Korea 24 - 2022.01.06
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Korea24 – 2022.01.06. (Thursday)<br /> <br /> News Briefing: North Korea said Thursday that it test-fired what it called a “hypersonic” missile a day earlier. The South Korean government has said they are closely communicating with major UN Security Council (UNSC) members. Meanwhile the UNSC is widely expected to convene a meeting to discuss the launch. (KOO Hee-jin)<br /> <br /> In-Depth News Analysis (Korean Politics Digest): Polls this week showed the ruling Democratic Party’s presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung gaining a significant lead over the main opposition People Power Party’s Yoon Suk-yeol, but Ahn Cheol-soo of the minor opposition People's Party has also seen his numbers rise. We take a closer look at the polls and the latest from the respective camps with Affiliate Professor Kim Byung-joo from the Hankuk University of Foreign Studies.<br /> <br /> <br /> Korea Trending with Jung Ye-won:<br /> 1. A pharmacist in Daejeon is causing controversy after charging every item in the pharmacy at 50,000 won, which is said to be technically within the law. (마스크 한 장에 5만 원 '황당 약국'‥경찰, 사기죄 검토)<br /> 2. Triple Olympic gold medalist South Korean archer An San has climbed to the top of the archery world rankings. ('양궁 3관왕' 안산, 2021년 세계랭킹 1위 등극)<br /> 3. The 2022 Grammy Awards have officially been postponed, due to uncertainty surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic. (BTS 후보 그래미 어워즈, 오미크론 변이 확산에 연기)<br /> <br /> Explore Korea: This week’s edition is for the bookworms! We introduce ‘Book City’ in Paju, Gyeonggi province. The cultural complex houses bookstores, printing plants, publication houses, coffee shops and libraries. Our travel contributor Hannah Roberts tells us all about it.<br /> <br /> Morning Edition Preview with Mark Wilson-Choi:<br /> - In tomorrow’s Korea Times, Park Han-sol has an extensive feature on Tim Peters, an American humanitarian worker who founded Helping Hands Korea(HHK), which has helped over a thousand N
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