Korea 24 - 2021.05.13

Korea24 &ndash; 2021.05.13. (Thursday)<br /> <br /> - News Briefing: The National Assembly speaker has called for a plenary session to take place Thursday evening, to vote on the appointment of Prime Minister Nominee Kim Boo-kyum. Meanwhile, Oceans and Fisheries Minister nominee Park Jun-young resigned amid controversy surrounding his wife&rsquo;s massive purchase of expensive china from Britain. (Koo Heejin)<br /> <br /> - In-Depth News Analysis: Ankit Panda, a missile defense expert from the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, and retired Lt. General Chun In-Bum discuss what South Korea can take away from Israel&rsquo;s Iron Dome air defense system that protected most of the nation in its escalating conflict with Hamas. They talk about the threats that North Korea poses and what should be done against them.<br /> <br /> - Korea Trending with Lee Ju-young: A glove is found in a bag of frozen dumplings(냉동만두에서 고무장갑 나와), Peter Bartholomew aka the &quot;Hanok Guardian&quot; passes away(한국인보다 더 한옥을 사랑한 미국인&hellip;한국서 잠들다), and McDonald&#039;s across the world will serve the &ldquo;BTS Meal&rdquo; for a limited time(맥도날드 BTS세트 출시, BTS 크루 유니폼도 화제).<br /> <br /> - Explore Korea: Art critic Andy St. Louis gives a preview of the 10th edition of Art Busan, with over 100 galleries from 9 different countries taking part. He also shares other museums, exhibitions, and galleries that are worth checking out across the city.<br /> <br /> - Morning Edition Preview with Mark Wilson-Choi: Mark shares a story from the Korea Times that features a woman in her eighties receiving her high school diploma. He then shares a Korea Herald piece that talks about how buildings in the country are going green.