Korea 24 - 2021.06.25

Korea24 &ndash; 2021.06.25. (Friday)<br /> <br /> News Briefing: The ruling Democratic Party(DP) has decided not to delay its primary for next year&#039;s presidential race, despite opposition from supporters of key contenders Lee Nak-yon and Chung Sye-kyun. The primary is scheduled to end in early September, as previously planned. (Koo Heejin)<br /> <br /> In-Depth News Analysis (Weekly Economy Review): Professor Yang Jun-suk from the Catholic University of Korea talks about another extra budget aiming to help those hit by the pandemic, the government and the ruling party considering another round of relief payouts to those in the bottom 80 percent income bracket, and a civic group&#039;s study on the increased housing prices during the Moon Jae-in administration.<br /> <br /> Korea Trending with Walter Lee: A high-profile case involving a death in the Han River is likely to be probed by the prosecution(친구 고소한 유족..故손정민 사건 결국 검찰 가나), a South Korean researcher is charged with collaborating with a North Korean spy(&#039;안방 드나들듯&#039; 다녀간 北공작원..접촉한 인물은 구속기소), and a 12-story condominium partially collapses in the U.S. state of Florida(美 플로리다 아파트 한밤중 붕괴&hellip;&ldquo;백여 명 연락 안돼&rdquo;).<br /> <br /> Movie Spotlight: Film critics Jason Bechervaise and Darcy Paquet share the fast-paced thriller &ldquo;HARD HIT(발신제한)&rdquo; starring Jo Woo-jin(조우진). They also share &ldquo;Scattered Night(흩어진 밤),&rdquo; which won the grand prize at the 2019 Jeonju International Film Festival.<br /> <br /> Next Week from Seoul: Mark Wilson-Choi brings us stories and events to look out for the following week including the revamped 4-tier COVID-19 social distancing system.