Korea24 – 2022.02.22. (Tuesday) News Briefing: President Moon Jae-in says Ukraine&#039;s sovereignty and territorial integrity must be respected, asserting that the world must seek a peaceful resolution to the urgently developing situation through dialogue. (Eunice KIM) In-Depth News Analysis: On Monday evening, the four major presidential candidates held their first of three TV debates hosted by the National Election Commission(NEC). In the two-hour event, the candidates clashed over economic policies in the pandemic era and the future direction of the economic policies of a new government. Economics Professor Yang Jun-suk from the Catholic University of Korea and International Macroeconomics Professor Kim Sung-hyun from Sungkyunkwan University joins us to give their thoughts on the debate. Korea Trending with Jung Ye-won: 1. Medical research is showing that receiving a second COVID-19 vaccine booster shot may not be necessary for most people. ("부스터샷 접종자, 몇 년간 추가 접종 필요 없어") 2. The Korea Forest Service (KFS) has been looking at bringing forward the date of South Korea’s Arbor Day, but is facing difficulties due to opposition from the public. (올해도 식목일은 4월 5일…산림청 "3월로 옮기기 어려울 듯") 3. New data has shown that the domestic film market fell behind the international market in South Korea for the first time in 11 years. (한국 영화 11년 만에 외화에 밀려…지난해 점유율 30%) Touch Base In Seoul: Last December, Dr. Sook-Kyung Lee was appointed the Artistic Director of the 14th Gwangju Biennale, which will open next year, becoming the first Korean to lead the event in 15 years. Dr. Lee is currently the senior curator of International Art at the Tate Modern in London and is a highly respected figure in the industry with over 20 years of experience. She joins us on the line to tell us about her story, and her plans for Gwangju. Morning Edition Preview with Richard Larkin: - Tomorrow’s Korea Times features a report by Park Han-sol about veteran Korean singer Na Hoon-a and his new album to celebrate the 55th anniversary of his musical debut. - In tomorrow’s Korea Herald, Park Ga-young writes about the Sejong Center for the Performing Arts and their plan to revitalize its cultural complex.

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Korea24 – 2022.02.21. (Monday) News Briefing: Daily COVID-19 cases fell below 100-thousand for the first time in four days, while the number of critical cases rose by 41 to 480. The latest count also meant the total caseload since the start of the pandemic has now topped two million. Meanwhile, health officials stressed the omicron variant&#039;s fatality rate remains stable and that the current COVID-19 situation is part of a process to get to endemic status. (Eunice KIM) In-Depth News Analysis: A new forecast has shown that as many as 360,000 daily new COVID-19 infections could be seen by early next month. Despite this, the government has remained confident that it has a handle on the situation, and has eased curfews for restaurants and cafes from 9pm to 10pm. To get an assessment of the situation, we are joined on the line by Dr. Alice Tan, an internist at MizMedi Women’s hospital. Korea Trending with Walter Lee: 1. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is set to unveil a “living with COVID-19” plan, as the UK considers scrapping all remaining restrictions. (영국, 코로나 자가격리 폐지 곧 발표…여왕 코로나 확진) 2. Seoul National University is considering establishing a new major related to film studies, after a survey found 85% of students supported the idea. (서울대, ‘영화학 연계전공’ 신설 추진) 3. A 96-year-old man is set to receive a certificate equivalent to an elementary school diploma after taking part in a public program to help adults learn to read and write. (배움 끈 놓지 않은 96세 할아버지, 초등 졸업장 받는다) Monday Sports Round-up: The curtain has been drawn on the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. South Korea finished 14th in the medal table with 2 golds and 9 overall. We take a look back at Team Korea’s performance this year, with sports writer Steve Price, as well as results from the opening weekend of fixtures of the new K-League season. Morning Edition Preview with Richard Larkin: - Tomorrow’s Korea Times features a report by Kwak Yeon-soo on Korean director Park Chan-wook’s latest short film shot entirely on a smartphone. - In tomorrow’s Korea Herald, Park Ga-young writes about how the government will spend 67-billion won to support workers in performing arts and sports, which has been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Last updated : 2022.02.18 Korea 24 is a daily current affairs show that covers all the biggest stories coming out of South Korea. Every weekday, Korea 24 brings you the latest news updates, as well as in-depth analysis on the most important issues with experts and special guests, providing comprehensive insight into the events on the peninsula.

