[LIVE] NEWS CENTER (2023-10-24)

▪ S. Korean firms pen major gas plant construction, smart city facility deals with Saudi Arabia, as Yoon calls for new infrastructural cooperation ▪ Pres. Yoon seeks to widen S. Korea-Qatar cooperation beyond energy, construction ▪ Seoul and Riyadh release joint statement rejecting actions targeting civilians in ’escalating situation between Israel and Palestine’ ▪ More than 100 people killed after Israel launches air strikes on Gaza ▪ Four suspected defectors from N. Korea spotted in waters east of Sokcho ▪ China’s top diplomat Wang Yi to visit Washington ahead of potential Biden-Xi meeting ▪ Confirmed cases of lumpy skin disease rise to 27 cattle farms nationwide ▪ [Politics & Diplomacy] S. Korean gov’t pushes for increase in medical school enrollment quota ▪ Central regions to see rain until tonight... Wide gaps in readings tomorrow ▪ (1024 Within the Frame) [UN Day] What is United Nations, and what role should S. Korea play to become global pivotal state?