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Focus on Headline 12/19/2024
1.The South Korean won weakened past one-thousand-450 won against the U.S. dollar on Thursday, reaching its lowest point in 15 years. The local currency opened at one-thousand-453 won per dollar, following a U.S. rate cut made the previous day.
2.During an extraordinary Cabinet meeting on Thursday, Acting President Han Duck-soo vetoed six contentious bills, marking his first use of presidential power since assuming interim leadership after President Yoon Suk Yeol was impeached and suspended from office over a failed martial law bid.
3.The National Intelligence Service briefed the parliamentary Intelligence Committee in a closed-door meeting Thursday morning and reportedly said at least 100 North Korean troops dispatched to Russia for combat in Ukraine were killed and 1,000 injured.
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By Arirang Radio1.The South Korean won weakened past one-thousand-450 won against the U.S. dollar on Thursday, reaching its lowest point in 15 years. The local currency opened at one-thousand-453 won per dollar, following a U.S. rate cut made the previous day.
2.During an extraordinary Cabinet meeting on Thursday, Acting President Han Duck-soo vetoed six contentious bills, marking his first use of presidential power since assuming interim leadership after President Yoon Suk Yeol was impeached and suspended from office over a failed martial law bid.
3.The National Intelligence Service briefed the parliamentary Intelligence Committee in a closed-door meeting Thursday morning and reportedly said at least 100 North Korean troops dispatched to Russia for combat in Ukraine were killed and 1,000 injured.
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