Korea 24 - 2021.10.12

Korea24 &ndash; 2021.10.12. (Tuesday)<br /> <br /> News Briefing: President Moon Jae-in has called on the prosecution and police to work closely to thoroughly investigate and swiftly shed light on suspicions surrounding a Seongnam land development project. It marked the first time the president has expressed a stance on the scandal. (Koo Hee-jin)<br /> <br /> In-Depth News Analysis: South Korea&#039;s high inheritance tax system has been under the spotlight again, after it was revealed last week that the Samsung Group family plan to sell 2 trillion won in shares of group affiliates to help pay off their 12 trillion won inheritance tax bill. Critics of the tax, the second highest among OECD countries, have said that it&rsquo;s too high, and finance minister Hong Nam-ki said last week that the government is planning to reform the system. Professor Park Sang-in from Seoul National University&rsquo;s Graduate School of Public Administration joins us on the line to discuss the issue.<br /> <br /> Korea Trending with Jung Ye-won: <br /> 1. A Seoul court has sentenced Kim Tae-hyun to life in prison for the murder of a mother and her two daughters at an apartment in Nowon, Seoul. (&#039;세 모녀 살해&#039; 김태현, 1심 무기징역 선고)<br /> 2. A Korean interpreter for the Singapore Police Force during the 2018 North Korea-US summit has been arrested in the island state after being caught filming women in public bathrooms using hidden cameras. (싱가포르 거주 韓남성 몰카찍다 적발&hellip;현지언론 신상 공개)<br /> 3. The K-pop ballad group 2AM released a teaser on social media for their new album, &lsquo;Ballad 21 F/W&rsquo;, due to be released on November 1st, marking their first full comeback with all members since 2014. (2AM, 11월 1일 7년 만에 완전체 컴백)<br /> <br /> Touch Base in Seoul: Figure skaters Hannah Lim (16) and Ye Quan (19) made history last August, becoming the first ever ice dancing duo representing South Korea to win a medal at an International Skating Union (ISU) Grand Prix event. They especially caught people&rsquo;s eye dancing to Psy&rsqu