presidential office. The budget proposal will be submitted ... Listen News
#Hot Issues of the Week Cabinet Reshuffle 2018-09-02 President Moon Jae-in on Thursday conducted the first major Cabinet reshuffle since he took office in May last year. He replaced five ministers ... Listen News
#Hot Issues of the Week Family Reunions begin 2018-08-26 Hundreds of South and North Koreans were given the opportunity to meet their long lost kin this week, after decades of separation.The family reunions ... Listen News