EARLY EDITION

Описание: ARIRANG NEWS 18:00
Title: Rival parties continue discord over NIS hacking allegations
Following the death... of a National Intelligence Service agent,... the political row in Korea continues to escalate... surrounding the spy agency′s hacking scandal.
The ruling Saenuri Party is calling for an on-site inspection of the NIS and for lawmakers to refrain from exploiting the incident for political gains.
But,... the main opposition New Politics Alliance for Democracy wants a parliament-level hearing and separate probe... led by the prosecution.
A NIS spy surnamed Lim was found dead in a car on Saturday... with a handwritten note denying allegations that the agency meddled in the 2012 presidential election and spied on citizens.
The apparent suicide note came soon after the agency admitted it had purchased a hacking program from an Italian company in 2012.
Title: Samsung Medical Center fully reopens after MERS outbreak
More than two weeks have now passed since Korea reported its last case of MERS.
On top of this,... all hospitals under close MERS watch are now running normally... after the final one... Samsung Medical Center... got the green light this morning.
Connie Kim tells us more.
With the outbreak of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome nearing an apparent end, all 15 hospitals under close MERS watch are now back to operating normally.
Samsung Medical Center in southern Seoul, considered the epicenter of the virus, is fully operational as of Monday after lifting its partial temporary shutdown that lasted more than a month.
Ninety-one people, nearly half of total MERS patients were confirmed to have contracted the disease while at the hospital.
Seoul′s MERS response headquarters said no additional traces of the virus were detected in hospital wards and the emergency rooms where MERS-confirmed patients were treated.
Adding to the good news,... the National Medical Center, on the forefront of quarantine and treatment of MERS patients, has also started to receive outpatients and patients for hospitalization.
With Korea seemingly back on track to recovery before the outbreak,... the government promoted Korea′s need to normalize all personal exchanges during a briefing session for the diplomatic corps in Seoul on Monday.
Seoul′s foreign ministry said Korea is now safe from the virus as no additional MERS patients had been confirmed for about two months since the first case.
It noted no foreign tourist was infected with the disease in the country.
The first MERS patient was confirmed in late May.
Since then, 186 people have been confirmed with the virus with 36 deaths.
With the figures remaining unchanged for more than a week, officials say it could signal the end for the MERS outbreak as early as next month.
Connie Kim, Arirang News.
Title: Korea, Honduras′ energy cooperation to resolve power shortage in Honduras
The leaders of Korea and Honduras held summit talks in Seoul today.
Topping their agenda was boosting e