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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!

Concerns over S. Korea's politics

18 mins; November 28, 2022

N. Korea's latest ICBM launch and Kim's daughter

19 mins; November 22, 2022

S. Korea's biz deals with Saudi Arabia

18 mins; November 21, 2022

Economic growth outlook for 2023

18 mins; November 15, 2022

President Yoon’s Southeast Asia trip

16 mins; November 14, 2022

Upgraded deterrence against evolving N. Korean threats

16 mins; November 08, 2022

S. Korea's IRA concerns

17 mins; November 07, 2022

Legoland default debacle: Impact on local market

20 mins; November 01, 2022

Hot topics surrounding latest N. Korea provocations

20 mins; October 25, 2022

China's historic party congress

17 mins; October 24, 2022

Record-level interest rates and economic prospects

22 mins; October 18, 2022

S. Korea-Vietnam relations

16 mins; October 17, 2022

N. Korea's growing nuclear threat and its motives

15 mins; October 11, 2022

Analysis on seemingly improving Seoul-Tokyo relations

18 mins; October 10, 2022

Will BOK take another 'big step' to tame inflation?

18 mins; October 04, 2022

Prolonged war in Ukraine and its impact on South Korea

16 mins; October 03, 2022

N. Korea's missile provocation and worsening inter-Korean relations

14 mins; September 27, 2022

President Yoon’s 3-nation tour

17 mins; September 26, 2022

Korean won in freefall and rising interest rates

20 mins; September 20, 2022

Li Zhanshu's Visit to Korea

17 mins; September 19, 2022

North Korea's latest rhetoric on nuclear weapons

12 mins; September 13, 2022

South Korea-U.S.-China

22 mins; September 11, 2022

Korea's weakening currency and mounting trade deficits

17 mins; September 06, 2022

National security advisers of S. Korea, U.S., Japan's meeting

18 mins; September 05, 2022

President Yoon’s "audacious initiative"

16 mins; August 30, 2022

30 years of South Korea-China ties

18 mins; August 29, 2022

Exchange rates, subsidies and inflation

21 mins; August 23, 2022

Yoon's 100 Days

17 mins; August 22, 2022

North Korea declares 'victory' over Covid

17 mins; August 16, 2022

Qingdao Disaccord

16 mins; August 15, 2022

Is the U.S. economy in recession?

16 mins; August 09, 2022

Rising Cross-Straits Tensions

15 mins; August 08, 2022

Kim Jong-un's Fiery Rhetoric

17 mins; August 02, 2022

China's THAAD Demands

16 mins; August 01, 2022

Yoon administration's tax reform

17 mins; July 26, 2022

U.S. Treasury Secretary's visit to S. Korea

16 mins; July 25, 2022

S. Korea, U.S. joint military drills

18 mins; July 19, 2022

U.S. President's visit to Saudi Arabia

15 mins; July 18, 2022

International and domestic financial uncertainties

19 mins; July 12, 2022

Former Japanese PM Shinzo Abe's assassination

15 mins; July 11, 2022

S. Korea-U.S.-Japan's message to N. Korea

12 mins; July 05, 2022

NATO summit highlights

16 mins; July 04, 2022

Won-dollar exchange rate and food security for S. Korea

17 mins; June 28, 2022

President Yoon's diplomacy debut at NATO summit

16 mins; June 27, 2022

N. Korea's possible 7th nuclear test

16 mins; June 20, 2022

Interest rates, inflation, World Bank projections

17 mins; June 13, 2022

100 days of Russia's war in Ukraine

19 mins; June 06, 2022

Stagflation and labor market flexibility

18 mins; May 30, 2022

Yoon-Biden Summit

15 mins; May 23, 2022

3 big economic topics

18 mins; May 16, 2022

Yoon-Biden Summit

15 mins; May 09, 2022

Growth rate

18 mins; May 02, 2022

Incoming President Yoon's Japan Policy

18 mins; April 25, 2022

BOK's rate hike

17 mins; April 18, 2022

Incoming President Yoon's U.S. Policy

16 mins; April 11, 2022

2022 IMF Korea Report

20 mins; April 04, 2022

North Korea's missile launch

15 mins; March 28, 2022

Russian sanctions and possibility of default

15 mins; March 21, 2022

President-elect Yoon Seok-yeol's economic challenges to tackle for the new gov't

17 mins; March 14, 2022

Financial sanctions on Russia and China’s digital currency

18 mins; March 06, 2022

Russia's invasion of Ukraine

14 mins; February 27, 2022

IMF's SDR currency basket

18 mins; February 20, 2022

Resuming talks with North Korea

19 mins; February 13, 2022

Stock market plunge, RCEP, and high exports

14 mins; February 06, 2022

2022 South Korean Presidential Election

20 mins; January 30, 2022

S. Korea's supplementary budget & LG Energy Solutions IPO

14 mins; January 23, 2022

Hypersonic Missile Capability

18 mins; January 16, 2022

S. Korea's economic plans for Lunar New Year holiday

19 mins; January 09, 2022

Russia-China Relations

15 mins; January 02, 2022

Projections for global economy and S. Korea in 2022

20 mins; December 26, 2021

U.S. Indo-Pacific Strategy

18 mins; December 19, 2021

Implication for S. Korea's economy amid population decline

19 mins; December 12, 2021

Taiwan Strait

17 mins; December 05, 2021

BOK's Interest Rate Hike and Its Effect

13 mins; November 28, 2021

End-of-War Declaration

17 mins; November 21, 2021

Stagflation from the month of October etc.

20 mins; November 14, 2021

G20 and COP26 Summits

18 mins; November 07, 2021

S. Korea's Q4 Economic Projection

16 mins; October 31, 2021

Colin Powell's legacy

18 mins; October 25, 2021

Global supply bottleneck

16 mins; October 17, 2021

Japan's new Prime Minister

18 mins; October 11, 2021

Household debt in S. Korea

19 mins; October 04, 2021

AUKUS deal

17 mins; September 26, 2021

Inflation, Unemployment, BOK interest rates

20 mins; September 23, 2021

China's common prosperity push

19 mins; September 13, 2021

Anti-Google Law

20 mins; September 05, 2021

Afghanistan evacuation

17 mins; August 29, 2021

Digital People

16 mins; August 22, 2021

UN Climate Report

16 mins; August 15, 2021

Carbon border tax

18 mins; August 08, 2021

Japan’s hydrogen power

16 mins; August 01, 2021

China’s semiconductor industry

19 mins; July 25, 2021

S. Korea recognized as 'developed country'

15 mins; July 18, 2021

Billionaire's Summer Camp

16 mins; July 11, 2021

Tokyo Olympics and public sentiment

17 mins; July 04, 2021

Peace Talks

13 mins; June 27, 2021

North Korea

14 mins; June 20, 2021

New Israeli Prime Minister

15 mins; June 13, 2021

Telemedicine Boom and Its Future

14 mins; June 07, 2021

Rise of the Subscription Economy

17 mins; May 31, 2021

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