Korea 24 - 2021.04.19
Altaf Sugat
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Korea24 – 2021.04.19. (Monday) <br /> <br /> News Briefing: Monday marked the first of the three-day parliamentary interpellation session, where lawmakers grilled Cabinet ministers over the slow supply of COVID-19 vaccines as well as Japan’s planned disposal of radioactive water from a tsunami-crippled nuclear reactor in the ocean. Following the question-and-answer sessions on politics, diplomacy, security and unification on Monday, lawmakers will focus on the economy, including soaring housing prices, on Tuesday, and then education, society and culture on Wednesday. (Eunice Kim)<br /> <br /> In-Depth News Analysis Part 1: Charlie Campbell, East Asia Correspondent for Time Magazine, talks about U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry’s trip to China and his meeting with South Korean Foreign Minister Chung Eui-yong. <br /> <br /> In-Depth News Analysis Part 2: Professor Chung Suh-yong from Korea University delves into the Biden administration’s climate diplomacy in general and talks about its main goals and strategies, ahead of the Leaders Summit on Climate set for later this week.<br /> <br /> Korea Trending with Bruce Harrison: President Moon Jae-in marks the 61st anniversary of the April 19th Revolution(문 대통령, 4.19 민주묘지 참배 “더 성숙한 민주주의 향해 나아가야”), a rural community has ambitious plans to address its aging population(“전학 오면 월세 단 5만 원”…인구 유치 안간힘), and an animal shelter accuses a social enterprise of fraud(“유기견 돕겠다” 9천만 원 모금하고 10%만 전달 ).<br /> <br /> Sports: Sportswriter Steve Price talks about South Korea’s chances at taking gold at the Tokyo Olympics, what lies ahead for the men’s national football squad at the Games, Tottenham taking on Manchester City at the Carabao Cup, and Lydia Ko winning the 2021 LOTTE Championship.<br /> <br /> Morning Edition Preview with Mark Wilson-Choi: Mark shares a piece from the Korea Times that featured a recently published book on bird watching. He then talks about the Korea H
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Korea 24 - 2021.04.19
Altaf Sugat