Korea 24 - 2021.11.25

Korea24 &ndash; 2021.11.25. (Thursday)<br /> <br /> News Briefing: The Bank of Korea raised its key interest rate to the one percent range for the first time in 20 months. The bank&rsquo;s monetary policy board raised the rate by zero-point-25 percentage points to one percent during a meeting on Thursday. The BOK meanwhile maintained the country&#039;s economic growth outlook at four percent. (Koo Heejin)<br /> <br /> In-Depth News Analysis: The KDCA reported on Wednesday that a woman 24 weeks in to her pregnancy delivered a stillborn baby. She had tested positive for COVID-19 last week. Dr. Kang Hyun-Mi from Seoul St. Mary&#039;s Hospital joins the show to discuss how the disease could affect expecting mothers and their babies, among other issues, such as vaccination in children and teenagers.<br /> <br /> Korea Trending with Jung Ye Won:<br /> <br /> 1. The Supreme Court overturned a lower court ruling that had sided with an importer of sex dolls that resemble minors. The importer had took legal action against customs after authorities didn&#039;t clear the dolls in 2019. (미성년 &#039;리얼돌&#039; 수입 막은 대법원&hellip;&quot;아동 성착취물만큼 폐해&quot;)<br /> <br /> 2. The defense ministry announced the completion of its excavation project in White Horse Ridge, where a battle broke out during the Korean War. They found remains of 22 soldiers, including those of a South Korean soldier maintaining defense posture. (백마고지서 6&middot;25 전투태세 그대로 유해 발굴)<br /> <br /> 3. A 90-year-old woman promised to bequeath around 850 million won, money she had saved by living frugally, to Seoul National University. She had been touched by the story of a 93-year-old Haenyeo donating 100 million won to a university last year. (&lsquo;물티슈 4등분해 사용&rsquo; 검소한 90세 할머니, 서울대에 8억 유증)<br /> <br /> Explore Korea: Allison Needels from the travel blog Pinpoint Korea takes us to the Seoul Museum of Craft Art(서울공예박물관), which opened earlier this year near Anguk Station. At the newly opened museum, visitors can learn all about Korean handicraft and its