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Korea24 – 2022.02.17. (Thursday) News Briefing: The daily COVID-19 case count in South Korea reached a new high of over 93-thousand, and the number of critical patients also jumped by 76 from a day earlier to 389. Experts have also forecast that daily infections could rise to 270-thousand in mid-March. (KOO Hee-jin) In-Depth News Analysis (Korean Politics Digest): The candidates for the March 9th presidential elections announced a list of their top 10 pledges this week. We take a closer look at their similarities and differences with Affiliate Professor Kim Byung-joo from the Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, and we also discuss how the ruling Democratic Party candidate Lee Jae-myung and main opposition People Power Party candidate Yoon Suk Yeol are clashing over prosecutorial reform policies. Korea Trending with Jung Ye-won: 1. Many of South Korea’s leading IT companies have strengthened their COVID-19 prevention measures, including extending remote work policies. ("회사 절대 오지마" 코로나 확진자 9만명대…문 걸어잠근 IT회사들) 2. A spotted seal, which is an endangered and marine protected species, was spotted at Baengnyeong Island on Wednesday. (백령도서 점박이물범 발견…“한반도 번식 가능성 조사해야”) 3. The South Korean director Hong Sang-su has won the Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize at the Berlin International Film Festival for his feature &#039;The Novelist&#039;s Film&#039;. (홍상수 &#039;소설가의 영화&#039;, 베를린영화제 은곰상 수상) Explore Korea: We head to the coastal city of Sokcho in Gangwon Province this week with our travel contributor Hannah Roberts. She introduces us to spots away from the region’s famous beaches, such as Seoraksan National Park, Shinheungsa Temple and Abai Village, as well as telling us about the region’s history with North Korea. Morning Edition Preview with Richard Larkin: - In tomorrow’s Korea Herald, Jie Ye-eun writes about how K-Pop physical album sales have grown by 67% just last month.

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Korea24 – 2022.02.16. (Wednesday) News Briefing: The daily COVID-19 case count in South Korea has jumped from the 50-thousand range… to over 90-thousand in a single day. Despite this, health and quarantine authorities are continuing to mull over the prospect of easing social distancing guidelines. (Eunice KIM) In-Depth News Analysis: The COVID-19 case count in South Korea is continuing to climb at a rapid rate, fueled by the highly transmissible omicron variant. However, other countries have already seen their omicron-led waves peak and pass. That includes Australia, where new case numbers are trending lower in recent days, after reaching unprecedented highs in January. To learn more about the situation in Australia and lessons Korea could learn, Associate Professor Stuart Turville from the Immunovirology and Pathogenesis Program at the Kirby Institute of the University of New South Wales joins us on the line. Korea Trending with Walter Lee: 1. South Korean sports commentators fell silent during Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva’s performance at the Beijing Olympics on Tuesday in apparent protest of Valieva being allowed to compete despite a recent positive doping test. (도핑의혹 발리예바에 &#039;침묵 중계&#039;…美 NBC "경기 봐야 할 이유 없다") 2. The Korean Basketball League (KBL) has decided to postpone three matches this week amid a sharp surge in COVID-19 cases in the nation. ("제발 선수 보호 좀 해주세요" 프로농구 선수·팬들 뿔났다) 3. The Cultural Heritage Administration(CHA) has selected five key cultural heritages that represent South Korea this year, including hanbok, Gyeongbok Palace, and the royal court cuisine of the Joseon Dynasty. (&#039;올해 문화유산&#039;에 한복·경복궁·대장경·백제지구·궁중음식) Korea Book Club: Our pick for the club this week is &#039;Scenes From the Enlightenment (대하)&#039; by Kim Namcheon (김남천). Translated by Charles La Shure, our literary critic Barry Welsh introduces us to this novel originally published in 1939, which tells the story of a self-made man, as he tries to marry off his three sons. The compelling family drama also provides a reflection of the changing society in early 20th century Korea. Morning Edition Preview with Mark Wilson-Choi: - Tomorrow’s Korea Times features a piece by Bahk Eun-ji about how artificial intelligence (AI) is being used to help senior citizens in Korea. - In tomorrow’s Korea Herald, Kim Hae-yeon writes about the Busan Tourism Organization launching an online guide to welcome female travelers, especially those planning to travel solo.

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Korea24 – 2022.02.15. (Tuesday) News Briefing: The 22-day official presidential campaign period has now kicked off. Street rallies and ad campaigns have been launched in a final push to woo voters. Candidates have hit the streets to rally support as well. (Eunice KIM) In-Depth News Analysis: In the US, earlier this month, the Adoptee Citizenship Act passed the lower house of Congress, aimed at helping intercountry adoptees who have been unable to acquire US citizenship as adults. There are reportedly tens of thousands of adoptees in America who do not have citizenship, which means that they could be denied medical benefits, government aid and even face deportation. To learn more about the bill, attorney Gregory Luce, the founder of the Adoptee Rights Law Center, joins us on the line. Korea Trending with Jung Ye-won: 1. A Korean American woman in New York was killed by a man who followed her into her apartment early Sunday. She was the latest victim in a string of attacks against Asian people in the city in recent months. (집까지 따라와 30대 여성 살해한 노숙자…CCTV에 그대로 찍혔다 &#039;뉴욕 발칵&#039;) 2. CCTV footage from a daycare center revealed that a 19-month-old girl, who was suspected to have contracted COVID-19, had been quarantined out in the cold in the balcony area of the building. ("미열 있네" 혹한에 19개월 여아 1시간 넘게 베란다 격리한 어린이집) 3. The eldest member of Team Korea’s short track team, Kwak Yoon-gy, has been looking to “leave a trace” at the Beijing WinterOlympics, both on and off the ice. (웃음 선물 ‘빵빵’ 33세 맏형 곽윤기 “마지막 선물은 金”) Touch Base in Seoul: Known as ‘the first classical vocalist of Fiji’, Baritone Soko left the Pacific island state over a decade ago and arrived on the shores of Korea to pursue his dream of becoming a classically trained singer. He joins us in the studio to tell us about his journey to Korea, and what it meant to win the KBS TV singing contest ‘Immortal Songs (불후의명곡)’. Morning Edition Preview with Mark Wilson-Choi: - Tomorrow’s Korea Times features a piece by Jon Dunbar about Team ORBY, the first South Korean team to appear on the Discovery Channel’s Battlebots. - In tomorrow’s Korea Herald, Ko Jun-tae files a report asking, “How much does an election cost?”

