Korea 24 - 2021.12.20
Altaf Sugat
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Korea24 – 2021.12.20. (Monday)<br /> <br /> News Briefing: President Moon Jae-in has instructed national university hospitals to focus their medical resources on treating critically ill COVID-19 patients. This comes after the nation reported over a thousand critical cases for the first time over the weekend. (Eunice Kim)<br /> <br /> In-Depth News Analysis: Last Thursday, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of workers at Korea’s largest shipbuilding company, Hyundai Heavy Industries, who demanded that their regular periodic bonuses be included as part of their ordinary wages. This essentially brings to an end a 9-year legal battle, with the ruling estimated to cost the company as much as 630 billion won. But there are also wider implications about the legal precedent it sets. For analysis on this case, we have joining us on the line law professor Song Se-ryun (송세련) from Kyunghee University.<br /> <br /> Korea Trending with Walter Lee:<br /> 1. The Prime Minister of Israel, Naftali Bennett, declared that the fifth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic has started in the nation. (이스라엘 총리 “5차 유행 시작…4차 접종 임상 돌입”…유럽은 다시 빗장)<br /> 2. South Korean authorities have made public the personal information of two non-custodial parents who have neglected to pay child support. (10년 넘게 양육비 안 준 아빠 2명 첫 명단공개…이름·나이·근무지 등)<br /> 3. Over 200,000 people have signed a petition on the presidential website to cancel a new drama series called ‘Snowdrop’ for distorting history. (역사 왜곡 논란 '설강화', 방영 중지 청원 하루만에 '20만명' 동의)<br /> <br /> Monday Sports Round-up: The South Korean women’s curling team, affectionately known as ‘Team Kim’, finally booked a place in the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics over the weekend, to try and compete for a second successive Olympic medal. Sports reporter Yoo Jee-ho from the Yonhap News Agency brings us the details, as well as the latest free agent movers and shakers in the KBO.<br /> <br /> Morning Edition
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Korea 24 - 2021.12.20
Altaf Sugat