Korea 24 - 2022.07.06

Korea24 &ndash; 2022.07.06. (Wednesday)<br /> <br /> News Briefing: South Korea reported 19,371 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, the highest daily tally in 42 days, further signaling a resurgence of the pandemic in the country. (Jenny NA)<br /> <br /> In-Depth News Analysis: The Yoon Suk Yeol administration unveiled a new energy blueprint on Tuesday, which included plans to expand nuclear power to more than 30 percent of the nation&rsquo;s energy supply by 2030. It signals a dramatic reversal from the previous government, which planned to phase-out nuclear power. To discuss the feasibility of the new plans and possible concerns, Nuclear Engineering Professor Suh Kune-yull (서균렬) from Seoul National University joins us on the line.<br /> <br /> Korea Trending with Walter Lee:<br /> 1. An employee at Andong City hall in North Gyeongsang Province was stabbed to death in the city hall parking lot on Tuesday morning. (안동시 공무원, 동료 직원 흉기에 찔려 숨져)<br /> 2. A new cafe in Jeju Island owned by Lee Sang-soon, the husband of singer Lee Hyori, caused a stir online after it drew huge crowds during its opening week. (이상순 제주 카페 논란에 예약제로 변경)<br /> 3. K-pop girl group Blackpink have announced that they will make a comeback with a new album next month. (블랙핑크, 이달 뮤비 촬영&middot;내달 컴백)<br /> <br /> Korea Book Club: A celebrated artist wakes up to find that his wife has vanished, leaving behind a mysterious novel that threatens to destroy his career. This is the set-up for a new novel by best-selling author J.M. Lee called &ldquo;Broken Summer (부서진 여름)&rdquo;, translated by Brother Anthony (An Son Jae). Our literary critic Barry Welsh gives us his thoughts on this on the latest literary thriller by Lee.<br /> <br /> Morning Edition Preview with Chris Welsh:<br /> - In tomorrow&rsquo;s Korea Times, Ko Dong-hwan writes about how the Seoul government is planning to promote veganism and its benefits to reducing greenhouse gas emissions.