#Hot Issues of the Week S. Korea Begins Mass COVID-19 Immunization Program 2021-02-28 South Korea has begun administering its first available COVID-19 vaccines to medical workers and patients at long-term care facilities. The immunization ... Listen News
#Hot Issues of the Week Gov't Extends Social Distancing, Gathering Ban for 2 More Weeks 2021-02-28 The South Korean government has extended current social distancing levels and a ban on gatherings of five or more people for another two weeks.The ... Listen News
#Hot Issues of the Week Blinken Recommits to Nuclear-Free Korea, Unclear How 2021-02-28 Though scant on details, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken once again reiterated Washington’s commitment to Pyongyang's denuclearization ... Listen News
#Hot Issues of the Week S. Korean Parliament Ratifies 3 Key ILO Conventions 2021-02-28 A set of key international conventions on workers’ rights has been ratified by parliament in a plenary vote on Friday.The three motions passed ... Listen News
#Hot Issues of the Week Rival Parties Nearing End to Primaries for April's By-elections 2021-02-28 The primaries for April's mayoral by-elections in Seoul and Busan are nearing an end. The ruling Democratic Party is expected to name its candidate ... Listen News
#Hot Issues of the Week S. Korea to Hold Exercise to Transport COVID-19 Vaccines 2021-02-21 Korea conducted a second pan-government exercise to transport COVID-19 vaccines on Friday with the first vaccinations set to start next week.An ... Listen News
#Hot Issues of the Week S. Korean Activist Lashes Back at Harvard Professor's Denial of Sex Slavery 2021-02-21 A former wartime “comfort woman” has lashed back at a Harvard law professor for his denial of Japan’s wartime sex slavery. Elderly ... Listen News
#Hot Issues of the Week US Indicts N. Korean Hackers for Attempting to Steal, Extort $1.3 Bil. 2021-02-21 The U.S. Justice Department has charged three North Korean computer programmers for a broad range of global hacks, including the attack that targeted ... Listen News
#Hot Issues of the Week Baemin Founder Pledges to Donate Half His Wealth 2021-02-21 The CEO of South Korea's top food delivery app operator, Woowa Brothers Corporation, said Thursday that he will donate more than half of his ... Listen News
#Hot Issues of the Week Moon Hopes for Return to Normalcy for S. Koreans in New Year 2021-02-14 To mark the Lunar New Year on Friday, President Moon Jae-in and First Lady Kim Jung-sook sent their best wishes to the country marking the start of ... Listen News