Korea 24 - 2021.09.02

Korea24 &ndash; 2021.09.02. (Thursday)<br /> <br /> News Briefing: Moderna vaccine shipments to South Korea have resumed starting with the arrival of more than one million doses on Thursday, allaying concerns of a disruption to the nation&rsquo;s vaccination schedule. Meanwhile health care workers have called off a planned nationwide strike after an agreement was reached with the government. (Koo Hee-jin)<br /> <br /> In-Depth News Analysis (Korean Politics Digest): The ruling Democratic Party (DP) decided not to push ahead with a parliamentary vote on controversial revisions to the press arbitration law this week. Instead they have tentatively agreed with the main opposition People Power Party (PPP) to set up a consultative group to review the bill, and then hold the vote at a plenary on September the 27th. Will they be able to reach a consensus? To discuss, Affiliate Professor Kim Byung-joo from the Hankuk University of Foreign Studies joins us on the line.<br /> <br /> Korea Trending with Jung Ye-won: The government is set to raise employment insurance premiums once again (고용보험기금 바닥&hellip; 정부, 결국 보험료 인상). Meanwhile, it seems &ldquo;Quarantine 15&rdquo; might not be a real phenomenon with a local study finding very little weight gain among people during the COVID-19 pandemic (코로나19로 &#039;확찐자&#039; 됐다?...&quot;국민 평균 체중은 그대로&quot;). And a local hero has saved the life of an 80 year-old man after performing CPR for 10 minutes (&ldquo;살려주세요&rdquo; 외침에 &lsquo;심폐소생&rsquo;하고 떠난 한전 직원).<br /> <br /> Explore Korea with Allison Needels: This week we discover a small palace in the heart of Seoul called Unhyeongung. Tucked away between tourist icons Ikseondong Cafe Street and Insadong lies this national treasure. Allie from Moon Bear Travel tells us the story of the palace, as well as its most famous resident Heungseon Daewongun, father of the last King of Korea, King Gojong.<br /> <br /> Morning Edition Preview with Mark Wilson-Choi: In tomorrow&rsquo;s Weekender for the Korea Times, Lee Gyu-lee features two