Korea 24 - 2021.07.13

Korea24 &ndash; 2021.07.13. (Tuesday)<br /> <br /> News Briefing: On Tuesday South Korea reported one-thousand-150 new COVID-19 cases, exceeding one-thousand for a week. The daily figure marks the largest Monday tally since the outbreak of the pandemic in the country. Meanwhile, the government will announce on Wednesday new social distancing levels to take effect in different regions and separate quarantine measures to be enforced by local governments. (Koo Hee-jin)<br /> <br /> In-Depth News Analysis: Dr. Anne Kepple, Food Security Expert at the Food and Agricultural Organization(FAO) of the United Nations, talks about how the pandemic exposed the weaknesses in our food systems, which regions are the most affected, how the FAO and other global organizations will tackle the issue, and more.<br /> <br /> Going for Gold with Mark Wilson-Choi: Mark delves into one of the Summer Olympic events that Team Korea has been dominant in, archery. He talks about the national team&rsquo;s incredible run in the past Olympic Games as they aim to sweep all five gold medals in Tokyo. He also talks about how the team is preparing for the events both mentally and physically, as well as the new mixed team event.<br /> <br /> Korea Trending with Lee Ju-young: The KMA warns of potentially dangerous heat waves to come(&lsquo;재앙&rsquo;이 된 폭염&hellip;한반도 덮친 &lsquo;열돔&rsquo;의 정체는? ), South Africa&#039;s military is deployed to quell protests in the country(남아공 폭동 확산&bull;&bull;&bull;LG전자 공장 전소), and a graphic TV ad urging Sydneysiders to stay in and get vaccinated is met with criticism(젊은 여성 내세운 호주 백신 광고 논란).<br /> <br /> Touch Base in Seoul: Award-winning singer-songwriter and musical director Sangwoo Simon Lee shares what led him from studying art to musical theater and delves into the creative process behind his work, &quot;SETTLE DOWN: A New Hip Hop Musical.&rdquo;