Korea 24 - 2021.04.30

Korea24 &ndash; 2021.04.30. (Friday) <br /> <br /> News Briefing: President Moon Jae-in and U.S. President Joe Biden will meet in their first summit at the White House on May 21. Expected issues on the agenda are ways to restart denuclearization negotiations with North Korea and tackling climate change, as well as issues related to the COVID-19 pandemic. (Eunice Kim) <br /> <br /> In-Depth News Analysis (Weekly Economy Review): Professor Yang Jun-suk from the Catholic University of Korea shares his thoughts on South Korea&#039;s economy recovering to levels seen before the pandemic. He also delves into the government&rsquo;s plan to impose taxes on capital gains from the trading of cryptocurrencies from next year. <br /> <br /> Korea Trending with Bruce Harrison: A man is arrested for the murder of his sister(누나 살해 후 강화도 농수로에 버린 남동생, 범행 일부 자백), K-pop group SEVENTEEN gets a nod for Top Social Artist at the Billboard Music Awards(세븐틴, 미 BBMA 첫 후보 지명), and Japan pushes ahead to host the Olympics despite a hike in COVID-19 cases(도쿄, 석 달 만에 1000명 대 확진&hellip;&ldquo;올림픽 무관중 각오&rdquo;). <br /> <br /> Movie Spotlight: Film critic Jason Bechervaise shares the nostalgic melodrama &ldquo;Waiting for Rain(비와 당신의 이야기),&rdquo; starring Kang Han-eul(강하늘) and Chun Woo-hee(천우희). He also gives his thoughts on &ldquo;Judas and The Black Messiah(유다 그리고 블랙 메시아),&rdquo; starring the Oscar-winning Daniel Kaluuya. <br /> <br /> Next Week from Seoul: Mark Wilson-Choi brings us stories and events to look out for the following week, including Foreign Minister Chung Eui-yong heading over to London to attend a Group of Seven(G7) ministerial meeting.