▪ [AI] Police conduct first questioning of driver involved in Seoul City Hall car accident ▪ [AI] Asan Medical Center begins reducing patient care, patient advocacy groups stage mass rally ▪ [AI] S. Korea to carry out preemptive measures amid global uncertainties ▪ [AI] K-POP girl band “New Jeans” to be appointed as Honorary Tourism … Read more
The rainy season has started up again in Seoul and other parts of the central region. The rest of the country will be under the influence of this rain overnight. In particular, heavy rain of 20 to 50 millimeters per hour is expected overnight. As for the amount of rain, up to 120 millimeters in … Read more
As the country’s new First Vice Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism, President Yoon Suk Yeol has named Yong Ho-seong, the ministry’s current chief of International Cultural Affairs and Public Relations Office. The announcement came on Thursday, saying. Yong, who’s worked at the Ministry for the past 30 years, has extensive practical experience and a … Read more
The European Union on Thursday confirmed a provisional tariff increase on imported Chinese electric vehicles. The new tariffs range from 17-point-4 percent to 37-point-6 percent in addition to the pre-existing 10 percent duties. EU officials say this is due to “unfair subsidies” by the Chinese government that have given them an advantage compared to the … Read more
Turning our attention to the UK. Voters there are heading to polling stations on Thursday to cast their ballots in a general election that many pundits believe is a referendum on 14 years of the Conservative Party’s governance. Choi Soo-hyung reports. The United Kingdom is preparing for Thursday’s general election. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak of … Read more
In the Middle East. Violent confrontations between Israel and Hezbollah continue with the latter launching some one hundred rockets into Israeli territory following the death of a commander. Lee Eun-hee has more. Hezbollah says it fired 1 hundred rockets at Israel in response to the killing of one of its senior commanders. The Lebanese militant … Read more
Meanwhile, on the economic front, the nation’s finance chief says Korea will seek a proactive approach against external risk factors to maintain its export-oriented recovery momentum for the rest of the year. Lee Soo-jin with the details. The South Korean government is carrying out measures to maintain export competitiveness in the face of global uncertainties. … Read more
In other news, the worldwide global warming phenomenon is also taking a toll here in the country, where the average temperature hit a record high for the month of June. According to a climate analysis released by the Korea Meteorological Administration on Thursday, last month’s nationwide average temperature was 22-point-7 degrees Celsius, ranking it the … Read more
Welcome to our 9 PM edition of Arirang News. I’m Kim Bo-kyoung. It’s been three days since the deadly car accident in downtown Seoul, that took the lives of nine people. This morning, families and friends of the victims bid farewell to their loved ones. Meanwhile, the police began their first questioning of the driver … Read more
(NGUYEN) Q1. The FOMC minutes were unveiled on Wednesday, while Fed Chair Jerome Powell made some important remarks during his closely watched speech at a central banking forum in Portugal. What are the key takeaways from them? (KIM) Q2. South Korea’s consumer prices remained in the 2-percent range for the third straight month in June. … Read more
