Korea 24 - 2022.04.08

Korea24 &ndash; 2022.04.08. (Friday)<br /> <br /> News Briefing: Health authorities have revealed that they are mulling a readjustment of the infectious disease level of COVID-19 from a Class One to Class Two disease. This comes as the nation saw the daily caseload remain in the 200-thousand range for a fourth day. (KOO Hee-jin)<br /> <br /> In-Depth News Analysis (Weekly Economy Review): Concerns over inflation reached new levels this week, after it was revealed that consumer prices for the month of March had risen by 4.1 percent, the highest on-year rise in over 10 years. Economics Professor Yang Jun-sok from the Catholic University of Korea joins us in the studio to assess the situation. We also discuss the national debt, which rose to a record high last year, and negotiations over next year&rsquo;s minimum wage. <br /> <br /> Korea Trending with Walter Lee:<br /> 1. The UN General Assembly has voted to suspend Russia from the Human Rights Council over serious human rights violations in Ukraine. (러시아, 유엔 인권이사회서 퇴출&hellip;93개국 찬성)<br /> 2. Former President Park Geun-hye has declared her support for lawyer Yoo Yeong-ha, who is set to run in the Daegu mayoral election in June. (박근혜 &quot;고통스러웠던 시간 함께해&quot;&hellip;유영하 지지선언)<br /> 3. The Samsung Thunders of the Korean Basketball League has appointed Eun Hee-seok, who heads Yonsei University&rsquo;s basketball team, as their new coach. (&lsquo;파격 인사&rsquo; 서울 삼성, 연세대 은희석 감독 선임) <br /> <br /> Movie Spotlight: The highly-regarded US filmmaker Richard Linklater is back with another coming-of-age animated feature, &lsquo;Apollo 10 1/2: A Space Age Childhood (아폴로 10 1/2: 스페이스 에이지 어드벤처)&rsquo;. Meanwhile, a new local independent drama has hit movie theaters in Korea: &lsquo;The Girl on a Bulldozer (불도저에 탄 소녀)&rsquo; starring the promising young actress Kim Hye-yoon. Critics Jason Bechervaise and Darcy Paquet give their verdict on the films. <br /> <br /> Next Week From Seoul with Richard Larkin:<br /> - Free rapid antigen tests at COVID-19 test sites and p