Korea 24 - 2022.06.22

Korea24 &ndash; 2022.06.22. (Wednesday)<br /> <br /> News Briefing: South Korea has reported its first case of Monkeypox. Authorities confirmed that the patient was a Korean national who had arrived from Germany. (Jenny NA)<br /> <br /> In-Depth News Analysis: It has been almost four months since Russia invaded Ukraine, and as the fighting continues, questions are growing about how long the war could go on. Some analysts have suggested that it could settle into a situation akin to the Korean peninsula, where the two sides agree to stop fighting, but fail to declare an official end to the war. To discuss this possibility and the overall situation, Neophytos Loizides, Professor of International Conflict Analysis at the University of Kent, joins us on the line.<br /> <br /> Korea Trending with Walter Lee:<br /> 1. A woman in her 20s who attacked a man on a Seoul subway train with her phone will be facing trial, with prosecutors seeking a two-year prison sentence. (지하철 폭행女, 작년엔 1호선서 난동&hellip;징역 2년 구형)<br /> 2. Pregnant women who reside in Seoul will be able to get 700,000won worth of support in transportation fees starting next month. (서울시, 모든 임산부에 교통비 70만원&hellip;자차 유류비로도 가능)<br /> 3. Retired legendary Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao is set to compete in a special boxing match against Korean martial artist DK Yoo in Seoul in December. (파퀴아오 12월 서울에서 무술가 DK 유와 맞대결)<br /> <br /> Korea Book Club: This week, literary critic Barry Welsh brings us a short story from 1939 called &quot;Into the Light (빛 속에)&quot; by Kim Sa-ryang (김사량). It tells the story of a teacher hiding his Korean identity while living under Japanese colonial rule. Currently there are at least two English translations available, by Jane Kim and Christopher D. Scott, pointing to the significance of this classic work.<br /> <br /> Morning Edition Preview with Richard Larkin:<br /> - In tomorrow&rsquo;s Korea Herald, Kim Hae-yeon reports on how a painting made in the Joseon era has returned home to South Korea after 490 years.<br /> - Tomorr