Korea 24 - 2022.06.01
Altaf Sugat
Description
Korea24 – 2022.06.01. (Wednesday)<br /> <br /> News Briefing: Voters headed to the polls to cast their ballot today for the local elections and parliamentary by-elections, but the final turnout is expected to be significantly lower than 4 years prior. (Eunice KIM)<br /> <br /> In-Depth News Analysis: Amid the war in Ukraine, soaring food prices and mounting fears of constrained supply have led to an increasing number of countries locking down their exports. For example, Hungary banned all grain exports in March. Indonesia banned exports of palm oil in April, while India limited its wheat exports in May. To discuss the consequences and concerns of this wave of food protectionism, Professor Sonia Akter of the Lee Kuan Yew (LKY) School of Public Policy at the National University of Singapore joins us on the line.<br /> <br /> Korea Trending with Walter Lee:<br /> 1. K-pop superstars BTS visited the White House on Tuesday to discuss anti-Asian hate crimes with President Joe Biden for AAPI Heritage Month. (BTS "아시아계 증오범죄 근절돼야"…백악관 방문 바이든 면담)<br /> 2. Lotte Department Store’s Gwangbok branch in Busan has been forced to suspend operations by the city due to the lack of progress over the construction of the ‘Lotte Tower’ building. (롯데백화점 부산 광복점 오늘부터 영업중단)<br /> 3. The late star comedian Lee Ju-il has been posthumously featured in a special video to mark World No Tobacco Day through an “AI” digital avatar. ("폐암 투병중 금연 호소"한 코미디언 故이주일, AI로 다시 살아났다)<br /> <br /> Korea Book Club: Literary critic Barry Welsh brings us another work by Kwon Yeo-sun, the author of the highly acclaimed novel, “Lemon.” The 2014 short story “Spring Night”, translated by Jeon Seung-hee, tells the tragic love story of two middle-aged patients at a care home and the unfortunate events that led them to each other.<br /> <br /> Morning Edition Preview with Richard Larkin:<br /> - Tomorrow’s Korea Herald features a report by Kim Da-sol on how servic
Uploader
angie_roads
Episodes
Korea 24 - 2022.06.01
Altaf Sugat