
Korea 24 - 2021.06.11
Altaf Sugat
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Korea24 – 2021.06.11. (Friday)<br /> <br /> News Briefing: 36-year-old Lee Jun-seok, who had never been an elected lawmaker, has become the new head of the main opposition People Power Party (PPP), officially marking the first time in South Korea’s constitutional history that a candidate in their 30s was elected to lead a top-two political party. (Eunice Kim)<br /> <br /> In-Depth News Analysis (Weekly Economy Review): Professor Yang Jun-suk from the Catholic University of Korea discusses the latest job growth data from Statistics Korea, South Korea’s economic growth in the first quarter, and the World Bank's latest Global Economic Prospects report which said the global economy is expected to expand 5.6% in 2021.<br /> <br /> Korea Trending with Bruce Harrison: A suspect of an unsolved rape case came to be indicted just a day before the statute of limitations was set to expire(20년 전 제주 강간 사건 공소시효 하루 앞두고 범인 기소), the popularity of the BTS Meals had some McDonald’s stores in Indonesia forced to close temporarily('맥도날드 BTS 세트' 인기), and a sinkhole in central Mexico keeps getting bigger since being detected late last month, now larger than a football field(지름 126m까지 커진 멕시코 싱크홀).<br /> <br /> Movie Spotlight: Film critics Jason Bechervaise and Molly Kim share discuss Guy Ritchie's new action flick “Wrath of Man(캐시트럭)”. Actor Jason Statham plays a new security guard with hidden precision talents that he unleashes during a heist on his cash truck. They also review director Lee Jung-gon’s feature debut film “Not Out (낫아옷),” which premiered at the Jeonju International Film Festival earlier this year.
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Korea 24 - 2021.06.11
Altaf Sugat