[LIVE] 12:00 ARIRANG NEWS (2023-12-08)

▪ S. Korea’s current account logs surplus for 6th month in a row in Oct. ▪S. Korea’s retail sector embraces early Christmas cheer to boost consumption ▪ South Korea, Netherlands to forge semiconductor alliance, work on nuclear power, defense, advanced tech ▪ Gov’t aims to put S. Korea among world’s top 4 defense export nations by 2027 ▪ S. Korea agrees US$ 2.4 bil. deal to supply Redback armored vehicles to Australia ▪ U.S. gov’t to maintain 28,500 U.S. armed forces in Korea: NDAA ▪ China slaps export curb on ammonium phosphate ▪ Netanyahu threatens to “turn Beirut into Gaza“ if Hezbollah attacks ▪ World News: EU-Mercosur trade deal overshadows Mercosur summit ▪ [Weather] Unseasonably warm temperatures with normal air quality in most places ▪ [Anchor’s Pick] S. Korea is fastest-growing arms exporter