Welcome to Press Perspective for Tuesday December 31st here in Seoul. I’m Min Sunhee. We start our panel session today with the latest on the deadly plane crash at Muan International Airport BEFORE touching upon some of the stories here that made international headlines this year. For more I have Andres Sanchez Braun with EFE … Read more
Although not as much as yesterday, the temperatures were higher than usual today. Since the skies are clear, there should be no inconvenience in seeing the last sunset of 2024. From dawn to morning tomorrow, light snow will fall in inland areas and the mountainous areas of Gangwon-do Province. As for the first sunrise of … Read more
This is the World Now, bringing you the latest stories from around the globe. In time for the end of the year, Moscow and Kyiv have conducted a major swap of prisoners of war. In a deal brokered by the United Arab Emirates, Russia and Ukraine exchanged hundreds of prisoners of war on Monday with … Read more
Acting President Choi Sang-mok has decided to green light the appointment of two Constitutional Court justices, to fill two of the three vacancies on the panel. This came at a Cabinet meeting Tuesday where Choi, amid strong pressure to create the full nine-member bench as the Court undertakes the impeachment trial of President Yoon Suk … Read more
At the National Assembly. Lawmakers across the aisle are responding to news of the arrest warrant issued against President Yoon Suk Yeol. For more I have our political correspondent Lee Shi-hoo live on the line. Shi-hoo let’s start with the response from the ruling and opposition parties. Yes, as expected, they are worlds apart on … Read more
The Constitutional Court has urged for prompt appointments of new justices to fill its three vacancies. Speaking at a regular briefing earlier on this Tuesday afternoon Deputy Press Officer Cheon Jaehyun revealed that the current six members of the Court are striving to handle a heavy workload amid a surge in the number of impeachment … Read more
We start with the latest developments with regard to Korea’s worst air disaster in decades. Most of the victims of the plane crash have been identified but the task of recovering their remains continues. Park Kun-woo has the latest. The identification of at least 174 out of the 179 victims has been confirmed as of … Read more
An arrest warrant has been issued for President Yoon Suk Yeol in response to his silent snubbing of a series of summons served to him in recent days for questioning over charges of insurrection. Our top office correspondent Kim Do-yeon reports. An arrest warrant has been issued for President Yoon Suk Yeol by a Seoul … Read more
Korea is ushering in the year of the snake in 2025. Our Lee Eun-hee tells us what this means and more. Do take a listen. “As we step into 2025, South Korea is embracing the energy of a new lunar year-one that carries the mystique of the Blue Snake. But as the calendar turns, it’s … Read more
As part of “The Kulture Wave’s” year-end program, Walter and Bella have prepared the top 5 K-entertainment news of 2024. First of all, personally which K-enter issues were the most memorable for you? “APT.” with Bruno Mars. It was loved by so many people globally and reached some impressive milestones, so it definitely stands out … Read more
