Moving over to Western Europe where 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. According to the AFP a fourth passenger is in … Read more
Over in Japan Tokyo was captivated by K-pop group NewJeans last week. The group performed to more than 90-thousand fans at the Tokyo Dome. Our Choi Soo-hyung reports. K-pop girl group NewJeans entertained over 90-thousand fans at Japan’s Tokyo Dome. The group’s agency, Ador said on Friday that around 91-thousand people came to their concerts … Read more
North Korea continues to roll out provocations in various shapes and forms from sending waste-carrying balloons to firing missiles. Let’s talk about the latest missile launch with Dr. Bruce Bennett. Welcome back. 1. Should special meaning be given to North Korea’s missile launch a few hours ago this morning? 2. Monday’s launch comes after the … Read more
We begin today in France, where the exit polls show the far right National Rally party is leading in the first round of the snap parliamentary election on Sunday. Exit polls showed the National Rally leading with around 33% of the votes, while incumbent President Emmanuel Macron’s Ensemble coalition reached 21%. The New Popular Front, … Read more
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
North Korea launched yet another ballistic missile into the East Sea this week. The regime has also sent more balloons carrying waste into the South. For more , we have our North Korean affairs correspondent Kim Jung-sil with me in the studio. Welcome back Jung-sil, it’s been quite a week for developments in North Korea. … Read more
We start with the South Korean military reiterating the failure of the North’s claim that what it launched on Wednesday was a successful test of the new multi-nuclear warhead missile. The South’s military released a video of the missile traveling in an abnormal trajectory before exploding mid-air. Our Correspondent Bae Eun-ji leads us off. This … Read more
The heatwaves continued in inland areas today, including in Seoul. The weather stayed also hot in the southern inland areas, where the heat had died down yesterday because of the rain. From tonight, the central region will see the start of the first rainy season this summer. Rain will begin on Jeju Island early tomorrow … Read more
Military enlistment isn’t stopping the members of BTS in their musical pursuits. The group’s main dancer and lead vocalist, Jimin, released a new track on Friday afternoon, called “Smeraldo Garden Marching Band.” BTS’s agency BIGHIT MUSIC says, that the new track gives listeners a sneak peek into Jimin’s upcoming second solo album, “MUSE” which is … Read more
The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation meeting will take place here in Korea next year and the southeastern coastal city of Gyeongju will be hosting the annual regional forum. Park Kun-woo takes a look at what this means in terms of the economy. Gyeongju city, former capital of the Silla Kingdom and home to some of Korea’s … Read more
