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Focus on Headline

We provide you with an in-depth analysis of the top headlines.

  1. 13 HR AGO

    Focus on Headline 11/26/2024

    1.South Korea's foreign ministry said Tuesday that Seoul has expressed regret over Japan’s attitude during bilateral consultations ahead of a memorial event for the Korean and Japanese victims of wartime forced labor at Japan’s newly UNESCO World Heritage-listed Sado mines. 2.President Yoon Suk Yeol on Tuesday vetoed a bill calling for a special counsel investigation into corruption allegations involving first lady Kim Keon Hee, the third time he has rejected the opposition-led bill. 3.The Israeli cabinet will meet on Tuesday to discuss approval of a ceasefire to temporarily end hostilities with the Lebanese militia Hezbollah.

    37 min

  2. 1 DAY AGO

    Focus on Headline 11/25/2024

    1.The South Korean government on Monday held its own ceremony in Japan to honor Korean forced labor victims of Japan’s Sado mines during World War II, after boycotting a memorial event that Japan hosted the previous day over Tokyo’s apparent insincerity in delivering its pledge to remember the victims. 2.Main opposition Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung was acquitted Monday of charges of suborning a formal mayoral secretary to make a false court testimony in his favor. 3.An Ukrainian media outlet reported Sunday that about 500 North Korean troops were killed in a missile strike by Kyiv in Russia’s western Kursk region.

    38 min

  3. 2 DAYS AGO

    Focus on Headline 11/22/2024

    1.The emergency committee of the Korean Medical Association on Friday called on the government to suspend the recruitment of medical school freshmen for the 2025 academic year. 2.According to the North Korea's state media said Friday, Kim Jong-un has said that his country went to every length in negotiations with the United States, but it only confirmed Washington's unwavering hostile policy toward Pyongyang. 3.The International Criminal Court on Thursday issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, and a senior Hamas official, accusing them of war crimes during and after the October 7 attacks on Israel last year.

    39 min

  4. 5 DAYS AGO

    Focus on Headline 11/21/2024

    1.A U.N. General Assembly committee on Wednesday passed a resolution on North Korean human rights for the 20th consecutive year, calling for the U.N. system as a whole to continue to address the North's "grave" situation "in a coordinated and unified manner." 2.The Korean Railway Workers' Union on Thursday said they will launch an indefinite general strike on December 5th to demand higher pay and a bigger workforce. 3.A number of Western embassies in Kyiv said they would close on Wednesday for security reasons, with the American delegation saying it had received a warning of a potentially significant Russian air attack on the Ukrainian capital. The U.S. said it had reopened its embassy in Kyiv late on Wednesday.

    36 min

  5. 6 DAYS AGO

    Focus on Headline 11/20/2024

    1.President Yoon Suk Yeol wrapped up visits to Peru and Brazil on Tuesday, where he met with leaders of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation gathering in Lima and joined the Group of 20 summit in Rio de Janeiro during the six-day trip. 2.The International Monetary Fund said Wednesday that South Korea's economy is forecast to grow 2 percent next year, citing downside risks including a slowdown in trade and heightened geopolitical tensions. 3.According to the French news agency AFP on Tuesday, Ukraine has reportedly fired the U.S.-supplied Army Tactical Missile System into Russia for the first time since U.S. President Joe Biden authorized their limited use.

    37 min

  6. 20 NOV

    Focus on Headline 11/19/2024

    1.President Yoon Suk Yeol pledged Monday that South Korea will provide 10 million U.S. dollars worth of humanitarian aid to address the hunger crisis in Africa as a member of the Global Alliance Against Hunger and Poverty, which was launched at the start of the G20 summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. 2.The Suwon District Prosecutors Office on Tuesday indicted opposition leader Lee Jae-myung on charges of embezzling 106.53 million won, or roughly 76-thousand-600 U.S. dollars, from the Gyeonggi provincial government by misusing corporate cards and an official car during his term as governor. 3.The presidential office said Monday that South Korea was given prior notice by the United States on its reported decision to allow Ukraine to use long-range missiles to strike inside Russia.

    37 min

  7. 19 NOV

    Focus on Headline 11/18/2024

    1.The leaders of South Korea, the United States, and Japan on Friday held a trilateral meeting in Lima on the sidelines of the APEC summit. In a joint statement, they announced the establishment of a secretariat for trilateral cooperation, and condemned North Korea and Russia’s decision to “dangerously expand” the war in Ukraine. 2.The Joint Chiefs of Staff on Monday condemned North Korea for “crossing the line” with its continued sending of trash-filled balloons to South Korea, and warned that all responsibility “lies within the North.” 3.U.S. President Joe Biden on Monday authorized Ukraine to use long-range missiles supplied by the U.S. for limited strikes inside Russia in response to North Korea’s deployment of troops to aid Moscow’s war effort.

    36 min

  8. 18 NOV

    Focus on Headline 11/15/2024

    1.The Seoul Central District Court on Friday sentenced opposition Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung to a suspended one-year prison term for violating the Public Official Election Act during his previous presidential campaign. 2.According to a U.S. Treasury Department report on Thursday, the U.S. has put South Korea back on its list of countries to monitor for their foreign exchange policies, a year after the Asian country's exclusion from the list. 3.President Yoon Suk Yeol landed in Lima, Peru, on Thursday to attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit. On the sidelines of the multilateral forum, President Yoon is set to hold separate talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping.

    38 min
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