Korea 24 - 2022.05.06

Korea24 &ndash; 2022.05.06. (Friday)<br /> <br /> News Briefing: It has been announced that former presidential candidates, Lee Jae-myung and Ahn Cheol-soo, will both be running in parliamentary by-elections on June 1 in different districts. (KOO Hee-jin)<br /> <br /> In-Depth News Analysis (Weekly Economy Review): On Wednesday, the US Federal Reserve raised its benchmark interest rate by half a percentage point, which is the steepest rate hike in 22 years. For reaction to the decision and what this means for the Bank of Korea&rsquo;s future rate hikes, Economics Professor Yang Jun-sok from the Catholic University of Korea joins us in the studio. We also discuss South Korea&#039;s consumer prices, which spiked nearly 5% on-year in April, as well as the incoming Yoon Seok-yeol government&#039;s major economic tasks.<br /> <br /> Korea Trending with Walter Lee: <br /> 1. Beloved South Korea actress Kang Soo-yeon suffered a cardiac arrest on Thursday and remains unconscious in hospital. (영화배우 강수연, 심정지 상태 병원 이송)<br /> 2. Starbucks Korea recalled a batch of paper straws after receiving complaints that they smelled of gasoline. (&#039;음료에 꽂으니 이상한 맛&#039;&hellip;스벅 종이 빨대, 이유 있었다)<br /> 3. On Thursday during the Children&#039;s Day holiday, cinemas saw more than one million moviegoers in a day for the first time in over two years. (100만 관객 영화관 찾았다&hellip;팬데믹 이후 2년만에 &#039;봄날&#039;)<br /> <br /> Movie Spotlight: Film critics Jason Bechervaise and Marc Raymond review the latest from Marvel Studios, &ldquo;Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (닥터 스트레인지: 대혼돈의 멀티버스)&rdquo; and discuss what director Sam Raimi brings to the series. They also recap the 23rd Jeonju International Film Festival, which was back in full for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic.<br /> <br /> Next Week From Seoul with Richard Larkin:<br /> - The inauguration of President Yoon Suk Yeol will take place next Tuesday.<br /> - President Moon Jae-in will leave the presidential office on Monday. <br /> - South Korea and the US wi