Korea 24 - 2021.05.28

Korea24 &ndash; 2021.05.28. (Friday)<br /> <br /> News Briefing: Seoul is coming under pressure to explain why the country&rsquo;s spy chief Director of the National Intelligence Service(NIS) Park Jie-won is in the US, which has raised speculation that he is meeting with North Korean officials. (Eunice Kim)<br /> <br /> In-Depth News Analysis (Weekly Economy Review): Professor Yang Jun-suk from the Catholic University of Korea talks about the Bank of Korea(BOK) upping South Korea&rsquo;s growth outlook to 4%, but keeping its key rate at 0.5%. He also explains the BOK&#039;s central bank digital currency (CBDC) pilot program.<br /> <br /> Korea Trending with Bruce Harrison: A first responder is assaulted by the very person he was rescuing(생명 구하러 갔는데&hellip;&ldquo;말리지 말라&rdquo;며 구급대원 폭행), a lottery winner is shocked by a bank&#039;s service when he simply wanted to deposit his winnings(로또 당첨자 계좌 비밀번호 물어본 은행 직원 논란), and U.S. state of Ohio&#039;s Vax-A-Million announces its first winners(미국 오하이오주 백신 로또 당첨자 2명 발표).<br /> <br /> Movie Spotlight: Film critics Jason Bechervaise and Darcy Paquet share &ldquo;Pipeline(파이프라인)&rdquo; that follows a shady crew trying to strike oil, both figuratively and literally. They also talk about &ldquo;Cruella(크루엘라), starring Emma Stone, centering around the classic villain of Disney&#039;s 101 Dalmatians.<br /> <br /> Next Week from Seoul: Mark Wilson-Choi brings us stories and events to look out for the following week, including the 2021 P4G Seoul Summit.