Korea 24 - 2021.04.02

Korea24 &ndash; 2021.04.02. (Friday)<br /> <br /> News Briefing: The two-day early voting period for the April 7 by-elections, including the Seoul mayoral race, started on Friday under strict social distancing rules. Both rival parties urged people to come out and vote, with the ruling side highlighting stability in state affairs and the opposition calling to pass judgment on the Moon Jae-in administration. (Eunice Kim)<br /> <br /> In-Depth News Analysis (Weekly Economy Review): Professor Yang Jun-suk from the Catholic University of Korea gives his insight on South Korea&#039;s positive export and industrial output figures which continue to signal a trend of recovery. He also discusses reform issues related to the World Trade Organization and how South Korea could get involved.<br /> <br /> Korea Trending with Alex Sigrist: Harvard apologizes for its offensive website post that addressed Asian discrimination(&quot;아시아인으로 태어나지 않고 싶었겠지만...&quot; 하버드 인종차별 논란), people mistake a man in an online photo for the notorious sex offender Cho Doo-soon(마트에서 소주 한 박스 구입한 조두순? 경찰 &quot;닮은 사람 착각한 해프닝&quot;), and BTS drops their newest track &quot;Film Out&quot;(방탄소년단, 오늘(2일) &#039;Film Out&#039; 선공개..6월 日 베스트앨범 발매). <br /> <br /> Movie Spotlight: Film critics Jason Bechervaise and Marc Raymond review share the fragmented melodrama &quot;Shades of the Heart(아무도 없는 곳),&quot; by Kim Jong-kwan(김종관). They also talk about the multi-Oscar-nominated &quot;Promising Young Woman(프라미싱 영 우먼),&quot; the feature debut of writer-director Emerald Fennell.<br /> <br /> Next Week from Seoul: Mark Wilson-Choi brings us stories and events to look out for the following week, including South Korea&rsquo;s by-elections that will go down on April 7th.