Korea 24 - 2021.03.31

Korea24 &ndash; 2021.03.31. (Wednesday)<br /> <br /> - News Briefing: Foreign Minister Chung Eui-yong emphasized that both the U.S. and China are essential to South Korea, and that neither are objects of choice. This comes as top South Korean officials are scheduled to hold diplomatic talks later this week in the US and in China. (Eunice Kim)<br /> <br /> - In-Depth News Analysis: Dr. Bryan Kim of the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency(KDCA) talks about why the 3rd wave of COVID-19 infections hasn&rsquo;t subsided, shares updates on the vaccine rollout and addresses other COVID-19-related issues.<br /> <br /> - Korea Trending with Lee Ju-young: Hotels will remove disposable sanitary products to help the environment(내년부터 호텔서 일회용 샴푸&bull;비누 못 쓴다), the government clamps down on the illegal sales of military goods( 군복이 &lsquo;밀리터리룩&rsquo;?&hellip;&lsquo;국방템&rsquo; 거래하면 엄단 왜?), and volleyball ace Kim Yeon-koung talks about her future as the volleyball season draws to a close(시즌 마친 김연경 &ldquo;거취에 대한 생각 안하고 있다&rdquo;).<br /> <br /> - Korea Book Club: Anton Hur shares Shin Kyung-sook&rsquo;s(신경숙) &ldquo;I Went to See Father(아버지에게 갔었어),&rdquo; her first novel published in 11 years. Anton delves into its depiction of fatherhood and how it compares and relates to her bestseller, &ldquo;Please Look After Mom(엄마를 부탁해).&rdquo;<br /> <br /> - Morning Edition Preview: Mark shares a story from the Korea Times laying out Seoul&rsquo;s plan to make its app-based bike sharing system Ttareungyi(따릉이) safer. He also shares a piece from the Korea Herald that talks about how the National Folk Museum is aiming to bring in younger viewers.