Korea 24 - 2022.06.09
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Korea24 – 2022.06.09. (Thursday)<br /> <br /> News Briefing: At the UN, the two Koreas clashed over the North's recent series of missile launches and the failed passing of additional sanctions by the UNSC in response to the provocation. (Koo Hee-jin)<br /> <br /> In-Depth News Analysis (Korean Politics Digest): Professors Kim Byoung-joo and Cho Hee-kyung join the show as usual, this time to discuss the controversy surrounding President Yoon Suk Yeol’s prosecutor-heavy personnel choices, People Power Party chair Lee Jun-seok's trip to Ukraine, and the new Democratic Party interim leadership.<br /> <br /> Korea Trending with Jenny Suh:<br /> <br /> 1. Former BIGBANG member Seungri has been discharged from the military, to serve his remaining prison term in a correctional facility for civilians. The Supreme Court had finalized his 18 month prison term in May for multiple charges including overseas gambling. ('상습도박 · 성매매 알선' 승리 오늘 전역→여주교도소 이감)<br /> <br /> 2. The Cultural Heritage Administration said that a new signboard for Gwanghwamun will be finished by 2023. This comes as a civic group noted that the current signboard had a crack. The new signboard will be more historically accurate, sticking to its original design. (또 갈라진 광화문 현판…2023년 하반기에야 새로 바뀐다)<br /> <br /> 3. The South Korean men's U-23 football team, led by coach Hwang Sun-hong, advanced to the quarterfinals of the AFC U-23 Asian Cup, finishing on top of Group C. There's a chance the young Taeguk Warriors could face Japan in their next match on Sunday. (황선홍호, U-23 아시안컵축구 8강 진출)<br /> <br /> Explore Korea: Allison Needels from the blog Pinpoint Korea takes us to Daegu this week ahead of the summer. She shares the history behind Yakjeon Alley and the March 1st Independence Movement Stairs, and also introduces us to the Daegu Modern History Museum.<br /> <br /> Morning Edition Preview with Richard Larkin:<br /> <br /> -The Korea Times features an article by Dong Sun-hwa, explaining
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