Korea 24 - 2022.01.14
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Korea24 – 2022.01.14. (Friday)<br /> <br /> News Briefing: North Korea has fired what the South Korean military believe to be two ballistic missiles. It is the third test launch by the regime in 9 days. This comes after Pyongyang publicly warned earlier in the day of a "stronger and certain" response to the announcement of new sanctions by the US. (KOO Hee-jin)<br /> <br /> In-Depth News Analysis (Weekly Economy Review): For this week’s Review, we take a look at some of the key economic policies by the four main party candidates and assess their feasibility with Professor Yang Jun-sok from the Catholic University of Korea. They include the ruling Democratic Party’s Lee Jae-myung promising to make South Korea the world’s fifth strongest economy, and the main opposition People Power Party’s Yoon Suk Yeol pledging to introduce a system for rent to be shared by the lessor, lessee and the state for small businesses.<br /> <br /> Korea Trending with Walter Lee: <br /> 1. The Supreme Court has sentenced a former HR manager of KB Kookmin Bank to one year in prison for tampering with the company’s hiring process to hire more men. ('여성 112명 점수 조작해 남성 합격' 국민은행 전 인사담당자 징역 1년 확정)<br /> 2. The Legoland Korea Resort is set to open on May 5th (Children’s Day) in Gangwon Province, 11 years after it first broke ground. (‘레고랜드’ 5월 개장 앞뒀지만…수천 억 부채 상환은 ‘걱정’)<br /> 3. The “Baby Shark Dance” video has become the first video on YouTube to surpass ten billion views. ('핑크퐁 아기상어 체조’ 세계 최초 100억뷰 영상 등극)<br /> <br /> Movie Spotlight: This week our critics Jason Bechervaise and Darcy Paquet review director Steven Spielberg’s take on the classic musical ‘West Side Story (웨스트 사이드 스토리)’, as well as local action film ‘Special Delivery (특송)’, starring Park So-dam, best known for her role as Ki-jung or Jessica in the Oscar winning film Parasite.<br /> <br /> Next Week From Seoul with Mark Wi
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Korea 24 - 2022.01.14
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