Korea 24 - 2021.04.23 - a podcast by KBS WORLD Radio

Korea24 – 2021.04.23. (Friday)



News Briefing: In a climate summit hosted by U.S. President Joe Biden, South Korean President Moon Jae-in said that his country will provide a more rigorous target for reducing carbon emissions and promised that his government will no longer finance the construction of coal power plants overseas. (Eunice Kim)



In-Depth News Analysis (Weekly Economy Review): Professor Yang Jun-suk from the Catholic University of Korea talks about how the South Korean e-commerce giant Coupang is set to be officially designated as a conglomerate next week by the Fair Trade Commission(FTC), but also how its Korean-American founder and CEO may not be recognized as its head. Professor Yang also gives his thoughts on next year's minimum wage negotiations.



Korea Trending with Bruce Harrison: COVID-19 breaks out on a South Korean naval vessel (?? ??? ??? ? ????), Seoul seizes 25 billion won in cryptocurrency from tax evaders (???, ?????? ?? ?? ???? ?? ???? ??), and some bullying allegations made against former pro volleyball player Park Sang-ha turn out to be false(? ?????? ??? ('?? ??'? ??? ???? ?? ???…'14?? ??&??' ???? ???).



Movie Spotlight: Film critics Darcy Paquet and Jason Bechervaise discuss the Korean science-fiction blockbuster “Seo Bok(??)” starring Gong Yoo(??) and Park Bo-gum(???). They also talk about Seo Yoo-min’s(???) feature debut, the mystery-thriller “Recalled(??? ??).”



Next Week from Seoul: Mark Wilson-Choi brings us stories and events to look out for the following week, including the Justice Ministry putting together a recommendation committee to shortlist candidates for a new prosecutor general.

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