Korea 24 - 2022.05.25
Altaf Sugat
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Korea24 – 2022.05.25. (Wednesday)<br /> <br /> News Briefing: North Korea launched three ballistic missiles in quick succession toward the East Sea on Wednesday morning, including one believed to be an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM). (Eunice KIM)<br /> <br /> In-Depth News Analysis: South Korea's first-ever lunar orbiter, recently named ‘Danuri’, is set to lift off in the U.S. in August. Meanwhile, it was confirmed on Wednesday that South Korea’s first homegrown space rocket, ‘Nuri’, will get a second chance for a successful launch on June 15th. To learn more about the significance of these launches, Professor Kwon Se-jin (권세진) from the Department of Aerospace Engineering at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) joins us on the line. <br /> <br /> Korea Trending with Walter Lee:<br /> 1. A shooting at a US elementary school in Texas has left at least 22 people dead, including 19 children and the gunman. (美 초등학교 총기난사 참사…어린이 19명 등 최소 22명 사망)<br /> 2. The South Korean Navy is preparing to allow female soldiers to serve in submarines for the first time. (여군도 잠수함 탄다…내년부터 선발, 내후년 탑승)<br /> 3. The presidential office revealed a commemorative watch, the first presidential souvenir of Yoon’s government. (尹대통령 기념시계 공개…'취임식 참석' 국민대표 20인에 전달)<br /> <br /> Korea Book Club: A new quarterly magazine that celebrates and promotes speculative fiction has been published in South Korea. “The Earthian Tales (어션 테일즈)” includes shorts stories, reviews, graphic short stories, essays and more by some of Korea’s leading SF writers. Literary translator Anton Hur joins us on the line to introduce this new publication. <br /> <br /> Morning Edition Preview with Richard Larkin:<br /> - In tomorrow’s Korea Herald, Park Yuna writes about the growing influence of celebrities on the Korean art scene.<br /> - Tomorrow’s Korea Times features a report by Dong Sun-hwa on the Yoogeum Museum, a
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Korea 24 - 2022.05.25
Altaf Sugat