Korea 24 - 2021.08.19
Altaf Sugat
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Korea24 – 2021.08.19. (Thursday)<br /> <br /> News Briefing: Controversial revisions to the press arbitration law, which would increase penalties for false reporting, passed a parliamentary committee amid strong protest from the main opposition People Power Party(PPP). (Koo Hee-jin)<br /> <br /> In-Depth News Analysis (Korean Politics Digest): On Monday, minor opposition People's Party chairman Ahn Cheol-soo announced an end to merger talks with the main opposition People Power Party(PPP) with no deal struck. Meanwhile, the PPP Supreme Council decided to call off its policy debates, following opposition from some presidential contenders, most notably former Prosecutor-General Yoon Seok-youl. Political experts Professor Cho Hee-kyung from Hong-ik University and Affiliate Professor Kim Byung-joo from the Hankuk University of Foreign Studies join us on the line to provide us their thoughts.<br /> <br /> Korea Trending with Walter Lee: Police caught patrons of an unlicensed bar hiding on the roof during a raid which was caught on camera (서초구 불법 유흥업소 단속하자…“옥상으로 도망간 손님들”). Meanwhile, a group of strangers saved a man from taking his own life on a bridge in Gongju ("너나없이 달려들었다"…금강 투신 시도자 극적 구조). And Polish athlete Maria Andrejczyk auctioned off her Tokyo 2020 Olympics silver medal to help an eight-month-old baby suffering from a serious heart condition (8개월 아기 수술비로 도쿄올림픽 은메달 기부한 폴란드 '천사').<br /> <br /> Explore Korea: Andy St. Louis from Seoul Art Friend introduces two solo exhibitions on view at the Art Seonje Center for this week. The first is by Korean-Danish visual artist and filmmaker Jane Jin Kaisen, called ‘Community of Parting [이별의 공동체]’. The second exhibition features a recent sculptural series by multidisciplinary artist Yeesookyung, called ‘Moonlight Crowns [달빛 왕관]’. Both exhibitions are on view until September 26th.<br /> <br /> Morning Edition Preview with Mark Wilson-Choi: On tomorrow’s Korea Herald, Lee Si-jin
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Korea 24 - 2021.08.19
Altaf Sugat