January 5, 2024

Friday’s weather forecast

The following is the weather forecast for South Korea’s 12 major cities at 9:01 a.m. Friday.

Temperature (C) Condition Possibility

High/Low of Rain (%)

Seoul 08/03 Cloudy 10

Incheon 07/04 Cloudy 0

Suwon 08/01 Cloudy 10

Cheongju 10/02 Cloudy 20

Biz lobbies of S. Korea, Japan to hold annual meeting next week

Business lobbies of South Korea and Japan will hold their annual meeting early next week to discuss joint projects between the business communities of the neighboring countries, industry sources said Friday.

The 30th Korean-Japan Business Council, c…

(EDITORIAL from Korea JoongAng Daily on Jan. 5)

New Chief Justice of the Supreme Court Cho Hee-dae decided to replace Kim Sang-hwan, current head of the Office of Court Administration (OCA), with former Justice Chun Dae-yup. We welcome his decision for the change. The head of the OCA not only hand…

(EDITORIAL from Korea Times on Jan. 5)

Korea registered a trade deficit of $9.97 billion in 2023. This represents a modest decline compared to 2022’s record shortfall of $47.78 billion. The recovery has been buoyed by booming exports of automobiles and vessels, coupled with the steady reb…