Korea 24 - 2022.06.15

Korea24 &ndash; 2022.06.15. (Wednesday)<br /> <br /> <br /> News Briefing: Unionized cargo truckers have returned to work on Wednesday after reaching a deal with the government. This ended their eight-day strike demanding an extension of the safe trucking freight rates system, among others. Now, the ball is in parliament&#039;s court. (Emilee Jennings)<br /> <br /> <br /> In-Depth News Analysis: Global stock markets have been shaky ahead of an FOMC meeting where another rate hike is expected. In Korea, KOSPI and KOSDAQ have plunged while the won has been sliding against the USD. Rajiv Biswas, Executive Director and Asia-Pacific Chief Economist at S&amp;P Global Market Intelligence, joins the show to discuss the issue in-depth.<br /> <br /> <br /> Korea Trending with Walter Lee:<br /> <br /> 1. BTS announced on Tuesday that they would take a break as a group, while exploring various projects as individuals. This came as the group celebrated the 9th anniversary of their debut. J-Hope is set to be the first member to release a solo album. (BTS, 그룹활동 잠정중단 전격 선언&hellip;&quot;개인적 성장 필요&quot;)<br /> <br /> <br /> 2. The Taeguk Warriors finished all four friendly matches for June, with the team beating Egypt 4-1 on Tuesday at Seoul World Cup Stadium. Hwang Ui-jo, Kim Young-gwon each scored a goal in the first half, with Cho Gue-sung and Kwon Chang-hoon scoring in the last minutes. The next international match for the team led by coach Paulo Bento is set for July, at the EAFF Championship in Japan. (&#039;황의조 1골1도움&#039; 벤투호, 이집트 완파&hellip;6월 A매치 2승 1무 1패)<br /> <br /> <br /> 3. Lastly, Netflix announced a new reality competition based on the hit series &ldquo;Squid Game.&rdquo; 456 people will fight to win the prize money of 4.56 million dollars, playing games that appeared in the original series as well as new ones. (넷플릭스, 상금 60억원 걸고 진짜 &#039;오징어 게임&#039; 열어)<br /> <br /> <br /> Korea Book Club: Barry Welsh brings us the short story &quot;The Young Zelkova Tree(젊은 느티나무)&quot; by Kang Shin-jae, trans