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Most Popular S. Korea raises typhoon alert status to second highest level as Tapah approaches We begin with our top story this evening. South Korea's interior and safety ministry has raised its weather alert level with Typhoon Tapah expected to make landfall on the Korean Peninsula over the weekend. The decision was made by interior minister Chin Young in a meeting with related ministries on Saturday, where they discussed ways to minimize the potential damage from the typhoon. The Korea Meteorological Administration says Typhoon Tapah is expected to pass through the eastern coast of Jeju island on Sunday morning and reach peak strength later that day, as it makes its way through the city of Busan. The typhoon is likely to bring as much as 600 millimeters of rain and strong winds of up to 160 kilometers per hour to the southern regions tomorrow. 10 international flights in and out of Jeju International Airport have been cancelled, with authorities saying more flights are expected to be suspended in the coming hours. 2019-09-21 Typhoon Tapah expected to bring heavy rain nationwide starting from weekend Typhoon Tapah is heading towards the Korean Peninsula. It was reported on Thursday evening that the typhoon is near Okinawa, Japan,… and is expected to reach Jeju Island on Sunday afternoon. The Korea Meteorological Administration forecasts Typhoon Tapah to then pass over the southern city of Tongyeong,… before moving out towards Dokdo Island and the East Sea. Tapah is expected to gather strength as it passes through a warm stretch of ocean. The Korean Peninsula will feel the effects of the typhoon from Friday evening as Jeju Island will start to see some rainfall. The rain will then drench the southern Korean provinces,… impacting even the lower regions of Gangwon-do Province as it moves toward the East Sea. The downpours are likely to spread across the rest of the country, including Seoul, and will continue until Monday. The rainfall will get stronger from Sunday,… where 30-to-50 millimeters per hour is expected to pour down on the southern coast. Wind speeds of 110-to-145 kilometers per hour are expected in Jeju Island and near the southern coast, but the winds won't be as strong as Typhoon Lingling. High waves along coastal areas could cause damage,… and residents in those areas are advised to be prepared for some flooding as well. It's also harvest season, so the Rural Development Administration is on full alert. The state's agricultural agency advises farmers to fix the waterway and tree branches before the heavy rain. Won Jung-hwan, Arirang News. 2019-09-20 U.S. reshuffles national security team ahead of talks with N. Korea U.S. President Donald Trump has tapped special envoy for hostage affairs Robert O'Brien as his new national security advisor. The realignment of Trump's national security team comes while speculation runs high that working-level talks between North Korea and the U.S. will resume soon. Today, we go in-depth on what the latest appointment could mean for Washington's foreign and security policies and how they might impact affairs on the Korean Peninsula. For that, Dr. Woo Jung-yeop from the Sejong Institute joins me in the studio. It's great to see you. Q1> Robert O'Brien becomes President Trump's fourth security advisor. He was a career lawyer before taking his job in the government. He's not much of a big name, at least in the public sphere. It's expected that he'll cause less friction compared to his predecessor. What did you make of his appointment? Q2> O'Brien replaces John Bolton known for his hawkish views. While some say O'Brien may be as hawkish, he doesn't have any North Korea-related experience in his resume. Given that factor, do you see changes to Washington's policy toward Pyeongyang, or will it be much of the same? Q3> North Korea meanwhile has welcomed Trump's political determination to approach North Korea-U.S. relations in a more practical manner, after he suggested a "new method" in resolving the deadlock in nuclear talks. It also praised Washington's departure from the Libyan model by removing Bolton. Do you see a bit of optimism for the upcoming talks? Q3-2> Those remarks were made by Kim Myong-gil, known as Pyeongyang's new special envoy for working level talks with Washington, with Stephen Biegun being his U.S. counterpart. Do you think this will be another variable in the upcoming talks? Q4> Reports say that the appointment of O'Brien will solidify the status of U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo as the most influential foreign policy voice in the Trump administration. Do you see Pompeo having a greater influence on diplomacy and security issues? Q5> There's speculation that Stephen Biegun U.S. Special Representative for North Korea may be tapped as Deputy Secretary of State. If that's the case, what will that mean for denuclearization talks, as well as the Seoul-Washington alliance? Q6> Amid speculation that working-level talks will take place soon, Seoul's top nuclear envoy Lee Do-hoon is in the U.S. to meet with his counterpart Stephen Biegun. Lee said that the North has recently shifted its emphasis from sanctions relief to security guarantees for its regime, and that Seoul and Washington will be discussing various ways to address that. Looking at his remarks, do you see a potential shift in focus from sanctions to security guarantees at the upcoming working-level talks? Q6-2> Given the no-deal Hanoi summit, what sort of concessions will we need from either side for any sort of progress? (Earlier in the week, the North said denuclearization talks will take place when threats to regime security and obstacles to its economic development are clearly removed.) Q7> Shifting gears, yesterday marked the one-year anniversary of the inter-Korean summit in Pyeongyang. North Korea has not made any response in regards to it, nor is it trying to engage with Seoul. Do you think the regime is intentionally leaving South Korea out while it gets ready to talk with the U.S.? Q8> According to the North's state media, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has vowed to deepen bilateral ties with China calling their friendly relations a "strategic option." That's in response to Chinese President Xi Jinping's congratulatory message last week to mark the North's founding anniversary. Do you think Pyeongyang is trying to strengthen its diplomatic hand ahead of negotiations with the U.S.? Q9> Next week, South Korean President Moon Jae-in will take to the podium on the global diplomatic stage. Along with speaking at the UN General Assembly, he's also scheduled to sit down with his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump. Given the current situation on the Peninsula, what role do you see for the President at this moment in time? 2019-09-20 N. Korea tops agenda for Moon-Trump summit set for 23rd in New York President Moon Jae-in and U.S. President Donald Trump are set to meet next Monday on the 23rd for their ninth bilateral summit on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York. (Korean) "The two sides plan to discuss measures to achieve complete denuclearization and lasting peace on the Korean Peninsula and various ways to strengthen the South Korea-U.S. alliance, as well as regional issues." According to a senior Blue House official, North Korea is expected to top their agenda, especially with signs that nuclear negotiations between Pyeongyang and Washington will resume soon. But the official also says they will likely have more than North Korea on their plates. For one, there's the trade dispute between Seoul and Tokyo. That prompted the South Korean government's decision to end its military intelligence sharing pact with Japan, fueling concerns over the future of the trilateral alliance. And amid rising concerns of a rift in Seoul-Washington ties, the two sides have to settle some pressing matters, like how much South Korea will have to pay next year for stationing U.S. troops in the country. The rest of his itinerary at the UN General Assembly will also be centered around his peace initiative, when he sits down with other world leaders and UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres. And President Moon will call for the member nations' continued support for the peace process through his keynote speech on the 24th. And with the president of the International Olympic Committee, President Moon will discuss the formation of unified inter-Korean teams for the Tokyo Olympics, and their joint entrance at the opening ceremony. He will also bring up the two Koreas' co-hosting of the 2032 Summer Games. This was among the agreements made by the leaders of the two Koreas when they met in Pyeongyang last year. (standup) "President Moon is the first South Korean president to attend the UN General Assembly for three years straight. While his main focus will be gathering support from the international community for his peace efforts on the Korea Peninsula, he will also work to increase Korea's influence in resolving global issues like climate change. Park Hee-jun, Arirang News." 2019-09-20
