Korea 24 - 2021.07.14 - a podcast by KBS WORLD Radio

Korea24 – 2021.07.14. (Wednesday)



- News Briefing: South Korea reported a new daily record of one-thousand-615 COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, marking the largest daily figure since the nation reported its first confirmed case on January 20 last year. (Eunice Kim)



- In-Depth News Analysis: Associate Professor Benedict DeDominicis from the Department of International Studies at the Catholic University of Korea discusses the Vatican Secretary of State conveying the will of Pope Francis to visit North Korea. He also gives his thoughts on such a visit, why it's never happened before, and more.



- Going for Gold with Mark Wilson-Choi: Mark talks about two events that Team Korea excels in, fencing and shooting. He discusses South Korea’s long, dramatic history in fencing as well as names to look out for like world champion Oh Sang-uk(???) and Team Korea’s high chances of grabbing gold. He also talks about multi-medalist Jin Jong-oh(???) aiming to become South Korea’s most decorated Olympian and young air rifle prodigy Kwon Eun-ji(???) shooting for multiple golds.



- Korea Trending with Walter Lee: A video goes viral that seemingly shows a bullying incident among students(?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ??), the men's Olympic football team secures a draw against the powerhouse Argentina(??-??? ?? 2-2 ???), and a local man heroically saves 3 boys from drowning(“?????” ??? ??? ??? ???? 3? ??).



- Korea Book Club: Barry Welsh shares Choi Eun-young’s(???) collection of short stories, “Shoko’s Smile(??? ??).” Barry talks about how the stories deal with some sort of loss or relationships falling apart for a reason, often unspoken, and how Choi brings Korean history and politics into them.

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