krtoday Investigations continue to determine the cause of Monday’s deadly car crash in central Seoul that killed nine people. Choi Soo-hyung has the latest. After a devastating scene in downtown Seoul on Monday night the police took the driver in on charges of accidental homicide which falls under violations of the special act on the settlement … Read more
South Korea has cast doubt on North Korea’s latest claim of a successful missile test. Our defense correspondent Choi Min-jung explains. North Korea on Tuesday morning claimed that it successfully tested a new type of tactical ballistic missile, carrying a 4.5-ton “super-large” warhead, the day before. This is the first time that the North has … Read more
At the National Assembly here. Tuesday’s interpellation on broader defense-related concerns ended with a fierce war of words between ruling and opposition lawmakers. Our political correspondent Shin Ha-young has details. Marking the 22nd National Assembly’s first government question-and-answer session on Tuesday, political matters, as well as diplomacy and security, took center stage. Among the topics … Read more
Also in the U.S. The S&P 500 closed trade on Tuesday above the 5-thousand 5-hundred level for the first time. The index gained over 33 points from its previous session to end at 5-thousand-5-hundred-NINE-point-ZERO-ONE. The record rally followed earlier remarks by U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell at a forum hosted by the European Central … Read more
Come Friday this week Korea will dispatch its support advance team to France ahead of Team Korea’s arrival there for the Summer Olympics. The Korean Sport and Olympic Committee on Wednesday said that a group of 33 people will be departing from Korea on Friday to set up the “Team Korea Paris Platform.” Team Korea … Read more
Let’s take a look at the latest news in ‘The World Now’. We begin today in the U.S., where a New York judge has delayed Donald Trump’s sentencing for his criminal conviction in a hush-money case until September as the former U.S. president seeks to challenge his conviction after the Supreme Court ruled partial presidential … Read more
Good afternoon. Seoul had the season’s first rain advisory yesterday. The showers have let up in most parts but Jeolla-do and west of Gyeongsang-do Provinces could see 10 to 40 millimeters of more rain, the rest of the country could see light showers before it subsides in the mid-afternoon. Meanwhile, Daegu and Busan had the … Read more
The National Assembly began its three-day interpellation of the Yoon administration’s policies on Tuesday. The first day ended with sparring between rival party lawmakers. Our political correspondent Shin Ha-young has more. Marking the 22nd National Assembly’s first government question-and-answer session on Tuesday, political matters, as well as diplomacy and security, took center stage. Among the … Read more
President Yoon Suk Yeol has pledged nearly 18-billion U.S. dollars in support for small business owners, to help them repay their loans and grow into large innovative enterprises. On Wednesday, the South Korean leader chaired a meeting on the government’s economic policy roadmap for the second half of the year. While noting that the country’s … Read more
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