Bukchon Hanok Village in Seoul’s Jongno-gu district, one of South Korea’s heavily visited tourist areas, is the first to be designated as what’s being called a “special management area.” The initiative, announced on Monday, enables restrictions to be implemented for visiting times and traffic, to protect the natural environment and also the residents living in … Read more
Government officials and business representatives from South Korea and Vietnam have agreed to expand their partnerships in economic areas including supply chains. Marking Vietnamese Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính’s visit to Seoul, the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry hosted a business forum on Monday, to enhance economic cooperation between the two countries. South Korean … Read more
Satellite photos of North Korea’s Rajin port show signs of possible arms trading between North Korea and Russia. According to Voice of America, images from Saturday, taken by Planet Labs, show a large, 1-hundred-15-meter-long vessel docked in the port. The report also notes that what appears to be a 1-hundred-45-meter line of containers can be … Read more
Korea’s exports continued to rally in June, increasing over 5-percent, bolstered by record-high semiconductor shipments. Ahn Sung-jin has the latest. Amid robust performance in the semiconductor sector, South Korea is continuing to see on-year growth for exports. According to the Trade Ministry on Monday, exports for June increased by 5.1 percent compared to the year … Read more
Also, staying with government re-organization. President Yoon Suk Yeol is planning to establish a new role of Political Affairs Minister to work and communicate better with the opposition-led National Assembly. The announcement came as Yoon’s Chief of Staff, Chung Jin-suk, made his remarks during a Parliamentary Steering Committee meeting. Chung added that the Presidential Office … Read more
A public institution that supports Korea’s gardening industry is working to ensure that native plant species gain firmer footing or deeper rooting if you will here in the country. Cha Yun-kyung explains. At a horticultural farm in Sejong City, elsholtzia byeonsanensis, Chrysanthemum flowers, picris hieracioides are cultivated. These are native plant species commissioned by the … Read more
Korea is actively seeking to create modern public spaces within its traditional hanok architecture. Moon Hye-ryeon shows us how. Wooden beams and distinctive roof tiles are some features of this library that are characteristic of a traditional Korean hanok building. This small community library nestled in the middle of Seoul is part of the government’s … Read more
Some professors at Korea University Medical School announced they will go on an indefinite strike, beginning July 12th. However, they, and non-striking professors, will continue to treat emergency admissions and patients in intensive care units. On Monday, its emergency committee urged that the government take responsibility for the current medical dispute and fully withdraw its … Read more
The sun was burning during the daytime today and the humidity stayed high, so it feels very hot. The temperature in Seoul soared up to over 31 degrees Celius. Starting with Jeju Island and the southern parts of the country today, the rain will expand to the Chungcheong-do provinces overnight. Tomorrow morning, it will also … Read more
Good evening. Welcome to our 9 PM edition of Arirang News. I’m Kim Bo-kyoung. We start with the latest from North Korea, Pyongyang launched yet more missiles early this morning, just a day after the regime denounced South Korea’s inaugural multi-domain military exercises with the U.S. and Japan. One of the two missiles fired today … Read more
