The heat continued during the day today without any rain. But tomorrow, it will rain across the country. Starting with the west coast areas of Jeollabuk-do Province tonight, the rain will expand to other parts of the country from dawn tomorrow. This rain will come back and forth during the weekend. The expected amount of … Read more
Back here at home. Earlier today, the bill calling for a special prosecutor’s investigation into the death of a young Marine last year was transferred to the government, following Thursday’s opposition-led vote of approval by the National Assembly. President Yoon Suk Yeol is widely expected to block it in 15 days, the deadline for a … Read more
Over in the UK. A shift in leadership has been set in motion as the Labour Party secures a landslide victory, ending 14 years of Conservative rule. Labour leader and the country’s next prime minister, Sir Keir Starmer has vowed to focus on “national renewal.” Cha Yun-kyung reports. Labour’s Sir Keir Starmer celebrated a historic … Read more
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Welcome to Issues and Insiders for this Friday July 5th here in Korea. I’m Min Sunhee. International hotel chains have been ambitiously boosting their footprints across Asia betting high on post-pandemic recovery. Now one area here in Korea that appears to be gaining interest among foreign investors is Songdo International Business District over in Incheon. … Read more
Good afternoon. Most of the rain clouds have moved away from the peninsula. And the skies are turning sunny for most parts of Korea beaming down very strong UV rays to extreme levels for Jeju and some of the south coast in the afternoon. So don’t forget your sun protection items. However, the heat gets … Read more
Let’s take a look at the latest news in ‘The World Now’. French government spokesperson Prisca Thevenot, who is a candidate in the country’s snap parliamentary election, was attacked while campaigning in Paris as a growing number of candidates and activists are being targeted in the run-up to Sunday’s final round of elections. Thevenot was … Read more
Baseball here in Korea has been attracting a larger and more diverse fan base in recent years as younger and more female spectators fill stadiums. Our Ahn Sung-jin was out and about. Screams and shouts echo around the stadium. Any South Korean ballpark will make you want to get up on your feet to join … Read more
Korea has launched a trial run of a new identification system that seeks to offer Koreans residing overseas access to online services that currently require verification using a Korean mobile phone number. Our Shin Ha-young has details. In South Korea, accessing online services -such as printing certain documents or accessing online banking -often requires verifying … Read more
Meanwhile lawmakers across the aisle are locking horns as parliamentary votes on Thursday ended a ruling-party led filibuster and passed an opposition-led proposal calling for a special probe into the death of a marine. Our correspondent Lee Shi-hoo has more. On Thursday, the National Assembly voted to approve the opposition-led bill calling for a special … Read more
