Korea 24 - 2022.05.11
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Korea24 – 2022.05.11. (Wednesday)<br /> <br /> News Briefing: The new Yoon Suk Yeol administration and the now-ruling People Power Party have proposed new relief payouts of at least 6 million won to 3.7 million small business owners and self-employed people affected by the pandemic. (Eunice KIM)<br /> <br /> In-Depth News Analysis: South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol took office Tuesday with an offer to North Korea of a quote-unquote “audacious plan” to strengthen their economy if it abandons its nuclear weapons. Yoon gave the remarks in his inaugural speech, where he also pledged to leave the door to dialogue open with North Korea. To discuss these comments and Yoon’s possible approach to North Korea, Dr. Bruce Bennett, a Senior Defense Analyst at the RAND Corporation, joins us on the line.<br /> <br /> Korea Trending with Walter Lee:<br /> 1. President Yoon Suk Yeol was pictured being seen off by his wife and two of their dogs for his first commute, which took eight minutes from Seocho to Yongsan. (김건희 여사, 반려견과 함께 윤석열 대통령 출근길 배웅)<br /> 2. The '2022 Korea Festival', Europe’s largest Hallyu event since the pandemic, will kick off from Saturday for two days in Frankfurt, Germany. (유럽 최대 규모 한류행사 獨프랑크푸르트서 열린다)<br /> 3. Dayone Asset Management announced its acquisition of the Korean Basketball League team Goyang Orion Orions. (오리온, 데이원자산운용과 양수도 계약 체결... '최고 책임자' 허재 내정)<br /> <br /> Korea Book Club: This week, our literary critic Barry Welsh reviews the highly anticipated translation of ‘The Old Woman with the Knife (파과)' by Gu Byeong-mo (구병모). Translated by Chi-Young Kim, it tells the story of an aging female assassin called ‘Hornclaw’, who has led a life of crime, murdering countless people who is now contemplating retirement.<br /> <br /> Morning Edition Preview with Richard Larkin:<br /> - In tomorrow’s Korea Times, Dong Sun-hwa explains how despite criticism, the South Korean singer PSY is enjoying chart success with hi
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Korea 24 - 2022.05.11
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