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GMS FOCUS is a weekly segment on ARIRANG RADIO's morning news magazine show GOOD MORNING SEOUL that addresses complicated current event stories in and outside of Korea. Join our host Lina Kwon and guest Morten Larsen as they dive into questions surrounding cultural heritage, ideologies, trade wars, the global fight for a greener future, etc. We'll provide the context so you can get a better understanding of the wider scope of the story. Don't miss out!

US Elections Impact on Korea's Economy

19 mins; November 05, 2024

US Elections Impact on South Korea

19 mins; November 04, 2024

Japan's LDP Loses Majority in Shift

17 mins; October 29, 2024

South Korea posts 0.1% growth in Q3

18 mins; October 28, 2024

Samsung Apologizes for Semiconductor Setback

20 mins; October 22, 2024

North Korea Declares South a Hostile

20 mins; October 21, 2024

Bank of Korea Cuts Rates

18 mins; October 15, 2024

Yoon Wraps Up ASEAN Diplomacy Tour

20 mins; October 14, 2024

Delivery Apps Clash With Restaurants

19 mins; October 08, 2024

1 Year Since the Hamas-led Attacks in Israel

19 mins; October 07, 2024

Korea’s new ‘Value-up’ Index Sparks Debate

23 mins; October 01, 2024

Middle East struggles: Nasrallah, Hezbollah, Hamas and Israel.

