Korea 24 - 2021.09.10
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Korea24 – 2021.09.10. (Friday)<br /> <br /> News Briefing: The Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials(CIO)has booked presidential hopeful and former Prosecutor-General Yoon Seok-youl over political meddling allegations. Yoon is facing four charges, including power abuse, disclosure of official secrets as well as violation of privacy and election laws. (Eunice Kim)<br /> <br /> In-Depth News Analysis (Weekly Economy Review): Economics Professor Yang Jun-suk from the Catholic University of Korea joins us to give his thoughts on economic issues of the week, including the Korea Economic Research Institute(KERI)’s growth forecast of 3.9% for the nation this year, economist Jeffrey Frankel’s warning of the "everything bubble” bursting soon, and President Moon’s pledge to help make South Korea the world’s ‘overwhelming’ shipbuilding leader.<br /> <br /> Korea Trending with Walter Lee: Former national speed skating coach Cho Jae-beom(조재범)’s prison sentence for sexually assaulting Olympic short track champion Shim Suk-hee(심석희) has been increased to 13 years (성폭행 혐의 조재범, 항소심서 13년 선고). A woman in her 50’s suffering pain for weeks after receiving plastic surgery was found to have taken her own life earlier this year (성형 수술 후 부작용 호소하던 50대 극단적 선택). And former manager of South Korea’s national football team, Guus Hiddink, has announced his retirement (히딩크 감독, 지도자 은퇴 선언).<br /> <br /> Movie Spotlight: Film critics Jason Bechervaise and Darcy Paquet review the action-packed, female-led Hollywood blockbuster, ‘Gunpower Milkshake’, as well as local indie mystery thriller, ‘Good Person’ 좋은 사람, the latest to be produced by the highly acclaimed Korean Academy of Film Arts.<br /> <br /> Next Week From Seoul with Mark Wilson-Choi: Mark previews Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi’s two-day visit to Seoul starting next Tuesday, trilateral talks among South Korea, US and Japan’s nuclear envoys in Tokyo next
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Korea 24 - 2021.09.10
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