Korea 24 - 2021.08.24

Korea24 &ndash; 2021.08.24. (Tuesday)<br /> <br /> News Briefing: The main opposition People Power Party(PPP) has decided to expel one of its lawmakers and advise five others to leave the party over allegations of illegal real estate transactions. The move came a day after the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission announced the results of its two-month inquiry into 507 lawmakers and their families, which found 12 lawmakers connected to suspicious property deals. (Koo Hee-jin)<br /> <br /> In-Depth News Analysis: The U.S. special envoy for North Korea Sung Kim has wrapped up his four-day visit to Seoul. His trip came in the midst of South Korea-US joint summertime military drills, which North Korea has railed against. After his meeting with his South Korean counterpart, Noh Kyu-duk on Monday, the two are said to have discussed a number of ideas to bring North Korea back to the negotiation table, including humanitarian aid cooperation. To review his trip, Park Won-gon, Professor of North Korea studies from Ewha Women&#039;s University joins us on the line.<br /> <br /> Korea Trending with Walter Lee: 92-year-old Lee Yong-soo(이용수), a survivor of Japan&rsquo;s wartime sexual slavery, has expressed strong opposition to a bill that seeks to prohibit the act of defaming fellow victims as well as related organizations (이용수 할머니 &ldquo;내가 밝힌 정대협 진실도 위법인가...윤미향, 아직도 죄 몰라&rdquo;). Meanwhile, suspicions have emerged that a man with disabilities choked to death after being forced to eat at the facility he was residing in (복지시설서 숨진 20대 장애인 &quot;질식사 추정&quot;&hellip;CCTV 보니 &#039;강제로 먹여&#039;). And a survey has highlighted how eating habits in Korea have changed during the pandemic (&quot;엄마, 저녁은 뭐 시켜먹어요?&quot; 한국인 35%가 이렇게 산다).<br /> <br /> Touch Base in Seoul: When Australian Chef Joseph Lidgerwood first came to Korea, he discovered a new world of ingredients he had never experienced before. He joins us in the studio to tell us about how his desire to explore these new tastes led him to put down roots in Korea,