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1. The Ministry of Unification said Thursday that it’s closely monitoring North Korea’s movement and preparing military readiness, after a warning from the U.S. of a possibility of further provocations by the North.  2. The western countries including the U.S. announced additional sanctions against Russia on Wednesday, regarding the massacre of Ukranian citizens. The sanction targets the larg...

1. The Moon administration approved $29.5 million in reserved government funds for president-elect Yoon Suk-yeol’s plan to relocate the presidential office today. 2. President-elect Yoon’s delegation to the U.S discussed with National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan on Tuesday the need to hold a bilateral summit at an early date and strengthen their alliance. 3. South Korea’s daily COVID-19 infecti...

1. North Korea’s Kim Yo-jong said in her statement that the North will not fire a single bullet toward South Korea, unless Seoul conducts any military actions against North Korea. 2. South Korea’s consumer price soared over 4 % in March, hitting a ten-year high. Energy prices rose 31.2%, accelerating consumer inflation. 3. The number of new COVID-19 cases in South Korea stands at 266-thousand 1-hu...

1. South Korea tallied 127-thousand 1-hundred 90 new daily COVID-19 infections on Monday, the lowest figure in 41 days. The number of severely ill patients stands at 1-thousand and 1-hundred 8 on the same day. 2. Prime minister nominee Han Duk-soo kicked off his first day at Yoon’s presidential transition team today. President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol on Sunday named Han to serve as prime minister for...

1. The South Korean government decided to extend the private gathering cap to 10 people, and business curfew to midnight, starting from Monday for two weeks. Meanwhile, the new COVID-19 cases on Friday stand at 280-thousand 2-hundred 73. 2. The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy said South Korea’s exports and imports reached an all-time monthly high in March. But, the trade saw a deficit of $1...

1. A Trilateral Chiefs of Defense meeting between South Korea, the United States, and Japan will be held today in Hawaii, to discuss North Korea’s recent ICBM launches. 2. The number of daily COVID-19 infections in South Korea today stands at 320-thousand 7-hundred 43, downed by about 100-thousand from yesterday. Meanwhile, the number of the critically ill patients soared rapidly hitting 1-thousan...

1. The Japanese government on Tuesday strengthened its claim over Dokdo islet, and authorized omitting the passages of military’s ‘forceful recruitment’ of young women during wartime in its high school textbooks. 2. South Korea’s daily COVID-19 cases on Wednesday stands at 424-thousand 6-hundred 41. The number of the deaths hit the second highest at 4-hundred 32 on the same day. 3. Russia announce...

1. South Korea tallied 347-thousand 5-hundred 54 onTuesday, up by about 160-thousand from yesterday. 2. President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol’s Chief of Staff announced on Monday that president Moon Jae-in promised his cooperation for the relocation of the presidential office. 3. The IMF on Tuesday projected the 2022 economic growth outlook of South Korea at 3 %.

1. President Moon Jae-in and president-elect Yoon Suk-yeol are set to hold their first meeting today, 19 days after the election. 2. South Korea saw 187-thousand 2-hundred 13 new COVID-19 cases on Monday, down below 200-thousand in 25 days. Meanwhile, the number of critically ill patients hit an all time high at 1-thousand 2-hundred 73. 3. South Korea and the United States on Sunday determined tha...

1. An hour after North Korea’s confirmation on its ICBM test-fire yesterday, the United States on Thursday announced additional sanctions on five entities related to North Korea’s missile program. 2. President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol held a phone call with Chinese President Xi Jinping, amid rising tensions over North Korea's nuclear weapons and missile threats. 3. The Carbon neutrality act, which aime...

1. Former President Park Geun-hye was discharged from the hospital Thursday, saying her health has recovered a lot thanks to concerns from people. 2. South Korea tallied 395-thousand 5-hundred 98 new daily COVID-19 cases on Thursday. The number of the deaths hit an all-time high at 4-hundred 70 on the same day. 3. NATO said Wednesday that approximately 7-thousand to 15-thousand of the Russian mili...

1. South Korea’s appraisal of home value increased over 17% this year. The government announced today that the property tax for the owner-occupiers  will remain the same by using last year’s assessed value. 2. The new COVID-19 infections in South Korea today stands at 490-thousand and 8-hundred 81, up by about 130-thousand from yesterday. 3. The incoming government of President-elect Yoon Suk...

1. South Korea added 353-thousand 9-hundred 80 new daily COVID-19 infections on Tuesday. The number of deaths stands at 3-hundred 84 on the same day. 2. Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Monday stressed holding a meeting with the Russian president in any form to end the war. 3. U.S FED chairman Jerome Powell said Monday that the central bank may take more aggressive actions to curb the so...

1. President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol announced on Sunday that he decided to relocate the presidential office to the current defense ministry building in Yongsan-gu, Seoul. 2. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of staff announced in a statement on Sunday, that North Korea had fired 4 short-range multiple rocket launchers off of the west coast. The South Korean military said that it has maintained a readiness p...

1. The new COVID-19 cases in South Korea stands at 407-thousand 17 on Friday. Meanwhile, the authorities decided to ease the social distancing measures starting from next Monday, by extending the private gathering gap up to 8 people. 2. President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol on Friday officially presided over the first presidential transition committee meeting. President Moon Jae-in expressed his hope for...

1. South Korea’s daily COVID-19 cases hit an all time high at 621-thousand 3-hundred 28 on Thursday. 429 people lost their lives due to COVID-19 virus. 2. Yoon may move S. Korea's presidential office from Blue House to Yongsan 3. The U.S. central bank raised the interest rates by 0.25 percentage point today, signaling other hikes at the remaining six meetings this year. Experts analyzed that the B...

1. North Korea was observed to have failed at launching another missile on Wednesday, which is the first test after Yoon Suk-yoel was elected as  president. The Joint Chiefs of Staff said that it is now investigating more to find out the projectile model.  2. The Russian Foreign Ministry imposed individual sanctions on the top thirteen U.S. officials, including president Joe Biden on Tue...

1. The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy reported on Monday that the Free Trade Agreement between South Korea and the United States has given surplus to both two countries for ten years. 2. The Biden administration warned China of the potential support for Russia in their top officials meeting on Monday held in Rome, Italy. 3. Daily COVID-19 cases tallied 362-thousand 3-hundred 38 on Tuesday....

1. President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol disclosed its presidential transition committee on Sunday. The transition committee comprises of seven subcommittees, and three special committees, while excluding women and unification related units. 2. South Korea and the United States said on Sunday that they are closely monitoring North Korea’s movement as they caught a signal from North Korea to test an additi...