Korea 24 - 2021.12.24
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Korea24 – 2021.12.24. (Friday)<br /> <br /> News Briefing: President Moon Jae-in has granted a special pardon to former President Park Geun-hye, who has served four years and nine months of her combined 22-year prison term on charges of abuse of power, bribery and embezzlement. Presiden Moon is said to have taken into consideration her deteriorating health and a need for national unity. Law Professor Cho Hee-kyung also joins us on the line to provide analysis on the political ramifications, especially concerning next year’s presidential elections.<br /> <br /> In-Depth News Analysis (Weekly Economy Review): A Bank of Korea report this week revealed that household and corporate debt soared to a record high level, amounting to nearly 220 percent of nominal GDP at the end of the third quarter. Meanwhile, the Bank of Korea also announced this week that South Korea will be able to borrow up to US$60 billion from the U.S. Federal Reserve's so-called "repo facility." Economics Professor Yang Jun-sok from the Catholic University of Korea joins us on the line to provide analysis.<br /> <br /> Korea Trending with Walter Lee: <br /> 1. Police have caught a woman in her 20’s, after her newborn was found dead in a clothing donation box. (신생아 의류수거함에 버린 친모 찾았다 “남편이 알까봐”)<br /> 2. The Korea Meteorological Administration has forecast a white Christmas for some parts of the country this year, including Gangwon Province, but not in Seoul. (성탄절 ‘폭설’에 ‘한파’…‘화이트 크리스마스’ 지역은?)<br /> 3. The first televised concert for trot singer, Lim Young-woong, will be aired on KBS on the last Sunday of the year. (KBS, 26일 임영웅 첫 단독쇼 방송)<br /> <br /> Movie Spotlight: 18 years after the original trilogy concluded, we go down the rabbit hole once again, as the new Matrix movie hit theaters this week. Our critics Jason Bechervaise give their verdict on ‘The Matrix Resurrections’, as well as the latest in the ‘Kingsman’ franchise, &ls
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Korea 24 - 2021.12.24
Altaf Sugat