The battery plant in Hwaseong City that lost 23 workers to a fire last week is believed to have been negligent in training its staff about safety precautions. According to Gyeonggi Nambu Provincial Police workers at Aricell who witnessed the brutal blaze claimed they had not received any workplace safety training and were even unaware … Read more
The Yoon administration is setting up a ministry to address Korea’s plunging birth rate. The new Ministry of Population Strategy Planning will seek to promote healthy parenting support an aging society and encourage effective immigration policies. The head of this ministry will also serve as the country’s Deputy Prime Minister for Social Affairs a position … Read more
At least 18 Israeli troops were injured on Sunday in a drone attack by the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah. According to the Israel Defense Forces several drones were launched from southern Lebanon towards the northern Golan Heights. Hezbollah for its part claimed that it targeted an Israeli military site in the area in response to … Read more
In the U.S. Over SEVEN out of TEN Americans believe President Joe Biden should drop out of the presidential election given his poor performance during last week’s first televised debate with former President Donald Trump. In a poll by CBS News and You Gov of one-thousand-one-hundred-30 registered voters nationwide from last Friday to Saturday 72 … Read more
We start with news of fresh ballistic missile provocations by North Korea that took place early Monday morning just a day after the regime denounced South Korea’s inaugural multi-domain aerial and naval exercises with neighboring Japan and the U.S. Our correspondent Bae Eun-ji reports. North Korea has launched ballistic missiles toward waters off its east … Read more
Let’s take a look at the latest news in ‘The World Now’. In Western Europe deadly storms across France, Switzerland and Italy left at least seven dead over the weekend. Three people died in northeastern France on Saturday when a falling tree crushed the car they were traveling in amid fierce storms and torrential rain. … Read more
Good afternoon. After a windy and rainy weekend with the season’s first monsoon rain pouring down in central areas, the mainland will be free from monsoon rain. Heat, however, sets in for most of Korea, kicking off July on a muggy note. Afternoon highs should be 1 to 5 degrees Celsius higher this afternoon. Seoul, … Read more
Hello it’s the start of a new workweek here in Korea and you’re watching Issues and Insiders. I’m Min Sunhee. On the agenda of this year’s NATO summit is “Ukraine and transatlantic security” with the focus on a hammering out a unified response to rampant threats against peace including Russia’s aggression against Ukraine and North … Read more
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Last week, we brought you a story about a traditional Korean music performance in Times Square promoting the opening of the Korea Center New York. The center officially opened on Thursday. Our culture correspondent Song Yoo-jin has this report. The sixth Korea Center in the world has officially opened. It’s in New York, adding to … Read more
