[LIVE] 12:00 ARIRANG NEWS (2024-01-24)

▪ N. Korea fires multiple cruise missiles into West Sea ▪ Putin not expected to visit N. Korea before elections: Kremlin ▪ Russia attacks Ukraine, leaving 18 people dead, 130 wounded, over 200 sites damaged ▪ Harsh cold weather in S. Korea causing travel disruption ▪ S. Korea’s birth rate plummets to an all-time low for the month of Nov. ▪ Inflation expectations in S. Korea hit 3% in January; lowest in 22 months ▪ Gov’t sets ambitious target of more than doubling size of country’s rice processing industry ▪ Former U.S. President Donald Trump projected to win New Hampshire Republican primary ▪ Secretary-General says “two-state solution“ only way out of Gaza crisis, denounces Israel for rejection ▪ S. Korea urges Beijing to provide ’adequate protection’ to N. Korean defectors during UN review of China’s human rights situation ▪ “Past Lives“ directed by Celine Song is nominated for Oscars for Best Picture and Writing ▪ Everland announces giant panda Fubao will return to China in April ▪ World News: Türkiye parliament approves Sweden’s NATO membership bid ▪ [Weather] Frigid air continues with lingering snow in Jeolla-do and on Jeju ▪ [Anchor’s Pick] Israel-Gaza War: Is Two-State Solution Possible?