krtoday 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
Let’s take a look at the latest news in ‘The World Now’. Russian President Vladimir Putin hailed relations with China, saying they are “at their best period in history,” as he met with the Chinese leader Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in Kazakhstan on Wednesday. Both Putin and Xi … Read more
Good afternoon. We have monsoon rain in the forecast, it will start to rain late this afternoon from the west spreading to the rest of the central regions then it will rain nationwide by late tonight. It’s forecast to rain down hard overnight dropping 20 to 50 millimeters an hour on central regions, so park … Read more
K-POP girl band “New Jeans” has been chosen as the “Honorary Tourism Ambassador of Seoul 2024” by the Korea Tourism Organization. The agency said Thursday that the official appointment ceremony will be held on July 11. And amid friction between the group’s agency ADOR and parent company HYBE, New Jeans was in Japan last week … Read more
[NEWs GEN] Why gender imbalance among millennials and Gen Z is even more concerning [뉴젠] 심각한 MZ세대 성비 불균형… 결혼까지 악영향?
No immediate signs have been detected that the car which took 9 lives in Monday’s accident suddenly accelerated as the driver has insisted. Funerals of the victims are being held this morning. Park Kun-woo has the details. The funerals of the nine victims of the deadly car accident near Seoul City Hall station on Monday … Read more
South Korea’s economy is right on track with strong export growth and stable inflation, President Yoon Suk Yeol said so himself on Wednesday. And it’s only looking like being better in the latter half of the year. We’re joined by Professor Lee Seo-hyun. Good morning. 1. The finance ministry has raised its forecast for economic … Read more
Over on Wall Street, both the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq saw more record highs on Wednesday, while the Dow Jones Industrial Index ended flat. The tech-heavy Nasdaq ended trading at 18-thousand-188-point-three-zero, up 159-point-five-four points, or zero-point-eight-eight percent from the previous trading day to reach a fresh record high. The S&P 500 also ended with … Read more
The powerful Hurricane Beryl hit Jamaica on Wednesday with a combination of a “life-threatening storm surge” and destructive winds. The category four hurricane had already killed at least seven people and caused significant damage in the southeast Caribbean. The storm is one of the strongest to strike Jamaica in recent years. It reached category 5 … Read more
