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South Korea’s foreign reserves ended 2024 with a five-year low in December last year due to the depreciation of the Korean won against the greenback. According to the Bank of Korea on Monday, the country’s foreign reserves as of the end of December reached 415-point-6 billion U.S. dollars. While it’s an increase of 210 million … Read more

Rain has let up in the capital area but the rest of the country is seeing more rain and snow. The east of Gyeonggi-do and Gangwon-do Provinces could see 5 centimeters more snowfall through late this afternoon with a heavy snow advisory in place for Gangwon-do. Meanwhile, western regions and Jeju will be choking as … Read more

Over a week since the deadly Jeju Air passenger plane crash that killed 179 people, most of the victim’s bodies have been returned to their families. The investigation is also picking up pace to find out the cause of the tragedy. Lee Seung-jae reports. One week after the deadly Jeju Air passenger plane crash that … Read more

Amid the efforts to execute the arrest warrant for the South Korean President, Yoon has appealed to the court to dismiss the warrant. However, the court has dismissed his appeal. Ahn Sung-jin has the details. President Yoon Suk Yeol’s appeal against his arrest warrant and a search warrant for the presidential residence was dismissed by … Read more

As President Yoon’s impeachment trial continues, the Constitutional Court on Monday holds its first meeting of all eight justices after two new members joined the bench last week. Although there’s one vacancy left, the Court is still fully equipped to proceed with impeachment trials and deliver rulings. We connect with our Oh Soo-young at the … Read more

South Korea’s deadliest plane crash at Muan International Airport last Sunday killed all the passengers onboard the aircraft and all but two Jeju Air crew members. While all the victims have been identified, investigations into the exact cause of the incident are still ongoing. We have our correspondent Park Kun-woo joining me in the studio … Read more

Time now for our weekly Arts and Culture segment. That means we have our culture correspondent Song Yoo-jin in the studio! Welcome. Great to be here. What do you have for us today? As it’s the first Arts and Culture of the year, I’ve prepared a preview of some of the major pop culture events … Read more

Amid mounting political uncertainty here in Korea and the upcoming leadership change in the U.S., the allies are trying to make sure that their cooperation remains solid. Our foreign affairs correspondent Bae Eun-ji has this report. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is set to make his farewell trip to South Korea, before the Biden … Read more

Cold wave advisories have been in effect for the northern parts of Gyeonggi-do Province and inland areas of Gangwon-do Province. This morning Paju in Gyeonggi-do Province was as cold as minus 12 degrees Celsius. This cold spell will continue throughout the country tomorrow. The air is drying up around areas on the east coast. In … Read more

Now, that confrontation between the presidential security personnel and the team assigned with his arrest has been drawing large crowds of President Yoon Suk Yeol’s supporters and opposers alike to the neighborhood. Our reporter Lee Eun-hee is on site. Eun-hee, what’s it like there at the moment? Yes, Jung-min, I’ve been here since noon, near … Read more