[LIVE] 12:00 ARIRANG NEWS (2024-01-03)

▪ S. Korea’s defense ministry condemns Kim Yo-jong’s for tirade which followed Yoon’s deterrence speech ▪ What will be the focus of the South Korean President’s diplomacy in 2024? ▪ Top office to host debates instead of New Year ministry briefings ▪ S. Korea’s economic policy direction for 2024 aims at revitalizing people’s livelihoods ▪ Opposition Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung in recovery after Tuesday’s stabbing attack ▪ Death toll rises to 62 from devastating Ishikawa earthquake in Japan ▪ Japan Airlines aircraft collides with Japanese coast guard plane, leading 5 crew members dead ▪ Hamas second-in-command killed in blast in Beirut ▪ South Korea sees record low number of registered births in 2023 ▪ LG OLED TVs named ’Best TVs of 2024’ in Consumer Reports’ ranking ▪ World News: Russian missile attack on Kyiv and Kharkiv kills at least 4, injures 92 ▪ [Weather] Mix of rain and snow in store with dust in many places, feeling balmy this afternoon ▪ [Anchor’s Pick] Kim Jong-un’s daughter Ju Ae in spotlight