Korea 24 - 2021.04.15

Korea24 &ndash; 2021.04.15. (Thursday)<br /> <br /> - News Briefing: At an expanded meeting of economic ministers on Thursday, President Moon Jae-in called the semiconductor sector a key national strategic industry and pledged measures to keep South Korea&#039;s status as a leader in the global supply network for chips. (Koo Heejin)<br /> <br /> - In-Depth News Analysis: Dr. Lee Han-sung, Professor of internal medicine at Severance Hospital, and Dr. Alice Tan, an internist at MizMedi Women&rsquo;s Hospital, share their assessments on the current situation of COVID-19 infections in South Korea as well as the health concerns over the vaccines involving blood clots. They also discuss Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon&rsquo;s suggestion for rapid testing kits.<br /> <br /> - Korea Trending with Lee Ju-young: Prosecutors seek the death penalty for the mother charged with killing her adopted 16-month-old daughter(정인이 양모 사형 구형&hellip;&ldquo;팔 비틀어 부러뜨린 듯한 상처도&rdquo;), twin sisters accused of cheating lash out at reporters(&quot;무례하다&quot; 취재진에 &#039;손가락 욕&#039; 날린 숙명여고 쌍둥이), and local scientists create a fabric that acts as muscle(5g만 팔에 붙여도 &lsquo;힘이 번쩍&rsquo;&hellip;부착형 &lsquo;근육옷감&rsquo; 개발).<br /> <br /> - Explore Korea: Andy St. Louis covers the 13th Gwangju Biennale(광주비엔날레) that is showing works from 68 different artists from 40 countries. He talks about how this year&#039;s exhibition &quot;Minds Rising, Spirits Tuning(떠오르는 마음 맞이하는 영혼),&quot; aims to interlink intelligence and alternative systems of knowledge.<br /> <br /> - Morning Edition Preview with Mark Wilson-Choi: Mark shares a piece from the Korea Times that talks about a police officer going above the call of duty to help homeless residents in Seoul. He also shares a Korea Herald piece that talks about the travel patterns of each generation in South Korea.