Korea 24 - 2021.06.16
Altaf Sugat
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Korea24 – 2021.06.16. (Wednesday)<br /> <br /> - News Briefing: President Moon Jae-in arrived in Madrid on Tuesday and began his state visit to Spain with a meeting with King Felipe the Sixth. During his three-day stay, the president will also meet with the Spanish prime minister and visit the Senate of Spain before attending a business leaders’ forum. (Eunice Kim)<br /> <br /> - In-Depth News Analysis Part 1: Dr. Kirsty Short from the School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences of the University of Queensland delves into the new COVID-19 ‘Delta Variant’ that has been classified by both the World Health Organization(WHO) and the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention(CDC) as a ‘variant of concern.’ Dr. Short also shares her assessment on the G7 leaders’ pledge to donate COVID-19 vaccines.<br /> <br /> - In-Depth News Analysis Part 2: Jeffrey Halley, the Asia Pacific senior market analyst for OANDA, discusses where Korea’s stock market is headed as South Korea’s benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index(KOSPI) hit an all-time high for the third day in a row on Wednesday, just ahead of the US Federal Open Market Committee rate decision. He also gives his thoughts on what to expect from the U.S. Federal Reserve.<br /> <br /> - Korea Trending with Bruce Harrison: Details surface about young a man found dead in Seoul(오피스텔서 나체로 숨진 20대男…두 달 전 실종 신고), South Korean diplomatic missions are swamped with calls over quarantine exemptions(격리 면제에 한국 방문 문의 폭주..미주 공관 비상), and Park Hang-seo helps Vietnam advance to the final round of the 2022 World Cup Asian qualifiers for the first time ever(박항서 감독 베트남, 동남아 유일 월드컵 최종 예선행).<br /> <br /> - Korea Book Club: Barry Welsh shares Lee Min-jin’s(이민진) debut novel, “Free Food for Millionaires(백만장자를 위한 공짜 음식).” He talks about how the 2007 piece, set in a 90s New York, tackles the misrepresentation of Asian Americans in both the media and arts.<br /> <br /> - Morning Edition
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Korea 24 - 2021.06.16
Altaf Sugat