Korea 24 - 2021.11.09

Korea24 &ndash; 2021.11.09. (Tuesday)<br /> <br /> News Briefing: President Moon Jae-in says the government is exerting its best efforts to secure urea water solution by mobilizing all diplomatic channels, and asked that the public refrain from being overly anxious about the shortage. Meanwhile, the foreign ministry is said to be in high-level consultations with China to bring in some 18-thousand tons of urea, a portion that South Korean companies had already agreed to buy. (Eunice Kim)<br /> <br /> In-Depth News Analysis: The debate over a 4-day work week has started again in Korea, after the ruling Democratic Party&rsquo;s presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung and the minor Justice Party&rsquo;s candidate Sim Sang-jung raised the issue in recent weeks. This is not the first time it has been discussed in Korea, and now with more countries and companies around the world already starting to adopt such policies, the debate is continuing to become a more serious one. Alex Soojung-Kim Pang, the founder of Strategy and Rest, a consulting company that helps companies to shorten workweeks, joins us on the line to discuss the possible benefits and challenges.<br /> <br /> Korea Trending with Jung Ye-won:<br /> 1. The Ministry of Justice has announced changes to the adoption law that will now allow unwed individuals to adopt children. (독신자도 &#039;친양자 입양&#039; 가능&hellip;형제자매는 &#039;유류분 권리자&#039;서 제외&quot;) <br /> 2. The president of an apartment complex&#039;s resident body is coming under fire after allegedly detaining children and calling the police because they were not residents of the apartment playground they were playing in. (&quot;남의 놀이터 오면 도둑인 거 몰라?&quot; 아이들 신고한 입주자 대표)<br /> 3. The heartwarming story of a woman who comforted a young mother, despite causing a minor traffic accident that had damaged her car, has been touching people online. (3. 아픈 아이 데리고 병원가다 사고낸 운전자 꼭 안아준 상대 차주)<br /> <br /> Touch Base in Seoul: The Korean baseball team KT Wiz are preparing for the KBO Korean Series after winning the r