Korea 24 - 2021.12.03
Altaf Sugat
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Korea24 – 2021.12.03. (Friday)<br /> <br /> News Briefing: The government has decided to tighten gathering restrictions and expand entry passes in a bid to curb the latest COVID-19 resurgence and prevent a further spread of the new omicron variant. Private gatherings will be limited to six people in the capital region and eight people elsewhere. Entry passes for those fully vaccinated will be required at restaurants and coffee shops, among others. (Koo Hee-jin)<br /> <br /> In-Depth News Analysis (Weekly Economy Review): South Korea posted a record monthly high in exports last month, passing the 60 billion US dollar mark for the first time. Meanwhile, South Korea's consumer prices grew at the steepest on-year pace in almost a decade. And the OECD revised up South Korea’s growth forecast for next year by 0.1 percent to now 3 percent. To help explain what these numbers mean for South Korea’s overall economic health, Professor Yang Jun-sok from the Catholic University of Korea joins us in the studio.<br /> <br /> Korea Trending with Walter Lee: <br /> 1. Police in South Korea will introduce a domestically-developed taser in the first half of next year, in response to the mishandling of a knife-attack incident last month. (경찰, 3연발 가능한 ‘한국형 테이저건’ 도입…‘원터치’로 병력 요청도)<br /> 2. Footballer Son Heung-min was voted ‘King of the Match’ after he led Tottenham Hotspur to a 2-0 win over Brentford on Thursday. ('EPL 5호골' 손흥민, 시즌 5번째 '킹 오브 더 매치')<br /> 3. People in Korea were looking up reports on Greece’s plans to make vaccinations mandatory for older age groups. (그리스, 60세 이상 백신 안 맞으면 벌금형)<br /> <br /> Movie Spotlight: Our film critics Jason Bechervaise and Darcy Paquet join us to review Edgar Wright’s ‘Last Night In Soho (라스트 나잇 인 소호)’, the British filmmaker’s dark love letter to London, as well as a Korean animation ‘Chun Tae-il (태일이)’ that tells the story about the life of the revered labor
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Korea 24 - 2021.12.03
Altaf Sugat