Korea 24 - 2022.06.14

Korea24 &ndash; 2022.06.14. (Tuesday)<br /> <br /> <br /> News Briefing: Finance minister Choo Kyung-ho called for all policy tools to address the compounding crisis during an emergency staff meeting held on Tuesday. Instability in the financial and foreign exchange markets at home and abroad were discussed, and later in the day, the KOSPI closed below 2500 for the first time in 19 months. (Jenny Na)<br /> <br /> <br /> In-Depth News Analysis: S.Korea&#039;s second launch of the Nuri rocket(KSLV-2) has been postponed to Thursday due to strong winds at the launch site. Professor Shin Dong-hyuk from KAIST helps us understand the significance of the launch as well as the optimal conditions for it.<br /> <br /> <br /> Korea Trending with Jenny Suh:<br /> <br /> 1. Police revealed that former Korean Navy Lieutenant Rhee Keun, also known as Ken Rhee, came in for a questioning last week for violation of the Passport Act. He is known to have admitted to most of the charges against him. Rhee had fought for Ukraine as a member of an intl. legion of volunteers. (우크라 참전 이근 경찰 자진출석, 여권법 위반 조사)<br /> <br /> <br /> 2. Fifty entries won 1st prize in last week&#039;s Lotto, which was a record number of winners in the lottery&#039;s 20 year history. The reward also dropped to 440 million won each before tax. While some argue that it was rigged, officials explain that it was all a coincidence. (&#039;로또 1등&#039; 초유의 50명 당첨&hellip;조작 음모론 급속 확산)<br /> <br /> <br /> 3. CBS Sports predicted Team Korea to place fourth in Group H at the Qatar World Cup in November. This is in stark contrast with a previous prediction by ESPN just a couple of months ago, which expected South Korea to advance to the Round of 16, winning against Uruguay and Ghana. (CBS, 한국 월드컵 조 최하위 탈락 전망)<br /> <br /> <br /> Touch Base in Seoul: If you are into wine, you may have stumbled upon Jay Lee&#039;s YouTube channel &ldquo;wineking,&rdquo; with over 304k subscribers. He&#039;s been visiting Korea, traveling the east coast, and we were able