[Weather] Muggy afternoon, heavy monsoon rain tonight

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

On-point: S. Korea raises 2024 economic growth outlook to 2.6%

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

S&P 500 hits another fresh high on Wed.

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

Putin and Xi hail their country’s partnership on SCO summit sidelines

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 praised the group, which includes central Asian countries as well as India, … Read more