Korea 24 - 2022.01.12

Korea24 &ndash; 2022.01.12. (Wednesday)<br /> <br /> News Briefing: North Korea has reported that Tuesday&rsquo;s missile launch was of another hypersonic missile. The test was also said to have been overseen by leader Kim Jong-un, unlike the previous two reported launches of hypersonic missiles. (Eunice Kim)<br /> <br /> In-Depth News Analysis: President Moon Jae-in will embark on an 8-day tour of the Middle East from Saturday, taking him to the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Egypt. The presidential office said the visit will serve to solidify cooperative ties in areas of energy, construction and infrastructure, as well as promising future sectors, such as public health, science, hydrogen and climate. To look at the significance of the trip, as well as assess the Moon administration&rsquo;s diplomacy in the Middle East over the past five years, Professor Park Hyon-do (박현도) from the Euro-MENA (Middle East &amp; North Africa) Institute at Sogang (서강) University joins us on the line.<br /> <br /> Korea Trending with Walter Lee:<br /> 1. All projects by HDC Hyundai Development Company have been suspended in Gwangju after a second building under construction collapsed in less than a year. (광주시, 현대산업개발 모든 건축 &middot; 건설 현장 공사 중지 명령) <br /> 2. A group of Samsung Electronics employees who had tested positive for COVID-19 after attending the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) last week have returned home on chartered flights. (CES 출장서 코로나 확진된 삼성전자 임직원 전세기로 귀국)<br /> 3. Lee Jun-ho, the actor and member of K-Pop group 2pm, is set to hold an in-person fan meeting for the first time in over three years next week. (이준호, 단독 팬미팅 양일 전석 매진)<br /> <br /> Korea Book Club: Literary critic Barry Welsh introduces &lsquo;River of Fire&rsquo; (불의 강) by O Chonghui (Oh Jung-hee / 오정희), a short story collection by one of Korea&rsquo;s most influential female writers of the post-war generation. Translated by Bruce and Ju-chan Fulton, this collection brings together works from across four decades of her career, including her