2025-05-17 KST
Hello and welcome to Weekly News Highlights. I'm Kim Da-mi in Seoul. Let's begin with keywords that made headlines this week.
The official campaigning for the June 3rd presidential election began this Monday, with three main runners out of the 7 registered candidates launching campaign trails across the country.
South Korean economy will only expand by point-8 percent this year, a state-run think tank believes, which sparked fresh fears and worries of a recession, as the country battles with challenges both at home and abroad.
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campaign trail 선거 유세 여행[코스]
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South Korea this week hosted a trade ministers' meeting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, APEC, down on Jeju Island. Tariffs and economic cooperation topped the agenda, along with the rise of digital tools like AI.
Starting Monday, seven candidates have gone all out for the next 22 days to convince voters that they are the best choice to serve as the 21st president of South Korea. We start with the Democratic Party candidate Lee Jae-myung. Our correspondent Shin Ha-young followed his campaign trail.
Script here : https://www.arirang.com/news/view?id=283476&lang=en
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go all out 전력을 다하다((for, to do))
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And the conservative People Power Party's Kim Moon-soo also traveled across the nation, wooing voters. Our Kim Do-yeon has the details.
Script here : https://www.arirang.com/news/view?id=283484&lang=en
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woo 지지를 호소하다, (지지를 얻으려고) 구애하다
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Title: [WEEKLY FOCUS] Presidential hopefuls prioritize economy, highlighting AI and trade
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A local think tank cut its growth forecast for the local economy to 0.8%, the first time the rate has landed in the zero-percent range. Moon Ji-young has this report.
Script here : https://www.arirang.com/news/view?id=283381&lang=en
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a local think tank 국내의 한 연구기관
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A trade ministers' meeting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, APEC, took place on South Korea's Jeju Island this week. APEC member states, including South Korea, used the time to resume tariff talks with the U.S. Our Bae Eun-ji was there.
Script here : https://www.arirang.com/news/view?id=283485&lang=en
In a major breakthrough, the U.S. and China on Monday announced a significant rollback on their tariffs, lowering them by 115 percentage points for 90 days. Ahn Sung-jin has the details.
Script here : https://www.arirang.com/news/view?id=283300&lang=en
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breakthrough 돌파구
rollback (법률·제도 등을) 이전 상태로 되돌리기.
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U.S. President Donald Trump embarked on his first overseas diplomatic trip since his return to the Oval Office this week. During his first stop, Saudi Arabia, he announced the removal of all U.S. sanctions on Syria Our Park Kun-woo reports.
Script here : https://www.arirang.com/news/view?id=283364&lang=en
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embark on ~에 착수하다, ~ 에 나서다
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Korean conductor Chung Myung-whun will take the podium of the renowned Italian opera house La Scala next year to become its first Asian musical director in history.
On Monday, Italy's world-renowned opera house, Teatro alla Scala, announced that 72-year-old Korean conductor Chung Myung-whun was unanimously chosen for the role by the opera house's board of directors in a meeting on the same day. Inaugurated in 1778, this is the first time in La Scala's 247-year history that an Asian person will hold the position. Chung will also be just the second non-Italian to take up the role.
Chung’s musical journey began as a pianist, but he stepped onto the conductor’s podium in 1978, when he was named Associate Conductor of the Los Angeles Philharmonic. Chung's ties to La Scala run deep. Since 1989, Chung has led nine opera productions across 84 performances and conducted 141 concerts at La Scala, which is more than any other conductor who did not hold the title of Music Director. Chung will succeed Riccardo Chailly, with his official term beginning late next year and running through early 2030.
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take the podium 강단에 서다
board of directors 이사회
inaugurate 취임하게 하다, 개관[개소/발족]을 선언하다
associate conductor 부지휘자
run deep 깊다
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This Thursday, May 15th, marked Teachers' Day here in South Korea, and at one special school, students with a North Korean background whose guardians went to great lengths to offer them a life are sharing their own gratitude. Our Kim Jung-sil has the story.
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guardian 보호자, 후견인
go to great lengths to do something (~하기 위해) 많은 애를 쓰다[어떤 고생도 마다하지 않다]
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Here in South Korea, May 15th is widely known as National Teacher's Day. Starting this year, it will also be celebrated together with the birthday of King Sejong the Great, who contributed to the root of Korean culture, including the alphabet Hangeul. Our Choi Soo-hyung tells us more.
Script here : https://www.arirang.com/news/view?id=283478&lang=en
Thanks so much for staying with us. Enjoy your weekend wherever you are.
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