Korea 24 - 2022.04.27

Korea24 &ndash; 2022.04.27. (Wednesday)<br /> <br /> News Briefing: The People Power Party have launched a filibuster at the National Assembly over a pair of controversial prosecution reform bills that were put to a plenary vote, despite rival parties failing to find common ground in last-minute meetings earlier in the day. (Eunice KIM)<br /> <br /> In-Depth News Analysis: It has been over 450 days since the military junta took over Myanmar, leaving hundreds of thousands of people displaced by the conflict. According to the World Food Programme, there are 14.4 million people in need of humanitarian assistance and 13.2 million food insecure. The WFP&rsquo;s Myanmar Country Director Stephen Anderson joins us in the studio today during his visit to Korea to update us on the situation.<br /> <br /> Korea Trending with Jon Kim:<br /> 1. The Cultural Heritage Administration has come under fire for a notice excluding foreign children from free entry to royal palaces and tombs during Children&rsquo;s Day next month. (어린이날 고궁 무료입장 &#039;외국인 어린이&#039; 제외 논란)<br /> 2. The International Skating Union has stripped referee Choi Yong-koo of his referee status for protesting disqualifications made against Korean athletes during the Beijing Winter Olympics. (베이징 편파판정 항의한 최용구 심판, 국제심판 자격박탈)<br /> 3. DJ Hwang So-hee, aka DJ Soda, says she will be boycotting American Airlines after she was kicked off a flight for wearing pants with obscene writing printed over it. (DJ소다, &lsquo;바지&rsquo; 때문에 미국 비행기서 쫓겨났다)<br /> <br /> Korea Book Club: Our monthly contributor, literary translator Anton Hur, introduces us to &lsquo;Earth is Fine, It&rsquo;s the Humans Who Are In Trouble (지구는 괜찮아, 우리가 문제지)&rsquo; by renowned climate scientist and science fiction writer Kwak Jaesik (곽재식), which attempts to tackle the issue of climate change in an engaging and accessible way.<br /> <br /> Morning Edition Preview with Richard Larkin:<br /> - In tomorrow&rsquo;s Korea Times, Lee Gyu-lee reports that SM Entertainment will be resuming its conc