Korea 24 - 2021.08.20

Korea24 &ndash; 2021.08.20. (Friday)<br /> <br /> News Briefing: Authorities have extended the current COVID-19 social distancing measures by two weeks, with adjustments. Starting Monday, restaurants and cafes in areas under Level Four can only stay open until 9 p.m. Additionally, private gatherings of up to four people are allowed at restaurants and cafes after 6 p.m. if they include two fully vaccinated people. Meanwhile, health authorities are set to begin efforts as early as late September to transition the nation&#039;s response management into the so-called &quot;With Corona&quot; system of coexisting with COVID-19. (Koo Hee-jin)<br /> <br /> In-Depth News Analysis (Weekly Economy Review): Economics Professor Yang Jun-sok from the Catholic University of Korea joins us on the line as usual, to discuss South Korea recording its first drop in household income since the second quarter of 2017, and the scandal surrounding Merge Point, a local discount app that is now being investigated by financial authorities after it abruptly cut its services, causing chaos among customers.<br /> <br /> Korea Trending with Walter Lee: A new report has warned that Seoul&rsquo;s population will shrink to less than three million within a century(100년 뒤 서울 인구 4분의 1토막... 전국 지자체 96%는 소멸 위험). Meanwhile, the last remaining dolphin at a controversial marine animal park on Jeju Island has passed away (마지막 돌고래 &#039;화순이&#039;&hellip;결국 수조 안에서 죽었다). And K-pop sensation BTS has announced the cancelation of its Map of The Soul Tour (&quot;불가항력적 코로나&quot;...방탄소년단, 1년 미룬 월드투어 결국 취소).<br /> <br /> Movie Spotlight: Film critics Jason Bechervaise and Darcy Paquet join on the line to discuss &lsquo;Hostage: Missing Celebrity [인질]&rsquo;, a local meta-action-thriller, starring Hwang Jung-min as himself, and the latest by Hollywood director M. Night Shyamalan, with another supernatural mystery thriller, &lsquo;Old&rsquo;. <br /> <br /> Next Week From Seoul with Mark Wilson-Choi: Mark previews the next round of COVID-19 inoculations set to