Korea 24 - 2021.09.23
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Korea24 – 2021.09.23. (Thursday)<br /> <br /> News Briefing: President Moon Jae-in has once again called on the need to formally declare the end of the Korean War at a repatriation ceremony for war remains at Hickam Air Force Base in Honolulu, Hawaii on Wednesday. This comes a day after making similar calls at the UN General Assembly in New York on Tuesday. (Koo Hee-jin)<br /> <br /> In-Depth News Analysis (KoreanPoliticsDigest): This week we take a look at President Moon Jae-in’s keynote address for the UN General Assembly, where he repeated a call for a declaration to formally end the Korean War. Then we discuss the main opposition People Power Party reaching a record high 40 percent approval rating in a recent opinion poll. Meanwhile the ruling Democratic Party’s presidential primary in the Joella region is underway, and results there will likely serve as a precursor of the final primary outcome. 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: Electricity bills are set to go up for the first time in 8 years later this year (4분기 전기료 전격 인상…4인 가구 월 최대 1천50원↑). Meanwhile, the Netflix Original series ‘Squid Game’ (오징어게임) has become the first Korean-made content to top the US charts on the streaming platform (‘오징어 게임’ 美 첫 1위… K드라마도 글로벌 돌풍). And two Korean football stars Son Heung-min and Hwang Hee-chan faced off against each for the first time in England in the third round of the Carabao Cup (손흥민-황희찬, 첫 맞대결…토트넘이 승부차기로 리그컵 16강행).<br /> <br /> Explore Korea: We continue part 2 of our series inspired by The Korea Travel Organization’s ‘Feel The Rhythm Of Korea’ videos. This week Allie from Moon Bear Travel introduces the Daegu episode, which features locations such as Bukseong Industrial Tools Street, House of Yi Sang-Hwa and Anjirang Gopchang Alley, as well as the Suncheon episode, which features rural life in Yogok Village a
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Korea 24 - 2021.09.23
Altaf Sugat