Amid mounting political uncertainty here in Korea and the upcoming leadership change in the U.S., the allies are trying to make sure that their cooperation remains solid. Our foreign affairs correspondent Bae Eun-ji has this report. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is set to make his farewell trip to South Korea, before the Biden … Read more
Welcome to Press Perspective for this Friday January 3rd here in Seoul. I’m Min Sunhee. Today we touch upon prospects for the global economy this year as seen by the press and pundits. For this I have Steven Borowiec with Nikkei Asia Steven it’s great to have you on. I also have Professor Oh Joon-seok … Read more
It’s colder than yesterday as cold air has come down from the northwest. With cold wave advisories in effect for northern parts of Gyeonggi-do Province and inland areas of Gangwon-do Province, Paju in Gyeonggi-do Province plummeted to minus 12 degrees Celsius this morning. This cold spell will continue across the country tomorrow. The atmosphere is … Read more
This is the World Now, bringing you the latest stories from around the globe. We begin with an update on the truck attack that killed 14 people in New Orleans. The attack, which happened in the early hours of New Year’s Day in the city’s bustling downtown area, is likely to be the act of … Read more
Up next we share with you some of the K-pop plans for the music stage this year as well as the K-productions to hit the big and small screens in 2025. Our culture correspondent Song Yoo-jin has more. If you’re curious about some of the K-culture events and content coming up this year, this is … Read more
Disgraced crypto entrepreneur Kwon Do-hyeong also known as Do Kwon pleaded “not guilty” to charges of fraud in his first court appearance in the U.S. The plea was placed at a Manhattan federal court on Thursday following his extradition from Montenegro on Tuesday. According to authorities investors across the globe were affected by the 40 … Read more
Acting President Choi Sang-mok chaired a macroeconomic meeting on this Friday his first since taking over the presidential duties. At the so-called F4 gathering of top finance officials he underscored the importance of maintaining around-the-clock market monitoring to allow for prompt response measures. Choi also pledged to preside over weekly meetings in line with his … Read more
Rival political parties have also voiced their respective thoughts regarding the attempt to arrest the suspended president. The ruling People Power Party condemned the attempt calling it “an abuse of power”. Its Emergency Leadership Committee Chair Kwon Young-se also accused relevant authorities of overstepping their boundaries and vowed to take action should they continue to … Read more
Now that confrontation between the presidential security personnel and the team assigned with his arrest has been drawing large crowds of President Yoon Suk Yeol’s supporters to the neighborhood denouncing attempts to detain him. Our Lee Eun-hee is on site. Eun-hee what have you been hearing? Yes, Sunny, I’ve been here for a few hours … Read more
A tense confrontation took place at President Yoon Suk Yeol’s residential compound earlier today between his security officials and authorities seeking his arrest. Our correspondent Kim Do-yeon reports. The first ever attempt to detain a sitting president was halted after a 5-hour stand-off between investigators and the Presidential Security Service, that included, some physical confrontations. … Read more
