Korea 24 - 2021.11.29 - a podcast by KBS WORLD Radio

Korea24 – 2021.11.29. (Monday)



News Briefing: President Moon Jae-in says the next phase in the transition to living with COVID-19 will be put on hold for now, replaced by special quarantine measures that will be implemented over the next four weeks. This comes as the government assessed last week's nationwide risk level for COVID-19 as "very high," the top level of its five-tier system and one notch up from "high" a week earlier. (Eunice Kim)



In-Depth News Analysis: In the last week South Korea has seen a record number of daily new COVID-19 cases and a record number of related deaths, and the surge shows no sign of slowing down. Of particular concern is the fact that hospital beds for the critically ill are running out fast. In addition, a new variant has emerged overseas, Omicron, that has left experts worried. To get an overview of the situation, Dr. Bryan Kim, an epidemiologist from the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency joins us on the line.



Korea Trending with Walter Lee:

1. A new global survey by the Korean government has found that Korean-style fried chicken is the most popular dish among foreigners. (??? ?? ?? 1?? '??? ??')

2. Eight people were seriously hurt on Sunday after a monorail derailed in Yokjido, Tongyeong, South Gyeongsang Province. (?? ??? ???? ?? 8? ??)

3. K-Pop group BTS held a press conference just ahead of their second concert performance in LA. (BTS, ??? ?? LA?? ????)



Monday Sports Round-up: Doosan Bears’ ace, Ariel Miranda, was announced the MVP of the KBO 2021 season on Monday, after his record-setting year. Sports reporter Yoo Jee-ho from the Yonhap News Agency brings us more details, as well as a wrap-up of the KBO season. We also take a look at the penultimate weekend of the K-League football season, and how Team Korea’s short track speed skaters are shaping up for Beijing 2022.



Morning Edition Preview with Mark Wilson-Choi:

- In tomorrow’s Korea Times, Park Han-sol writes about artist Lee Kang-seung’s exhibition at the Gallery Hyundai, “Briefly Gorgeous”, which focuses on inter-generational queer narratives through history.

- In tomorrow’s Korea Herald, Yim Hyun-su has a piece about how South Korea and the world are experiencing a taxi shortage while their demand has increased with the “living with COVID-19” plan.

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