[LIVE] ARIRANG NEWS | 2023-06-30, 12:00 (KST)

▪ Baby killed in landslide in Yeongju as South Korea is hit with monsoon rain

▪ Unification Minister nominee likely to be tough on N. Korea while Jang is only 3rd athlete to serve as 2nd culture vice minister

▪ Unification Minister nominee Kim Yung-ho vows to create unification policies that conform with inter-Korean ties

▪ S. Korea posts increase in industrial production, spending, and investments in May

▪ S. Korea, Japan secures currency swap deal worth US$ 10 billion

▪ U.S. Q1 economic growth revised up sharply to 2% annual rate

▪ U.S. Supreme Court reverses affirmative action for college admissions

▪ S. Korea advances to U-17 Asian Cup final

▪ Three S. Koreans win Tchaikovsky Competition in violin, cello, voice categories

▪ Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival 2023: celebration of Korean cinema, int’l genre films

▪ World News: Top Russian general reportedly arrested following Wagner Group revolt

▪ Heavy monsoon rain to pound down on the south through tomorrow dawn then a sweaty weekend