Korea 24 - 2021.07.27

Korea24 &ndash; 2021.07.27. (Tuesday)<br /> <br /> News Briefing: The two Koreas have re-established their communication hotline, 13 months after North Korea unilaterally severed the channel. This surprise development is said to be the result of multiple letters between South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un since April. (Koo Hee-jin)<br /> <br /> Going for Gold with Mark Wilson-Choi: We cover Monday&rsquo;s bronze medal win for Tokyo-born judoka An Changrim. Then we take a look at some promising young stars who fell short on Tuesday but have shown exciting potential.<br /> <br /> In-Depth News Analysis: We connect with Dr. Go Myong-hyun, senior fellow at the Asan Institute of Policy Studies, to discuss the re-establishing of the communication hotline between the two Koreas and what that could signal for inter-Korean relations, as well as North Korea-US nuclear negotiations.<br /> <br /> Korea Trending with Lee Ju-young: A group of lawmakers have proposed a bill that places restrictions on property purchases by foreign buyers (&ldquo;중국인 부동산 취득에 상호주의 적용&rdquo;&hellip;태영호, 법안 대표 발의). Meanwhile, the search for missing climber Kim Hong-bin was suspended yesterday upon his family&rsquo;s request, but the body of another South Korean climber Heo Seung-gwan who went missing in 1999 has been found (&lsquo;김홍빈 실종&rsquo; 브로드피크서 22년 잠든 허승관씨 시신 찾았다). And finally, an Argentine fencer who lost out on a medal at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, still had something to celebrate, after a surprise on-camera marriage proposal (아르헨티나 펜싱 선수, 올림픽 생방송 인터뷰 중 깜짝 청혼받아).<br /> <br /> Touch Base in Seoul: Joining us in the studio this week is Julia Mellor, an Australian who came to South Korea in 2006, and soon discovered her love for Korean traditional alcohol, or sool. This passion eventually led her to start her own business, The Sool Company, dedicated to the education of sool and the craft of brewing. We&rsquo;ll speak to her about her business, and what makes sool so special.