[LIVE/ARIRANG NEWS] Heavy downpours slam Seoul and southern regions, causing flooding - 2018.08.29

▪ Heavy rain pounds Korea's northern and central regions ▪ U.S. defense chief hints at resuming military exercises with South Korea ▪ U.S. to engage with North Korea if Pyongyang stands ready to commit to denuclearize ▪ Blue House insists 3rd Moon-Kim summit will take place without delay; talks between Pyongyang and Washington will resume soon ▪ North Korea, Japan held secret meeting in Vietnam last month without informing U.S.: WP ▪ For 14th straight year, Japan repeats false claim to S. Korea's Dokdo Island ▪ Gov't lays out blueprint for 2019 national budget ▪ Rival parties question Blue House officials on income-led growth policies ▪ Korea Consumer Association claims engine control software is to blame for BMW fire crisis ▪ (Asian Games) South Korea wraps up Asian Games archery competition with 3 gold medals ▪ Russia to hold biggest war games since Cold War ▪ White House to look into Google's news service over "rigged" searches: Trump ▪ China hints it will scrap two-child policy amid low birth rate, aging population ▪ Bee swarm invades hot dog stand in New York's Times Square *Updated: 2018-08-29 - 10:30:00(KST)