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Korea24 – 2022.02.14. (Monday) News Briefing: South Korea recorded over 50-thousand new COVID-19 cases for a fifth consecutive day. The number of serious cases rose to the 300’s as well. Health authorities are warning that this signals the start of a spike in the number of serious COVID-19 cases and related deaths. (Eunice KIM) In-Depth News Analysis: The minor opposition People&#039;s Party candidate Ahn Cheol-soo officially proposed to his rival Yoon Suk Yeol of the People Power Party on Sunday fielding a single opposition candidate. He floated the idea of conducting a primary based on public opinion polls. While Yoon positively assessed Ahn&#039;s proposal for a single candidate, he gave a lukewarm response to the concept of using public polls. For analysis on this development and the latest from the election race, law professor Cho Hee-kyung from Hong-ik University joins us on the line. Korea Trending with Walter Lee: 1. To mark the 112th anniversary of when Korean independence fighter Ahn Jung-geun was sentenced to death, PR activist Professor Seo Kyung-deok has made efforts to raise awareness of Ahn’s younger sister, Ahn Seong-nyeo, who was also an independence fighter. (2월14일, 안중근 의사 사형선고일) 2. South Korea’s largest fried chicken franchise is considering giving Team Korea&#039;s short track speed skaters free chicken for the rest of their lives. (황대헌에 이어 최민정도 ‘치킨 연금’ 받나…지급 방식은?) 3. Maryland Governor Larry Hogan, known in South Korea as “hankuk sawi(한국사위)” or “South Korea’s son-in-law”, has hinted at a run for U.S. president in 2024. (‘한국 사위’ 호건 주지사, 2024 대선 도전 시사) Monday Sports Round-up: Team Korea picked up two more silver medals at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics over the weekend. Sports writer Steve Price joins us on the line to update us on the latest. He’ll also help preview the start of the new K-League football season, and the unscheduled pause in the women’s volleyball league due to outbreaks of COVID-19. Morning Edition Preview with Mark Wilson-Choi: - Tomorrow’s Korea Times features a piece by Dong Sun-hwa on the rise of virtual celebrities. - In tomorrow’s Korea Herald, Park Yuna writes about artist Hong Young-in on her solo exhibition “We Wear,” currently showing at PKM Gallery in Seoul.

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Korea24 – 2022.02.11. (Friday) News Briefing: Despite the growing COVID-19 case count, South Korea’s health authorities are mulling adjustments to social distancing rules, including changes to the COVID-19 pass system. The government is also considering a cap on the price of rapid antigen test kits amid supply concerns. (KOO Hee-jin) In-Depth News Analysis (Weekly Economy Review): Another pandemic-related extra budget worth 54 trillion won is currently being discussed at the National Assembly. But the finance minister is warning against raising the budget too high. Meanwhile, new data has shown that South Korea’s working age population is estimated to drop significantly by 2030. For analysis on these issues, Economics Professor Kim Young-han (김영한) from SungKyunKwan (성균관) University joins us on the line. Korea Trending with Walter Lee: 1. The Supreme Court has upheld a 30-year prison sentence for a couple convicted of killing their eight-year-old daughter through years of abuse. (8살 딸 대소변 먹이고 살해한 20대 부부...징역 30년 확정) 2. Concerns are growing over the availability of COVID-19 rapid antigen tests after reports of people hoarding the self-test kits. ("약국 6곳 돌았다" "한꺼번에 25개 구입" …자가검사키트 사재기 시작됐다) 3. The two stars of the smash hit K-Drama series ‘Crash Landing on You’, Hyun Bin and Son Ye-jin, announced their engagement on Thursday. (현빈-손예진, 황재균-지연 결혼발표) Movie Spotlight: Hercule Poirot is back! The latest Agatha Christie novel adaptation by Kenneth Branagh, ‘Death On The Nile’ hit cinemas in Korea this week. Our critics Jason Bechervaise and Darcy Paquet give their review. They also give their reactions to the nominations for the 94th Academy Awards announced on Tuesday. Next Week From Seoul with Mark Wilson-Choi: - The government will announce its plans on second booster shots next week. Health authorities will also introduce the Novavax COVID-19 vaccine. - The Beijing Winter Olympics continue, with short track skating, speed skating and the women’s figure skating to watch out for next week.

Korea 24 - 2022.02.11

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