[FULL] ARIRANG NEWS | 2022-08-19, 22:00 (KST)

▪ Expert analysis: Kim Jong-un's sister slams S. Korea's "audacious initiative" as "height of absurdity" ▪ S. Korea expresses deep regret over N. Korea's offensive remarks on President Yoon's "audacious plan" ▪ People Power Party and Democratic Party of Korea agree on detailed schedule for upcoming regular Nat'l Assembly session ▪ Pres. Yoon, new Nat'l Assembly speakers discuss cooperation on economy ▪ President Yoon calls for revamped welfare system to benefit vulnerable groups ▪ S. Korean economy may face slowdown and export recovery may weaken: Finance Ministry ▪ S. Korea to pursue national interest in next month's IPEF meeting, boost China ties ▪ S. Korea reports 138,812 new COVID-19 cases on Friday ▪ Biden administration to stop buying COVID-19 vaccines, treatments and tests as early as this fall ▪ Leaders of Ukraine, U.N. seek to secure Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant ▪ Urban smart farms grow vegetables in Seoul's subway stations and rooftops ▪ Grupo Vocal Millennium, the only foreign choir that sings Korean folk songs ▪ S. Koreans head to countryside to enjoy affordable summer vacation ▪ Rain to ease off for central regions overnight...showers for south tomorrow