krtoday A landmark antitrust trial against U.S. tech giant Meta Platforms kicked off on Monday in Washington, D.C. The Federal Trade Commission is seeking to force the tech giant to break Instagram and WhatsApp off from Meta. It alleges that the tech giant bought the platforms in a strategic move to eliminate competition and establish a … Read more
The first hearing in the criminal trial of former President Yoon Suk Yeol took place at a local court today, where there was an exchange of arguments between him and prosecutors. The former leader appeared before the court ten days after he was removed from office. Shin Ha-young reports. Former President Yoon Suk Yeol denied … Read more
Against this backdrop, Acting President and Prime Minister Han Duck-soo announced that the United States is moving swiftly toward trade negotiations with Seoul following a temporary suspension of additional rates on reciprocal tariffs. On Monday, Han said at a meeting on economic security that Mr. Trump has reportedly instructed his team to ‘immediately begin negotiations’ … Read more
Thank you for joining us. I’m Yoon Jung-min. The cloud of uncertainty persists over the U.S.’ erratic trade policy. The Trump administration earlier announced that smartphones, laptops and other electronics were exempt from its reciprocal tariffs. But now, the American leader says it’s only temporary, and he will announce tariffs on imported semiconductors in the … Read more
Time now to take a look at what’s been happening in the world of sports. Joining us is our sports editor, Paul Neat. Hello Paul. Hello. Let’s start with baseball. In MLB over the weekend, Lee Jung-hoo had what was probably his best game yet. Yes, not one but two home runs against the New … Read more
We’ve been experiencing some pretty wild weather since the weekend, with rain and even snow sweeping across the country with gusty winds. There has been more rain nationwide, which could linger into tomorrow at dawn, and now for mountainous regions in Gangwon-do. Highs were 5 to 10 degrees Celsius lower than norms today, but as … Read more
Despite peace talks, Russia has renewed its air assault against Ukraine, this time, attacking its northeastern city, killing dozens of people. This has sparked international criticism, including the U.S. Byeon Ye-young covers this latest attack. Rubble and bodies were left among the ashes and smoke after two Russian ballistic missiles struck the northeastern Ukrainian city … Read more
Elsewhere. Paramilitaries in Sudan killed more than 200 civilians over two days of attacks last week on refugee camps and around the city of El Fasher in the Darfur region. The UN said the Rapid Support Forces continued killing at two large camps in Zamzam and Abu Shouk which protected as many as 700-thousand displaced … Read more
Welcome to Within The Frame, where we bring the most pressing issues across the globe into focus. I’m Kim Mok-yeon. As tensions rise over trade and security, the United States has taken a calculated pause—delaying reciprocal tariffs on allies for three months and signaling a new approach to negotiations. But the stakes are high for … Read more
Over in Oman this past Saturday. Officials from the U.S. and Iran addressed the latter’s nuclear weapons ambitions with more talks scheduled for this coming weekend. Our Park Kun-woo reports. Nuclear talks between the U.S. and Iran are set to resume this weekend, but with potential pitfalls ahead, including the agenda and format. The first … Read more
