Moon to Attend Expanded G7 Summit
President Moon Jae-in has accepted an invitation by U.S. President Donald Trump to attend the G7 Summit in September. Moon in a 15-minute telephone call with Trump on Monday said he would "gladly" accept the invitation, according to Cheong Wa Dae. The original G7 consists of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the U.K. besides the U.S.
Pompeo Presses Korea into China Wars
Record Numbers of Koreans Own at Least 1 Home
Korean Firms Win Order for 100 LNG Ships from Qatar
Internet Trade Leads to Pike in Drug Arrests
Most Korean Businesses to Weather Global Supply Chain Disruptions
1/3 of Smaller Businesses to Lay off Workers
NATIONAL/POLITICS
Flight Passenger Numbers Rebound to 2 Million
The number of flight passengers surpassed 2 million last month, after plunging to the 1 million level in March and April amid the coronavirus outbreak. But that is still a mere 20 percent of their number in May last year.
NORTH KOREA
N.Korea's Propaganda Machine Embraces Social Media
North Korea's propaganda machine may be stuck in a political Pleistocene, but it has eagerly embraced social media to appeal to younger people. There is still plenty of eccentrically worded anti-imperial propaganda.
BUSINESS
Exports Drop 20% for 2nd Month
Korea's exports have dropped another 20 percent. According to the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy on Monday, exports in May fell 23.7 percent on-year to US$34.9 billion. In April exports fell 25.1 percent.