[LIVE] 12:00 ARIRANG NEWS (2024-01-31)

▪ IMF upgrades S. Korea’s 2024 economic outlook to 2.3%, up 0.1%p from previous forecast ▪ S. Korea’s industrial output up 0.7% y/y in 2023 despite drops for manufacturing and spending ▪ Samsung Electronics’s operating profit recorded plunge in Q4 2023 y/y ▪ Galaxy S24 series, Samsung’s first AI smartphone, officially released worldwide ▪ S. Korea’s gov’t. providing 130,000 Korean won in support for mil. “vulnerable“ people with “Culture Nuri Card“ ▪ N. Korea confirms it launched Hwasal-2 cruise missiles to check ’rapid counter attack posture’ ▪ S. Korea will not be “swayed“ by N. Korea’s continuous provocations: S. Korean envoy ▪ Iran-aligned, Iraqi militant group announces suspension of attacks against U.S. forces ▪ S. Korea beats Saudi Arabia in penalty shootout to advance to quarterfinals ▪ World News: Pakistan’s former prime minister Imran Khan, jailed for 10 years for leaking state secrets ▪ Poor air quality in most places, rain on Jeju through tonight ▪ closing: What Kim Jong-un fears