Korea 24 - 2021.09.29
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Korea24 – 2021.09.29. (Wednesday)<br /> <br /> News Briefing: In Japan, Fumio Kishida has beat out his popular rival Taro Kono, and is set to be sworn in as prime minister next week. The ex-foreign minister won the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s(LDP) leadership election on Wednesday, becoming the party’s 27th president. The South Korean foreign ministry said the government intends to continue to develop bilateral relations in a “future-oriented manner". (Eunice Kim)<br /> <br /> In-Depth News Analysis: Earlier this month, a North Korean defector in her 60’s attempted to return to the North, via the inter-Korean border. She reportedly told police that living in the South was not easy and that she could no longer live here. Her struggle to adjust to life in South Korea is not unique. Despite risking their lives to escape from North Korea, there have been many stories of defectors struggling to adapt to their new lives in the South. North Korean defector and activist Park Eun-hee joins us on the line to tell us about her experiences and why defectors might want to go back.<br /> <br /> Korea Trending with Walter Lee: A Moroccan man, who was held in a South Korean immigration detention center for over 4 hours with his hands and feet tied behind his back, has submitted a petition to the National Human Rights Commission (몸 뒤로 꺾인 채 손발 묶여…CCTV 담긴 외국인보호소 '독방'). Meanwhile, police in Yeosu have requested an arrest warrant for a man who confessed to killing his upstairs neighbors due to a noise dispute ("층간 소음 못 참겠다" 흉기 휘둘러‥윗집 부부 사망). And, police have successfully traced the owner of 110 million won in cash that was found under a second-hand kimchi refrigerator last month (중고로 산 김치냉장고 속 1억1천만원 주인 찾았다).<br /> <br /> Korea Book Club: Literary translator Anton Hur joins us for our monthly edition of the club to introduce us to the latest work by the internationally bestselling author, Han Kang. Titled ‘작별하지 않는다’ (trans. ‘No Goodbyes&rsq
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Korea 24 - 2021.09.29
Altaf Sugat