[LIVE] 12:00 ARIRANG NEWS (2024-01-18)

▪ N. Korea ties with Russia to develop further following FM Choe Son-hui’s visit to Moscow ▪ Nuclear envoys of Seoul, Washington, Tokyo to discuss Pyongyang’s growing threats ▪ U.S. will take N. Korea’s space capability “seriously“ if it can be used for warfare: Pentagon official ▪ S. Korea, U.S., Japan hold joint maritime exercise in waters off Jeju Island amid growing N. Korean threats ▪ U.S. redesignates Yemen’s Houthis as “global terrorists“ ▪ Samsung Electronics unveils its first AI smartphone with the Galaxy S24 series ▪ S. Korea’s webcomic industry made over US$ 1.3 bil. of sales in 2022 ▪ S. Korea to bolster financial opportunities through tax and loan policy reforms ▪ U.S. Federal Reserve assesses labor market cooling in Jan. report ahead of rate decision ▪ UN chief says phasing out of fossil fuels “essential and inevitable“ ▪ “All is set for successful Winter Youth Olympic Games“: IOC President Thomas Bach ▪ World News: Explosion at Thailand fireworks factory kills at least 23 ▪ [Weather] More rain in south and snow in east of Gangwon-do, highs in Seoul soar to 10 degrees Celsius ▪ [Anchor’s Pick] Putin’s possible visit to N. Korea 24 years after previous visit