Korea 24 - 2021.04.26

Korea24 &ndash; 2021.04.26. (Monday)<br /> <br /> News Briefing Part 1: The government said it has secured a total of 192 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines, or enough to inoculate 99 million people. This comes as South Korea secured an additional contract to purchase Pfizer vaccines for 20 million people over the weekend, in an effort to move up the timeline for herd immunity. (Eunice Kim)<br /> <br /> News Briefing Part 2: Tim Grierson, the senior US critic for the British film magazine ScreenDaily, delves into the 93rd Academy Awards. He gives his thoughts about Youn Yuh-jung becoming the very first South Korean to take an acting award for her supporting role in the film &quot;Minari.&quot;<br /> <br /> In-Depth News Analysis: Mark Elder, Director at the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies, delves into the virtual climate summit hosted by U.S. President Joe Biden last week. He talks about South Korea&#039;s promises of reducing carbon emissions and how it said it wouldn&#039;t fund the construction of coal power plants overseas.<br /> <br /> Korea Trending with Bruce Harrison: KBS reveals the amount of carbon that people can emit(우리 생활 속 탄소배출량), a taxi driver is found not guilty of being responsible for the death of his customer(한밤중 자동차전용도로에 취객 내려준 손님, 사고로 사망... 택시기사 &#039;무죄&#039;), and delivery worker&#039;s quick thinking stops a fire from breaking out(대형 화재 막은 택배기사...&ldquo;해야 할 일 했을 뿐&rdquo;).<br /> <br /> Sports: Sportswriter Steve Price talks about Manchester City beating Tottenham to win their 4th consecutive Carabao Cup, spectators being unsure if they can actually attend the Tokyo Olympics, a round-up of the week&#039;s K-League action, and an update on how South Korean players are faring in MLB.<br /> <br /> Morning Edition Preview with Mark Wilson-Choi: Mark shares a piece from the Korea Times that talks about the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Kapyong and a Korea Herald piece that unveils the animal abuse prevalent in the country&#039;s livestock and poultry industry.