Korea 24 - 2021.04.23

Korea24 &ndash; 2021.04.23. (Friday)<br /> <br /> News Briefing: In a climate summit hosted by U.S. President Joe Biden, South Korean President Moon Jae-in said that his country will provide a more rigorous target for reducing carbon emissions and promised that his government will no longer finance the construction of coal power plants overseas. (Eunice Kim)<br /> <br /> In-Depth News Analysis (Weekly Economy Review): Professor Yang Jun-suk from the Catholic University of Korea talks about how the South Korean e-commerce giant Coupang is set to be officially designated as a conglomerate next week by the Fair Trade Commission(FTC), but also how its Korean-American founder and CEO may not be recognized as its head. Professor Yang also gives his thoughts on next year&#039;s minimum wage negotiations.<br /> <br /> Korea Trending with Bruce Harrison: COVID-19 breaks out on a South Korean naval vessel (해군 함정서 코로나 첫 집단감염), Seoul seizes 25 billion won in cryptocurrency from tax evaders (서울시, 고액체납자들 재산 은닉 수단으로 쓰던 암호화폐 압류), and some bullying allegations made against former pro volleyball player Park Sang-ha turn out to be false(전 프로배구선수 박상하 (&#039;학폭 사태&#039;로 은퇴한 프로배구 센터 박상하&hellip;&#039;14시간 감금&amp;폭행&#039; 거짓으로 밝혀져).<br /> <br /> Movie Spotlight: Film critics Darcy Paquet and Jason Bechervaise discuss the Korean science-fiction blockbuster &ldquo;Seo Bok(서복)&rdquo; starring Gong Yoo(공유) and Park Bo-gum(박보검). They also talk about Seo Yoo-min&rsquo;s(서유민) feature debut, the mystery-thriller &ldquo;Recalled(내일의 기억).&rdquo; <br /> <br /> Next Week from Seoul: Mark Wilson-Choi brings us stories and events to look out for the following week, including the Justice Ministry putting together a recommendation committee to shortlist candidates for a new prosecutor general.