Korea 24 - 2021.07.05

Korea24 &ndash; 2021.07.05. (Monday)<br /> <br /> News Briefing: South Korea reported 711 new COVID-19 cases on Monday, staying in the 700s for the third day. The daily tally marks the largest Sunday figure since January 4, when it peaked at one-thousand-20. (Eunice Kim)<br /> <br /> In-Depth News Analysis: Bates Gill, professor of Asia-Pacific strategic studies at Macquarie University in Australia and Joo Jae-woo, professor of Chinese foreign policy at Kyunghee University delve into Xi Jinping&rsquo;s speech from China&rsquo;s celebration of the 100th anniversary of the CCP, the future that it is drawing for itself, its relations with countries such as South Korea and the US, and more.<br /> <br /> Korea Trending with Walter Lee: A high school student is charged of blackmailing and torturing a peer for gambling money(동급생에게 수백만원 빼앗고 물고문한 10대), a tornado rips through a rural village south of Seoul(몰아친 회오리바람 &ldquo;한국 맞아요?&rdquo;&hellip;복구 막막), and cases of mucormycosis, aka black fungus, are reported by the tens-of-thousands in India(죽거나 안구적출&hellip; 검은 곰팡이증 확산).<br /> <br /> Sports: Yoo Jee-ho from Yonhap News Agency talks about Ko Jin-young taking her first LPGA win of 2021, key players of the expanded men&rsquo;s Olympic football roster and why Tottenham Hotspur Song Heung-min(손흫민) wasn&rsquo;t on it, and who the national team will face in Asia&rsquo;s final World Cup qualifying round.<br /> <br /> Morning Edition Preview with Mark Wilson-Choi: Mark shares a piece from the Korea Herald on the married couple of popping dancer Nam Hyun-joon and Korean traditional music singer Park Ae-ri.