Korea 24 - 2021.07.09

Korea24 &ndash; 2021.07.09. (Friday)<br /> <br /> News Briefing: The government will transition Seoul and its surrounding regions into the new social distancing scheme starting on Monday, applying the highest Level Four. This comes as South Korea reported a record-setting number of daily COVID-19 cases for the second straight day. (Eunice Kim)<br /> <br /> In-Depth News Analysis (Weekly Economy Review): Professor Yang Jun-suk from the Catholic University of Korea gives his thoughts on a set of new measures that are aimed to tackle the nation&#039;s dwindling population, South Korea&#039;s youth unemployment problem, Standard &amp; Poor&#039;s Global Ratings(S&amp;P) expecting the Bank of Korea (BOK) to raise its benchmark policy rate and more.<br /> <br /> Korea Trending with Walter Lee: The Tokyo Olympics won&#039;t have spectators for events in or around the host city(도쿄올림픽, 도쿄 등 수도권 &lsquo;무관중&rsquo; 결정), players in the KBO test positive for COVID-19(&#039;KBO 초비상&#039; NC 선수단 내 확진자 발생, 전원 격리..잠실&middot;고척 취소), and it&#039;s found that the fitness tip of 10,000 steps a day didn&#039;t originate from sports science at all(&lsquo;1일 1만보(步)&rsquo;는 미신? &ldquo;7~8천보면 충분해&rdquo;).<br /> <br /> Movie Spotlight: Film critics Jason Bechervaise and Marc Raymond share the Marvel Cinematic Universe&rsquo;s &ldquo;Black Widow(블랙 위도우)&rdquo; and also delve into this year&rsquo;s Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (부천국제판타스틱영화제) that kicked off on Thursday.<br /> <br /> Next Week from Seoul: Mark Wilson-Choi brings us stories and events to look out for the following week such as more people being able to receive their COVID-19 vaccines.