Korea 24 - 2022.07.14
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Korea24 – 2022.07.14. (Thursday)<br /> <br /> News Briefing: President Yoon Suk Yeol said the central bank's recent rate hike must not place a burden on the socially vulnerable. He pledged an active state response to help protect people’s livelihoods. (KOO Hee-jin)<br /> <br /> In-Depth News Analysis (Korean Politics Digest): This week President Yoon Suk Yeol called for his government to come up with plans to help lower the tax burden for middle and working class people. This comes after criticism that his tax plans will only benefit conglomerates and the rich. Meanwhile, the new US ambassador to South Korea has courted controversy after his decision to speak at the Seoul Queer Culture Festival this weekend. To discuss these stories Affiliate Professor Kim Byung-joo from the Hankuk University of Foreign Studies and Law Professor Cho Hee-kyung from Hong-ik University joins us on the line.<br /> <br /> Korea Trending with Jenny Suh:<br /> 1. Ukraine has cut ties with North Korea after Pyongyang recognized the independence of two Russian-backed separatist regions in eastern Ukraine. (우크라이나, 북한과 단교)<br /> 2. Several people have fallen ill with a mystery illness, dubbed “The Gangnam Plague”, after visiting nightclubs in Seoul’s Gangnam District. (“클럽 갔다가 피가래 토했다”…‘강남역병’ 정체는)<br /> 3. “Extraordinary Attorney Woo”, a Korean TV series about a lawyer on the autism spectrum, has topped Netflix’s global chart for non-English language shows. (우영우, 일 냈다…넷플릭스 공식차트 '글로벌 1위')<br /> <br /> Explore Korea: The festival season is in full swing and this week, our travel explorer Hannah Roberts joins us on the line to take us to the Boryeong Mud Festival, the most popular cultural festival in Korea, which is returning in full for the first time in three years. She also tells us about the Daegu Chimac Festival which took place earlier this month. <br /> <br /> Morning Edition Preview with Richard Larkin:<br /> - Tomorrow&
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Korea 24 - 2022.07.14
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