Korea 24 - 2022.03.21

Korea24 &ndash; 2022.03.21. (Monday)<br /> <br /> News Briefing: The presidential office has expressed concerns over President-elect Yoon Suk Yeol&rsquo;s plan to relocate the top office to the defense ministry compound before inauguration, describing it as &ldquo;unrealistic&rdquo;. (Eunice Kim)<br /> <br /> In-Depth News Analysis: South Korea saw daily COVID-19 cases drop to almost 200-thousand on Monday, the lowest number in ten days. The numbers suggest that the nation is starting to see a downward trend, after reaching a peak of over 600-thousand last Thursday. The number of critical cases and deaths, however, remain at high levels. To get an expert overview of the situation, Dr. Yoo Byung-wook (유병욱) from the International Health Care Center of Soon Chun Hyang (순천향) University Hospital in Seoul joins us on the line.<br /> <br /> Korea Trending with Walter Lee:<br /> 1. A local home shopping channel sold 2,500 tour packages to Europe in an hour on Sunday, in light of new quarantine exemptions for fully-vaccinated travelers. (1시간 만에 180억원 팔렸다&hellip;홈쇼핑 해외여행 상품 &#039;불티&#039;)<br /> 2. South Korean police have announced a plan to crack down on auto insurance fraud over the next seven months. (경찰, 고의 사고 등 교통사고 보험사기 집중단속)<br /> 3. Big Bang is back! YG Entertainment have confirmed that the K-Pop group will be making their comeback on April 5 with a new song. (빅뱅, 4월 5일 컴백&hellip;4인조로 4년 만에 신곡 발표)<br /> <br /> Monday Sports Round-up: Two historic records were made by Korean athletes on Sunday. High jumper Woo Sang-hyeok won a gold medal at the World Athletics Indoor Championship, becoming the first Korean to win a world title in any track and field event. Meanwhile, alpine snowboarder Lee Sang-ho won the overall World Cup title. Sports reporter Yoo Jee-ho joins us on the line to provide the details, as well as a preview of the football World Cup qualifier against Iran on Thursday.<br /> <br /> Morning Edition Preview with Richard Larkin: <br /> - In tomorrow&rsquo;s Korea Times, Dong Sun-hwa reports