Korea 24 - 2021.10.06
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Korea24 – 2021.10.06. (Wednesday)<br /> <br /> News Briefing: Health Minister Kwon Deok-cheol reaffirmed that the nation is planning to begin transitioning into the so-called “With COVID-19” system in phases from as early as late October. At a parliamentary audit on Wednesday, Kwon said the transition will likely begin in late October or early November, when the vaccination rate for seniors surpasses 90 percent and 80 percent for adults over 18. (Eunice Kim)<br /> <br /> In-Depth News Analysis: Following the success of BTS and Parasite, another Korean cultural phenomenon has taken the world by storm. The Netflix series ‘Squid Game’ topped the streaming services’ charts in all 83 countries it’s available in, and it has taken over the cultural zeitgeist. To talk more about Squid Game-mania, and whether it could herald a new Hallyu wave, Dr. Lee Sung-ae, an expert in Korean film, TV and media at Macquarie University in Australia, joins us on the line.<br /> <br /> Korea Trending with Walter Lee: South Korea’s passport has been ranked the second most powerful in the world, according to an annually released index (한국 여권 파워 세계 2위…190개국 무비자 방문 가능). Meanwhile, police in Jeju have booked 2 Chinese nationals for robbery, assault and kidnapping of another Chinese woman (제주, 불법체류 여성 납치.강도행각 중국인 2명 구속). And authorities in Mexico are pulling several instant noodle products, including Korean ones, after they concluded that the packaging had misleading or insufficient information on the contents inside ("불닭볶음면에 닭고기 없어서"…일부 韓라면 멕시코서 회수조치).<br /> <br /> Korea Book Club: This week, literary critic Barry Welsh returns to the studio to introduce a timely poetry collection by Kim Soo-yeol (김수열) called 'Homo Maskus' (trans. Brother Anthony of Taize). Published by Asia Publishers as part of their K-Poet series, the title poem reflects on the strangeness of life amid the COVID-19 pandemic, with people becoming mask wearing creatures; from ‘h
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Korea 24 - 2021.10.06
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