#Hot Issues of the Week O Yeong-su Becomes 1st S. Korean Actor to Win Golden Globe 2022-01-16 O Yeong-su has become the first South Korean actor to win an award at the Golden Globes for his role in the Netflix hit series “Squid Game.”O ... Listen News
#Hot Issues of the Week N. Korea Reports Test Launch of Hypersonic Missile 2022-01-09 The Joint Chiefs of Staff(JCS) on Wednesday said North Korea fired an unidentified projectile into the East Sea early that morning.The JCS announced ... Listen News
#Hot Issues of the Week Yoon Pledges 'Definitive' New Start, Dissolves PPP's Election Committee 2022-01-09 Main opposition People Power Party(PPP) presidential candidate Yoon Suk Yeol has dissolved his election committee amid persistent internal ... Listen News
#Hot Issues of the Week Weekly Protest on Wartime Sex Slavery Marks 30th Anniversary 2022-01-09 A weekly protest held nearly every Wednesday by the former Japanese Embassy site in Seoul demanding a resolution of Tokyo's wartime sex slavery ... Listen News
#Hot Issues of the Week Court Temporarily Suspends COVID-19 Pass System at Cram Schools, Study Cafes 2022-01-09 The court has placed a temporary hold on the government’s policy to make the COVID-19 entry pass system compulsory at private education facilities ... Listen News
#Hot Issues of the Week KTX Train Traveling from Seoul to Busan Derails in Yeongdong County 2022-01-09 A KTX bullet train traveling from Seoul to Busan derailed in the central North Chungcheong county of Yeongdong on Wednesday, injuring seven passengers.According ... Listen News
#Hot Issues of the Week Emergency Use Authorization Granted for Pfizer's COVID-19 Pill 2022-01-02 The government on Monday granted emergency use authorization for Pfizer's COVID-19 pill, the first domestic approval for an oral treatment.The ... Listen News
#Hot Issues of the Week Gov't Extends Tightened Social Distancing Rules by 2 Weeks 2022-01-02 The government has decided to extend current social distancing regulations by two more weeks.Prime Minister Kim Boo-kyum announced the decision ... Listen News
#Hot Issues of the Week Ex-Pres. Park Released from Prison after 4 Years, 9 Months 2022-01-02 Former President Park Geun-hye was officially released from prison in the early hours of Friday after being behind bars for over four years.An official ... Listen News
#Hot Issues of the Week Revisions Passed Lowering Electoral Eligibility to 18 Yrs. of Age 2022-01-02 Starting in the March by-elections, people aged 18 or older will be able to run for office.The National Assembly passed dozens of bills during the ... Listen News