Time now for our weekly Arts and Culture segment. That means we have our culture correspondent Song Yoo-jin in the studio. Welcome! Happy Friday! It’s the last Arts and Culture segment of 2024, Yoo-jin. What do you have for us today? It feels like 2024 has just flown by in the blink of an eye, … Read more
The U.S. and Japan have unveiled their first-ever “extended deterrence” guidelines. The move emphasizes Washington’s nuclear umbrella and closer collaboration to tackle regional security challenges. Japan’s Foreign Ministry announced Friday that the guidelines aim to strengthen alliance consultation and communication procedures. Although the details remain undisclosed, the guidelines focus on strategic messaging to “maximize deterrence.” … Read more
In other news. A North Korean soldier captured alive by Ukrainian forces on Thursday has died from his injuries, South Korea’s National Intelligence Service (NIS) confirmed Friday evening. The NIS first verified the soldier’s capture earlier on Friday before later announcing his death from injuries sustained in clashes near Kursk. The confirmation came through intelligence … Read more
Former Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun has been indicted on charges of leading a controversial martial law plan and engaging in insurrection and abuse of power. Prosecutors allege Kim proposed martial law to President Yoon and deployed troops to block the National Assembly from overturning it. He is also accused of attempting to detain key politicians, … Read more
The country is in uncharted territory following the impeachment of the acting president. Now, the executive branch’s number three in power leads the government, perhaps with more uncertainty lying ahead. Our political correspondent Kim Do-yeon reports. With the motion to impeach Acting President and Prime Minister Han Duck-soo being passed, for the first time ever … Read more
Over at the National Assembly. An opposition-led motion to impeach Acting President Han Duck-soo has been passed. The ruling party immediately filed a constitutional appeal, asking for the court to stop this unprecedented event from continuing forward. Our correspondent Shin Ha-young reports on the deepening political divide. Lawmakers at a plenary session of the National … Read more
Hello and welcome to Press Perspective for this Friday December 27th here in Seoul. I’m Min Sunhee. A legal team representing the president was in attendance at the first preparatory hearing at the Constitutional Court on this Friday afternoon. For more I have Yang Chien-Hao a journalist from Taiwan based here in Korea. Chien-Hao as … Read more
We start at the Constitutional Court where the first preparatory hearing took place earlier today. I have Oh Soo-young standing by live. Soo-young I hear the session today was rather short. Do tell us more. Q1. So the hearing this afternoon ended rather inconclusively, due to the sudden designation of Yoon’s legal representatives in the … Read more
The cold winds grew stronger yesterday. With cold wave warnings in place, temperatures stayed below zero degrees even during the day in central parts of the country. This extremely cold weather is expected to continue until tomorrow. In the cold, more snow is forecast mainly for western regions. Starting with Chungcheongnam-do Province and the Jeolla-do … Read more
Winter is here and the task of keeping warm while saving costs remains a topic of universal interest. Well here in Korea according to my colleague Lee Soo-jin innovative ways are being adopted at greenhouses and even at guesthouses. Do take a look. With the cold winter weather, the temperature might be the only thing … Read more
