Korea 24 - 2022.04.01
Altaf Sugat
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Korea24 – 2022.04.01. (Friday)<br /> <br /> News Briefing: The government has eased social distancing rules once again, raising the cap on private gatherings to ten, and relaxing business hour curfews for restaurants and cafes to midnight. Officials have said that these could be the last set of changes before all restrictions - except indoor mask-wearing - are lifted, if a "definite" decline in daily COVID-19 cases is seen over the next two weeks. (KOO Hee-jin)<br /> <br /> In-Depth News Analysis (Weekly Economy Review): Last week, President Moon Jae-in tapped Rhee Chang-yong, a senior official at the International Monetary Fund, to be the next Bank of Korea governor. Economics Professor Yang Jun-sok from the Catholic University of Korea joins us on the line to assess his credentials and what he might bring to the role. We also take a look at South Korea's record export and import figures in March, and the possibility of further fuel tax cuts amid rising international energy prices.<br /> <br /> Korea Trending with Walter Lee:<br /> 1. Text messages between the victim and suspect of the ‘Gapyeong Valley Murder Case’, who is on the run, resurfaced online shocking many in South Korea. ("너무 배고파, 만원만"…'가평 계곡 익사' 남편, 이은해에게 보낸 카톡보니)<br /> 2. Lotte Department Store has caused controversy after adopting a strict new dress code for employees working in their stores. (“셔츠 1cm 보이고,긴 카디건·발목 양말X” 롯데百 복장규제 논란)<br /> 3. A college student was detained by police for vandalism and removing summit stones from mountains due to stress from his part-time job. ('정상석 미스터리' 범인은…'홧김에 돌 굴린' 대학생)<br /> <br /> Movie Spotlight: First up for review by our critics, Marc Raymond and Darcy Paquet, this week is Kenneth Branagh’s ‘Belfast (벨파스트)’, a semi-biographical film of life in the title city in 1969 amidst a particularly violent period of sectarian conflict. It was nominated for 7 Academy Awards and won Best
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Korea 24 - 2022.04.01
Altaf Sugat