
Korea 24 - 2021.11.03
Altaf Sugat
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Korea24 – 2021.11.03. (Wednesday)<br /> <br /> News Briefing: President Moon Jae-in is in Hungary for the last leg of his European tour, where he’ll hold summits with his Hungarian counterpart, Janos Ader, and leaders of the Visegrad Group. He also paid tribute to the South Koreans and Hungarians killed in a 2019 ferry sinking in Budapest, visiting a monument erected for the victims near the accident site. (Eunice Kim)<br /> <br /> In-Depth News Analysis: Last week, the organizers of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics released the first version of its “playbooks” outlining COVID-19 countermeasures that will be adopted to ensure the safe running of the Games. Despite being further along in the pandemic, it appears that the measures will be a lot stricter than what was seen at the Olympics in Tokyo earlier this year. Dr. Richard Baka from the College of Sport and Exercise Science at Victoria University joins us to discuss the measures, and preview the event that is just over 3 months away now.<br /> <br /> Korea Trending with Walter Lee: <br /> 1. Police in Yangpyeong County shot live rounds at a man after he ignored their orders and continued to threaten two of his acquaintances with a weapon. (경찰, 길거리서 흉기 난동 부린 남성에 실탄 쏴 제압) <br /> 2. The Korea Tourism Organization is set to unveil more episodes from its popular “Feel The Rhythm Of Korea” video series, introducing the cities of Jeonju and Mokpo. (이번엔 전주·목포다…'머드맥스' 후속 광고영상 2편 선봬) <br /> 3. The Doosan Bears have advanced to the first round of the KBO playoffs after beating the Kiwoom Heroes in their wild card game on Tuesday. (두산, 키움 꺾고 준플레이오프 진출…LG와 대결)<br /> <br /> Korea Book Club: This week, our literary critic Barry Welsh introduces another poetry collection in the K-Poet series published by Asia Publishers. This latest collection, once again translated by Brother Anthony of Taize, is called 'Deep Work (깊은 일)' by poet An Hyeon-mi. It draws inspiration from a variety of topic
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Korea 24 - 2021.11.03
Altaf Sugat