Korea 24 - 2021.04.06

Korea24 &ndash; 2020.04.06. (Tuesday)<br /> <br /> News Briefing: North Korea said it will not attend this year&#039;s Tokyo Olympic Games, set to be held from July 23 to August 8, to protect the safety of its athletes from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The announcement has dealt a blow to Seoul&#039;s plans to renew dialogue with Pyongyang at the international sports event. (Koo Heejin)<br /> <br /> In-Depth News Analysis: Cho Mu-hyun from business technology news website ZDNet delves into LG Electronics&rsquo; decision to drop out of the mobile phone business after years of suffering financial losses. He also talks about how the tech giant&#039;s other businesses are doing and where the company&#039;s priorities lie as it moves forward.<br /> <br /> Korea Trending with Lee Ju-young: Large numbers of local shellfish mysteriously die(서해 갯벌 &lsquo;죽음의 백색&rsquo;&hellip;조개류 떼죽음 이유는?), pro volleyball twins Lee Jae-yeong &amp; Lee Da-yeong plan to take legal action to rectify bullying accusations made against them(이재영&middot;다영 자매, 학폭 폭로자 고소 예정&hellip;&quot;사실 아닌 부분은 바로잡겠다&quot;), and veteran actor Hong Kyung-in may make his Hollywood debut(홍경인, 헐리우드..스릴러 영화 &#039;로그인&#039; 주인공 물망).<br /> <br /> Touch Base in Seoul: Brandon Knight, coach for the newly-branded SSG Landers, shares his story and what brought him over to the KBO. He talks about his 10+ years in the league, what it&#039;s like to work with the Landers, and what the goals are for the team this season and for himself.<br /> <br /> Morning Edition Preview with Mark Wilson-Choi: Mark shares a piece from the Korea Times that features author Richard Pennington and his latest book. &quot;Travels of an American-Korean, 2014-2020,&rdquo; which covers his 85 trips to South Korea during the 7-year period.