Korea 24 - 2021.09.08
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Korea24 – 2021.09.08. (Wednesday)<br /> <br /> News Briefing: Daily new COVID-19 cases topped 2-thousand once again in South Korea for the first time in a week, totalling 2,050 infections. That includes a record high in the Seoul metro area, of 1,476 domestic cases. Meanwhile, health officials have said they could begin considering the transition into a new COVID-19 management system of living with the virus in November. (Eunice Kim)<br /> <br /> In-Depth News Analysis: South Korea's National Assembly passed a bill last week dubbed the “Anti-Google Law”, which aims to curb Google and Apple from forcing software developers to only use their in-app payment systems and pay commission. With this change, South Korea becomes the first in the world to legislate such regulations against dominant app market operators. To take a closer look at the law, and whether it will set the stage for similar action in other countries, we connect with reporter Yoon So-yeon (윤소연) from the Korea JoongAng Daily.<br /> <br /> Korea Trending with Walter Lee: 120 pilots of Asiana Airlines have lost their qualification to operate the super-sized A380 aircraft due to lack of flights amid the pandemic (코로나로 필수 비행 횟수 못 채워···아시아나 A380 조종사 120명 자격 상실). Meanwhile, the South Korean men’s national football team just edged out a win against Lebanon 1-0 in their latest World Cup qualifying match (손흥민 빠진 레바논전… 권창훈, 교체 2분 만에 골문 열어). And K-Pop sensation BTS’ second English track “Butter” has returned to the top of the Billboard Hot 100 following the release of a new remix (방탄소년단, 한달만에 빌보드 1위 탈환…‘버터’ 리믹스 덕분).<br /> <br /> Korea Book Club with Barry Welsh: Our pick this week is ‘Loving’ 연인 by renowned poet and writer Jeong Ho-seung 정호승. Translated by Brother Anthony of Taizé, this magical work follows the adventures of Blue Bubble Eyes, a fish on a wind chime at a Buddhist temple, as she ventures out into the world to find love and happi
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Korea 24 - 2021.09.08
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