Korea 24 - 2022.01.07

Korea24 &ndash; 2022.01.07. (Friday)<br /> <br /> News Briefing: The government is seeking to revamp COVID-19 antivirus measures, taking into account the possibility of the omicron variant becoming the dominant strain. Meanwhile, the government has also asked its courts to make a swift ruling on its COVID-19 pass system to help minimize confusion. (KOO Hee-jin)<br /> <br /> In-Depth News Analysis (Weekly Economy Review): South Korea announced on Thursday a range of measures to lessen the financial burden on the public ahead of the Lunar New Year holiday. Economics Professor Yang Jun-suk from the Catholic University of Korea joins us in the studio to take a closer look at those measures, as well as delving into the country&#039;s consumer prices last year and the economic growth outlook for this year.<br /> <br /> Korea Trending with Walter Lee:<br /> 1. Police have caught the Osstem Implant employee who embezzled over 188 billion won in company funds. (오스템 횡령 직원 윗선 개입 주장, 사측은 개입 부인)<br /> 2. The price of coffee at Starbucks in South Korea is set to go up starting next Thursday. (스타벅스, 커피값 결국 올린다&hellip;&lsquo;아메리카노 4500원&rsquo;)<br /> 3. The Korean volleyball star Kim Yeon-koung has been ranked the number 1 female player in the history of the sport, according to the volleyball news and database site, Volleybox. (김연경 &#039;전세계 전-현직 여자 선수 4만3831명중 TOP 1&#039;)<br /> <br /> Movie Spotlight: Two local releases are up for review for the first time in a while. Our critics Jason Bechervaise and Darcy Paquet provide their verdict on the ensemble holiday romcom &lsquo;A Year- End Medley (해피 뉴 이어) and a gritty police thriller &lsquo;The Policeman&rsquo;s Lineage (경관의 피)&rsquo;<br /> <br /> Next Week From Seoul with Mark Wilson-Choi: <br /> - Anti-viral COVID-19 pills are set to arrive in Korea Thursday.<br /> - Korail&rsquo;s train tickets for the Lunar New Year holiday will go on sale from next Tuesday to Thursday.<br /> - The final round of the national team trials in figure skating will take place on Su