Korea 24 - 2020.12.17 - a podcast by KBS WORLD Radio

Korea24 – 2020.12.17. (Thursday)



- News Briefing : The daily number of COVID-19 infections throughout Wednesday remained above 1,000 for the second straight day, and the third time in the past week. The government has decided to tighten social distancing rules while remaining at the current social distancing level, and stated that they launched discussions on the possibility of going to Level Three. (Robert Koehler)



In-Depth News Analysis Part One : Dr. Lee Han-sung, Professor of Internal Medicine at Severance Hospital, gives his assessment of the current COVID-19 situation, with South Korea recording the most COVID-19 related deaths throughout Wednesday and the nation running low on available sickbeds for treating infected patients. (???19 ??? ??/?? ?? ??, ?????? ???? ??? ??)



In-Depth News Analysis Part Two : Google’s global blackout on Monday became the first case under the so-called “Netflix Law,” a revision to Korea’s Telecommunication Business Act, which went into effect on December 10. Song Kyoung-son from the Korea JoongAng Daily joins the show to break down the law and what it would mean for service providers and users. (?? ?? ????? ? ??, ???????? ??? ??)



Korea Trending with Lee Ju-young: A man who spent 20 years in prison for rape and murder had his name cleared through a retrial (??? ??), Tottenham Hotspur’s star player Son Heung-min is now tied for the lead in goals in the Premier League after netting his 11th goal this season(??? EPL ?? 11??), and K-pop group SEVENTEEN will be appearing on ‘The Late Late Show with James Corden’ for the first time in January(??? ? ??? ?? ? ? ?? ??).



Andy St. Louis from Seoul Art Friend takes a look at the SongEun Art Award, which is celebrating its 20th edition this year. This year’s shortlisted artists for the award, whose works are being shown at SongEun Art Space in Gangnam, are Hyunsun Jeon, Jong Oh, Youngjoo Cho, and Ifie Sin. (?? ?????? “?20? ?? ?????” - ???, ??, ???, ???)

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