Korea 24 - 2022.02.09

Korea24 &ndash; 2022.02.09. (Wednesday)<br /> <br /> News Briefing: South Korea saw almost 50-thousand new COVID-19 cases in the latest daily tally, up by more than 13-thousand from the previous day. Health authorities have also concluded that, although the ratio of severe and fatal omicron cases is less than a third that of delta, omicron&#039;s fatality is roughly double that of the seasonal flu. (Eunice KIM)<br /> <br /> In-Depth News Analysis: The top nuclear envoys of South Korea, the U.S. and Japan will hold a trilateral meeting this week in Hawaii. This comes after North Korea&rsquo;s unprecedented number of missile tests in January. 11 missiles over 7 occasions were launched in a four week period, including an intermediate-range ballistic missile. To help preview the meeting and discuss the regime&#039;s intentions, we are joined on the line by Bruce Klingner, Senior Research Fellow for Northeast Asia at the Heritage Foundation. <br /> <br /> Korea Trending with Walter Lee:<br /> 1. Information on where to get COVID-19 rapid antigen tests will now be available on online service platforms Naver and Kakao. (코로나19 신속항원검사소, 네이버&middot;카카오앱에서 찾는다) <br /> 2. The reason why a short track speed skating coach was seen waving a one-hundred dollar bill at the Beijing Olympics on Monday has been revealed. (황대헌 &#039;황당 실격&#039;하자 100달러 지폐 흔든 한국 코치진 왜?)<br /> 3. K-Pop sensation BTS failed to win a Brit Award for the second consecutive year. (BTS, 브릿 어워즈 수상 못 해&hellip;2년째 인터내셔널 그룹 후보만)<br /> <br /> Korea Book Club: Our literary critic Barry Welsh introduces us to &#039;My Husband the Poet (날개 없는 새 짝이 되어)&rsquo;, a biography of the renowned poet Cheon Sang-byeong (천상병), written by his wife Mok Sun-ok (목순옥). The book not only recounts some of the extraordinary and tragic circumstances of their lives, but it also introduces the reader to some of Cheon&rsquo;s celebrated poems.<br /> <br /> Morning Edition Preview with Mark Wilson-Choi: <br /> - Tomorrow&rsquo;s Korea Times features Kwon Mee-yoo&rsquo;s int