20 mins; September 30, 2024

US Federal Reserve's Recent Interest Rate Cut

20 mins; September 24, 2024

President Yoon wraps up four-day Czech visit

19 mins; September 23, 2024

Gov't Acts to Stabilize Prices Before Chuseok

23 mins; September 10, 2024

Yoon and Kishida Meet Amid Leadership Change

20 mins; September 09, 2024

President Outlines Four Key Reforms

24 mins; September 03, 2024

Jake Sullivan’s Beijing Visit

18 mins; September 02, 2024

Bank of Korea Holds Rates

20 mins; August 27, 2024

Issues Surrounding the Global AI Chip Race

13 mins; August 21, 2024

Korea's Record Jobs Data Hides Deeper Worries

20 mins; August 20, 2024

Korea-US-Japan Summit Marks One Year

19 mins; August 19, 2024

U.S. Recession Fears and Fed's Next Moves

20 mins; August 13, 2024

Exploring France during Paris Olympics Part 2

19 mins; August 12, 2024

Jerome Powell Hints at September Rate Cut

21 mins; August 06, 2024

Exploring France during Paris Olympics

19 mins; August 05, 2024

Tmon and WeMakePrice face refund crisis

19 mins; July 30, 2024

Biden Exits Race, Endorses Kamala Harris

19 mins; July 29, 2024

Samsung Faces First-ever General Strike

19 mins; July 23, 2024

Korea Wins Bid to Build Czech Reactors

20 mins; July 22, 2024

Trump's Attempted Assassination Implications

20 mins; July 16, 2024

Next Year's New Minimum Hourly Wage Announced

18 mins; July 15, 2024

H2 Economic Policies

17 mins; July 09, 2024

Masoud Pezeshkian wins Iran's election

18 mins; July 08, 2024

Nvidia's Value Plummets in Three Days

17 mins; July 02, 2024

Trump vs Biden's First Public Debate

19 mins; July 01, 2024

South Korea's Exports Hit Record Highs

19 mins; June 25, 2024

Seoul issues stern warning to Russia

18 mins; June 24, 2024

Coupang fined for 40 billion won

17 mins; June 18, 2024

President Yoon wraps up Central Asia visits

15 mins; June 17, 2024

European Central Bank's First Rate Cut in 5 Years

18 mins; June 11, 2024

KR-JP Ties Improve Yet Fragile Amid History

19 mins; June 10, 2024

South Korea's Growth and Exports Surge

16 mins; June 04, 2024

National Assembly Begins with Sharp Divisions

19 mins; June 03, 2024

Korea's Major Chip Industry Boost Plan

16 mins; May 28, 2024

Korea, China, and Japan Trilateral Summit

18 mins; May 27, 2024

US-China Trade Tensions Escalate Again

19 mins; May 21, 2024

Putin Begins Term with Beijing Visit

19 mins; May 20, 2024

Xi Jinping's European Tour Outcomes

15 mins; May 14, 2024

President Yoon's Milestone Press Event

19 mins; May 13, 2024

Japan Targets Naver Over Line App Control

17 mins; May 07, 2024

Remergence of Two Tragic Investigations

18 mins; May 06, 2024

S.Korea's Surprise Growth, U.S. Expansion Slows

11 mins; April 30, 2024

AUKUS Tensions Persist, Phase Two Expands

18 mins; April 29, 2024

Geopolitical Risks Rattle Korean Economy

12 mins; April 23, 2024

Biden, Trump Clash Over China Tariffs

18 mins; April 22, 2024

S.Korea's national debt surpasses 50% of GDP

12 mins; April 16, 2024

The first-ever US-Japan-Philippines Summit

18 mins; April 15, 2024

Major Takeaways from the 22nd General Election

18 mins; April 12, 2024

Parties Push Pledges ahead of 22nd Election

13 mins; April 09, 2024

Upcoming General Elections

17 mins; April 08, 2024

Parties Intensify Efforts before April Elections

12 mins; April 02, 2024

Gaza Crisis Sparks US-Israel Tensions

20 mins; April 01, 2024

Japan ends negative rates, US Fed hints cuts

10 mins; March 26, 2024

Biden, Trump secure nominations in polls

18 mins; March 25, 2024

Korea's Inflation Challenges Fruit Prices

11 mins; March 19, 2024

Summit for Democracy

20 mins; March 18, 2024

Bitcoin, Gold, Nasdaq Soar at Record Highs

11 mins; March 12, 2024

'Two Sessions' Shape Annual Agenda

20 mins; March 11, 2024

NATO Entry Shifts Sweden's Geopolitical Dynamic

18 mins; March 05, 2024

South Korea's upcoming Election Overview

22 mins; March 04, 2024

Nvidia's Wall Street Rise and Impact on Korean AI

18 mins; February 27, 2024

G20 Meeting in Rio Spurs Call for UN Overhaul

19 mins; February 26, 2024

Japan's Economic Surge Raises Concerns in S.Korea

18 mins; February 20, 2024

S.Korea's Ties with Cuba Deal Blow to N.Korea

18 mins; February 19, 2024

Price Hikes Amid Rising Lunar New Year Costs

19 mins; February 13, 2024

Seoul-Moscow Relations

18 mins; February 12, 2024

Stage X Set to Transform S.Korea's Telecom Market

18 mins; February 06, 2024

North Korea Drops Unification, Sparks War Fears

14 mins; February 05, 2024

Korea's 2023 Economy Grows 1.4%, Income Rebounds

20 mins; January 30, 2024

highlights of this year’s Davos forum

22 mins; January 23, 2024

US Involvement in Middle East Conflict

19 mins; January 22, 2024

Taeyoung workout and looming real estate PF crisis

13 mins; January 16, 2024

Results of Taiwanese presidential election

18 mins; January 15, 2024

The direction of 2024 Economic Policy

18 mins; January 09, 2024

General elections/ future political landscape

17 mins; January 08, 2024

2024 world economy forecast

23 mins; January 02, 2024

2023 Korea's foreign and security policy

26 mins; January 01, 2024

2024 budget

15 mins; December 26, 2023

Korea’s Indo-Pacific strategy

18 mins; December 25, 2023

Intensifying trade protectionism

20 mins; December 19, 2023

President Yoon's Dutch trip

17 mins; December 18, 2023

Oil price plunge issues

15 mins; December 12, 2023

S.Korea-US-Japan’s trilateral meeting

18 mins; December 11, 2023

Bank of Korea's rate freeze

16 mins; December 05, 2023

Late Secretary of State Henry Kissinger

18 mins; December 04, 2023

South Korea’s household debt

17 mins; November 28, 2023

President Yoon's visit to the UK

19 mins; November 27, 2023

Japanese Yen's continued depreciation

15 mins; November 21, 2023

APEC Summit

19 mins; November 20, 2023

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