#Hot Issues of the Week Minister Says He Wore Hanbok to Olympic Opening Ceremonies in 'Silent Protest' 2022-02-13 Sports Minister Hwang Hee says he believes his donning a hanbok at the opening ceremonies of the Beijing Winter Olympics amounted to a "silent ... Listen News
#Hot Issues of the Week Korea Wins a Gold, Silver and Bronze Medal in First Week of Olympics 2022-02-13 Speed skater Kim Min-seok won South Korea’s first medal at the Beijing Winter Olympics, taking bronze in the men's one-thousand-500 ... Listen News
#Hot Issues of the Week Sampyo Industry President Booked for Violating New Accident Law 2022-02-13 The head of Sampyo Industry became the first corporate head to face charges under a new law that holds management accountable for failing to prevent ... Listen News
#Hot Issues of the Week Actor Hyun Bin to Marry Co-star Son Ye-jin in March 2022-02-13 Actors Hyun Bin and Son Ye-jin will tie the knot next month after dating for two years.The two actors’ management agencies announced on Thursday ... Listen News
#Hot Issues of the Week New Testing System for COVID-19 Begins as Omicron Spreads 2022-02-06 Effective on Thursday, the government adopted a new COVID-19 testing policy, giving priority access to PCR tests to high-risk groups at public ... Listen News
#Hot Issues of the Week North Korea Carries out 7th Missile Launch of 2022, Longest-range since 2017 2022-02-06 North Korea's state media announced on Monday that the regime test-fired a Hwasong-12 intermediate- and long-range ballistic missile the ... Listen News
#Hot Issues of the Week World's Largest Free Trade Agreement RCEP Comes into Effect in S.Korea 2022-02-06 The world’s largest free trade agreement(FTA), known as the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership(RCEP), came into effect in South ... Listen News
#Hot Issues of the Week South Korea's National Football Teams Bring Good News 2022-02-06 South Korea has qualified for a tenth consecutive World Cup after beating Syria in a qualifier on Tuesday.Team Korea led by Coach Paulo Bento defeated ... Listen News
#Hot Issues of the Week 300-Won Deposit to be Imposed on Disposable Cups from June 2022-01-30 Starting in June, a deposit of 300 won will be imposed for the use of disposable cups at some 38-thousand coffee shops, bakeries and fast food chains ... Listen News
#Hot Issues of the Week COVID-19 PCR Test Priority to be Given to High-Risk Groups from Feb. 3 2022-01-30 Starting on February 3, the government will give priority access to COVID-19 PCR tests to high-risk groups, as an omicron-driven spike in ... Listen News