Korea 24 - 2021.08.04

Korea24 &ndash; 2021.08.04. (Wednesday)<br /> <br /> News Briefing: South Korea&rsquo;s COVID-19 tally has jumped to 1,725 new cases, the highest in a week. Meanwhile, the central government is mulling whether to change or extend social distancing curbs that expire on Sunday. (Eunice Kim)<br /> <br /> Going for Gold with Mark Wilson-Choi: No new medals for Team Korea, but the women&rsquo;s volleyball team make it into the semifinals, after a nail-biting win over Turkey. Mark wraps up the latest from the Tokyo Olympics.<br /> <br /> In-Depth News Analysis: Triple gold medalist An San was recently the target of online attacks, saying she was a feminist and that she should be stripped of her medals. We speak to Seoul-based reporter Raphael Rashid on who is behind these attacks, and whether it points to a more concerning trend in Korean society. <br /> <br /> Korea Trending with Walter Lee: McDonald&rsquo;s Korea unit is facing criticism after allegedly serving expired foods (&lsquo;재고 폐기&rsquo; 않고 &lsquo;재사용&rsquo;&hellip;공수표된 맥도날드의 약속?). Meanwhile, CJ Group has emerged as a major competitor to acquire SM Entertainment (&quot;SM, 4조면 팔릴까?&quot;&hellip;다크호스로 떠오른 CJ). And New York is set to impose COVID-19 vaccination requirements for restaurants, gyms and other indoor facilities (뉴욕 &ldquo;백신 안 맞으면 식당 입장 못해&rdquo;&hellip;美최초 &lsquo;접종 의무화&rsquo;).<br /> <br /> Korea Book Club: Our literary critic Barry Welsh introduces Bora Chung&#039;s CursedBunny, a dark, imaginative and highly acclaimed collection of short stories, published by Honford Star and translated by our other regular contributor Anton Hur. The stories presented include surreal horror, dark fairytale-inspired fantasy stories, robots and artificial intelligence, ghost stories, and much more besides.