Korea 24 - 2021.03.15 - a podcast by KBS WORLD Radio

Korea24 – 2021.03.15. (Monday)



News Briefing: Police raided the homes and offices of public officials accused of land speculation, in the brewing Korea Land and Housing Corporation(LH) scandal. Meanwhile, in a meeting with his aides on Monday, President Moon Jae-in vowed tackling real estate corruption will be a key policy for the remainder of his term. (Eunice Kim)



In-Depth News Analysis Part 1: Professor Cedarbough Saeiji, a scholar of Korean contemporary culture in media and performance and visiting assistant professor at Indiana University, gives her thoughts on the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards and discusses BTS' nomination and performance. Though the K-pop phenomenon didn't come home with a trophy, Professor Saeiji talks about what is next for the group and for K-pop as a whole.



In-Depth News Analysis Part 2: Reporter Michael Lee from the Korea JoongAng Daily gives the latest updates on the LH scandal as the government is working on reform plans while its parties argue over how to move on with investigations.



Korea Trending with Alex Sigrist: An accomplice involved in the Baksabang chatroom scandal gets into trouble while he's behind bars(‘???’ ?? ???, ???? ??? ???? ??), am elderly Korean-American woman is brutally attacked in New York state(??? ???? 80? ???…'????' ?? ????), and renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma pleasantly surprises those being vaccinated as he performs at a COVID-19 vaccination center(?? ??? ? ?? ??? ?? ???..???? ???).



Sports: Yoo Jee-ho from Yonhap News Agency talks about the roster for the men's national football team for a friendly match against Japan being announced(?? ??? ????? 24? ?? ??), Choo Shin-soo of the SSG Landers expecting to play his first KBO match sometime this week(??? SSG??? ?? ??), and the last WKBL finals match between Samsung Life Blueminx and KB Stars determining the champion(???? ??????).



Morning Edition Preview with Mark Wilson-Choi: Mark shares a piece from the Korea Times that talks about the ASEAN Culture House(ACH) hosting the film screening event, "2021 ASEAN Cinema Week – On: Tact."

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