krtoday Good evening. Welcome to the 9PM edition of Arirang News. I am Kim Bo-kyoung. We start with torrential rain that has been pounding the country. The rain is expected to continue until tomorrow. Our Choi Soo-hyung starts us off. As the monsoon season begins in South Korea, officially on Jeju Island two weeks ago, there … Read more
Starting today, lawmakers are quizzing government officials in parliament until Thursday. This comes after rival parties recently finalized the formation of the 22nd National Assembly after a month of wrangling. For more, our political correspondent Shin Ha-young joins us in the studio to give us the overall picture and what’s to come next. Welcome Ha-young. … Read more
It was clear and hot yesterday, but today it is raining a lot across the country. This rain is expected to remain strong and heavy. The expected amount by tomorrow will be up to 120 millimeters in Gangwon-do and northern Gyeonggi-do provinces and more than 100 in the Seoul metropolitan area. Up to 80 millimeters … Read more
Good evening. Thank you for joining us. I’m Yoon Jung-min. We start with torrential rain that has been pounding the country. More rain is expected until tomorrow. For more, we have our Choi Soo-hyung standing by in central Seoul. Soo-hyung, what’s it like there? Yes, Jung-min. As you can see behind me I am right … Read more
(HWANG) Q1. President Yoon Suk Yeol has vowed an overhaul of the nation’s mental health policy promising to create a new presidential committee dedicated to overseeing mental health issues among Korean citizens. Does this indicate that the mental health of South Koreans has deteriorated to a level where it demands national attention? (BERNSTEIN) Q2. I … Read more
▪ [AI] Pres. Yoon calls for ‘rational dialogue, compromise’ for nation’s future ▪ [AI] S. Korea’s consumer prices up 2.4% y/y in June, lowest seen in 11 months ▪ [AI] Nat’l Assembly begins 3-day Q&A session with focus on political issues, diplomacy, security on Tues. ▪ [AI] N. Korea says it tested tactical ballistic missile … Read more
Welcome to Tuesday’s edition of Issues and Insiders. I’m Min Sunhee. Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh is here in Korea on an official visit at the invitation of Prime Minister Han Duck-soo. For more on the partnership between the two countries I have Professor Rajiv Kumar from Hankuk University of Foreign Studies here in … Read more
On a light note now. Eco-friendly villages are looking to advance sustainable tourism practices in the Asia-Pacific region and my colleague Lee Soo-jin sheds light on such green destinations over in the Philippines as well as here in South Korea. Do take a look. It’s that time of the year when the urge to travel … Read more
And in related news. The National Assembly on this Tuesday afternoon begins its interpellation of the Yoon administration’s policies. Today the Q and A session focuses on politics diplomacy and security. Much attention is expected to be centered on the government’s response to North Korea’s latest provocations including the latter’s floating of waste-carrying balloons into … Read more
In other news. North Korea says it successfully test-fired a new type of tactical ballistic missile carrying a mock warhead on Monday. Our correspondent Bae Eun-ji has details. A day after its latest missile launch, North Korea has claimed that it successfully tested a new type of tactical ballistic missile, carrying a 4.5-ton ‘super-large’ warhead. … Read more
