B1 English News | Inside South Korea's 30-hour Dating Retreat

Build stronger English listening with real-world B1 news. In this episode: A crypto-backed micronation in Liberland says people can buy more influence over leadership on disputed land between Serbia and Croatia. Also: In South Korea, 12 singles join a 30-hour dating retreat run by monks at a Buddhist temple. Today’s English focus: to vote = to choose someone or something in an election or decision. Vocabulary: the dispute (a disagreement, often about land, power, or rights), the token (a digital unit or piece of value, often used in crypto systems), the leadership (the people who lead a group, company, or country). Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, English translation, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-b1-2026-07-11