krtoday Starting with the Seoul metropolitan area on the way home from work, the rainy season is expected to spread across the country again tonight and continue until tomorrow afternoon. It looks like a lot of rain will fall by tomorrow. As for the amount of rain, up to 120 millimeters in the Chungcheong-do provinces and … Read more
(NGUYEN) Q1. The FOMC minutes were unveiled on Wednesday, while Fed Chair Jerome Powell made some important remarks during his closely watched speech at a central banking forum in Portugal. What are the key takeaways from them? (KIM) Q2. South Korea’s consumer prices remained in the 2-percent range for the third straight month in June. … Read more
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Hello. It’s Thursday July 4th here in Korea and you’re watching Issues and Insiders. I’m Min Sunhee. Today we touch upon the travel trends and more here in Korea this summer season. For more I have Darryl Bilbao from the Seoul Tourism Organization. Darryl welcome. I also have Kwon Soa with us. Soa it’s good … Read more
Bereaved families and friends of the nine people who lost their lives Monday amid a fatal traffic accident gathered for funeral services earlier on this Thursday morning as investigations into the cause of the car crash continue. Park Kun-woo has the latest. The funerals of the nine victims of the deadly car accident near Seoul … Read more
At the National Assembly. A filibuster that began Wednesday afternoon continues at the parliament as we speak. Lawmakers of the ruling People Power Party have been taking to the podium in protest of a bill proposed by the main opposition Democratic Party calling for a special probe into the death of a marine during a … Read more
The White House has reaffirmed President Joe Biden’s bid for re-election this November amid rampant speculation about a potential surrender following a U.S. media report quoting a “key ally”. Lee Seung-jae explains. A report by the New York Times Wednesday led to a wave of speculation that U.S. President Joe Biden was considering dropping out … Read more
Members of K-pop girl group New Jeans have been elected as honorary tourism ambassadors for Korea this year. The official appointment ceremony by the Korea Tourism Organization will take place next Thursday that is July 11th. Last week New Jeans was on stage at the Tokyo Dome for two days where over 90-thousand fans gathered … Read more
The harvesting of strawberries is no longer dictated by seasonal laws thanks to advances in technology that have also allowed for dramatic drops in related costs. Cha Yun-kyung tells us how. This is a strawberry farm in Pyeongtaek , Gyeonggi-do Province. Farmers usually finish harvesting strawberries at the end of May, however, a strawberry harvest … Read more
Urban forests here in the country appear to be emerging as places of refuge for a number of endangered wildlife prompting calls for proper research and support efforts. Lee Eun-jin has more. In this small forest, surrounded by houses and apartments in the city center of Gangneung in Gangwon-do Province, the endangered flying squirrel has … Read more
