Korea 24 - 2022.07.22
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Korea24 – 2022.07.22. (Friday)<br /> <br /> News Briefing: Rival political parties reached an agreement on the organization of standing committees for the second half of the 21st National Assembly, ending a 53-day vacuum in parliament. (KOO Hee-jin)<br /> <br /> In-Depth News Analysis (Weekly Economy Review): The Yoon administration unveiled their tax reform plan on Thursday, proposing sweeping cuts, including corporate tax and the first income tax cut in 15 years. Economics Professor Yang Jun-sok from the Catholic University of Korea joins us in the studio to give his assessment of the proposal. He also gives his thoughts on the prolonged strike by unionized subcontract workers at Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering, which was finally resolved on Friday.<br /> <br /> Korea Trending with Walter Lee:<br /> 1. The operator of the nation's largest prostitution brokerage website has been extradited to Korea 10 months after being arrested in the Philippines. (‘70만’ 성매매사이트 ‘밤의 전쟁’ 운영자, 필리핀서 강제 송환)<br /> 2. The South Korean national men’s basketball team failed to advance to the semifinals of the 2022 FIBA Asia Cup after losing 78-88 to New Zealand. ('이대성·최준용 퇴장' 남자 농구, 뉴질랜드에 분패…아시아컵 4강 좌절)<br /> 3. The number of buses operating on a route to Iseltwald village in Switzerland is set to increase due to demand after appearing on the hit K-Drama series, “Crash Landing on You.” (“사랑의 불시착 효과”… 스위스 호수마을, 버스까지 늘렸다)<br /> <br /> Movie Spotlight: The sci-fi fantasy action film “Alienoid (외계+인 1부)” hit theaters this week, kick starting the local summer blockbuster season. Our critics Jason Bechervaise and Darcy Paquet join us in the studio to give their review on the ambitious film, as well as a new US$200 million Netflix action film, “The Gray Man (그레이맨), starring Ryan Gosling.<br /> <br /> Next Week From Seoul with Richard Larkin:<br /> - Indonesian President Joko Widodo will arrive in South K
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