Korea 24 - 2022.04.06
Altaf Sugat
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Korea24 – 2022.04.06. (Wednesday)<br /> <br /> News Briefing: The Cabinet on Wednesday approved a motion to spend 36 billion won in reserve funds for President-elect Yoon Suk Yeol's initiative to relocate the presidential office to the defense ministry compound in Yongsan. (Eunice Kim)<br /> <br /> In-Depth News Analysis: Since the start of April, all app developers selling digital goods and services in Google’s Play Store were required to use the tech giant’s in-app billing system and remove any links to external payment options. However on Tuesday, here in Korea, the Korea Communications Commission (KCC) concluded that this new policy violated the Telecommunications Business Act, adding that a penalty could be imposed after investigating whether any illegality took place. To help us better understand the situation, Yoon So-yeon from the Korea JoongAng Daily joins us on the line.<br /> <br /> Korea Trending with Walter Lee:<br /> 1. Organizers of President-elect Yoon’s inauguration are reportedly in discussions for BTS to perform at the ceremony. (尹 취임식에 BTS 공연 논의..."정치 이용" 반발도)<br /> 2. A 13-year-old boy in Incheon was found dead on Tuesday after inhaling helium gas that he had ordered online. (인터넷으로 주문한 헬륨가스 마신 13살 중학생 질식사)<br /> 3. South Korea will significantly expand international passenger flights from May, in line with continued easing of COVID-19 quarantine measures. (5월부터 국제선 하늘길 넓어진다…연말까지 코로나 이전의 50% 회복)<br /> <br /> Korea Book Club: In light of ‘Cursed Bunny’ making the longlist for the 2022 International Booker Prize, literary critic Barry Welsh brings us another short story by Bora Chung this week. Found in 'The Valancourt Book of World Horror Stories Volume Two' is another engrossing ghost story by Chung called ‘Mask’. Once again translated by Anton Hur, it tells the story of a young married couple who start hearing sounds from the roof of their apartment building… <br /> <br /> Morning Edition Prev
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Korea 24 - 2022.04.06
Altaf Sugat