Meanwhile, South Korea’s foreign exchange reserves shrank in June for the third month in a row. According to the Bank of Korea on Wednesday, the reserves stood at over 412-billion U.S. dollars at the end of June, DOWN over 6-hundred million U.S. dollars on month. The drop is being linked to the repayment of foreign … Read more
Hyundai Motor set a new company sales record in the United States in the first half of this year. The company on Wednesday said that it sold a total of more than 431-thousand vehicles during the first six months, including its luxury brand Genesis. This is a one-point-three percent increase on-year. Furthermore, both Hyundai Motor … Read more
Korean instant noodles, or ramyeon, are becoming more popular around the world, through viral marketing on social media and the launch of new products. The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs announced on Wednesday that exports of Korean instant noodles came to almost 600-million U.S. dollars in the first half of the year. It’s … Read more
Police investigation is picking up speed to see what caused the deadly car accident on Monday night in central Seoul. In the meantime, police confirmed another injured individual. Choi Soo-hyung with the details. Police have confirmed,.. that another person was injured in Monday’s tragic car accident in central Seoul, bringing the total to seven injured … Read more
For more on what was announced today, our correspondent Lee Soo-jin is joining us in the studio. So Soo-jin, other than the corporate support plan that we just saw, what does the government say when it comes to its most recent projections about the economy? In short, it’s quite positive across the board. The government … Read more
Heavy rain across the country from yesterday has almost stopped today. After the rain, the daytime heat became severe in the southern parts of the country. In particular, the daytime temperature exceeded 30 degrees Celsius with a heatwave warning issued in the south. It will rain all over the country again from tomorrow night. The … Read more
(GO) Q1. North Korea fired two ballistic missiles early Monday morning, and the South Korean military presumes that one of them may have exploded mid-air with debris falling on land near Pyongyang. But the North later claimed that it successfully tested a “new type” of tactical ballistic missile that can carry a “super-large” warhead. What’s … Read more
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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
