#Hot Issues of the Week No. of Newborns Drop for 71st Month, Deaths Expand at Fastest Pace in 11 Yrs. 2022-01-02 The number of newborns fell for the 71st consecutive month in October as deaths expanded at the fastest pace in eleven years, posting the second-largest ... Listen News
#Hot Issues of the Week Ex-President Park Geun-hye Granted Presidential Pardon 2021-12-26 President Moon Jae-in granted a special pardon to former President Park Geun-hye, who has served four years and nine months of her combined 22-year ... Listen News
#Hot Issues of the Week S. Korean Economy Expected to Grow 3.1% in 2022 2021-12-26 The government expects the economy will grow by three-point-one percent next year on rising exports and investment and a recovery in domestic demand.Announcing ... Listen News
#Hot Issues of the Week Moon Orders Hospitals to Focus on Critical COVID-19 Patients 2021-12-26 President Moon Jae-in on Monday instructed national university hospitals to focus their medical resources on treating critically ill COVID-19 ... Listen News
#Hot Issues of the Week Lee Differs on Nuke Phase-Out, Yoon Stresses Education, Economy 2021-12-26 Ruling Democratic Party(DP) presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung has said his administration will resume construction of nuclear power plants ... Listen News
#Hot Issues of the Week Private Gatherings Limited to 4, Business Curfew Reinstated 2021-12-19 The government decided this week to tighten caps on private gatherings to four nationwide and revive a 9 p.m. curfew on business hours for restaurants ... Listen News
#Hot Issues of the Week Moon Heads Home after State Visit to Australia 2021-12-19 President Moon Jae-in returned home Wednesday, wrapping up a four-day state visit to Australia.Before departing, Moon wrote on his social media ... Listen News
#Hot Issues of the Week Finance Minister: S. Korea to Launch Process to Join CPTPP 2021-12-19 After years of consideration, the government has officially confirmed it will join an Asia-Pacific free trade agreement known as the CPTPP.Finance ... Listen News
#Hot Issues of the Week Magnitude 4.9 Quake Hits Waters off Jeju Island 2021-12-19 A magnitude four-point-nine earthquake struck waters near Jeju Island on Tuesday. According to the Korea Meteorological Administration(KMA), ... Listen News
#Hot Issues of the Week Agency to Mark All Answers Correct to Disputed CSAT Question 2021-12-19 The state agency responsible for producing the annual College Scholastic Ability Test(CSAT) will mark all answers correct to a disputed bioscience ... Listen News