Korea 24 - 2021.07.14

Korea24 &ndash; 2021.07.14. (Wednesday)<br /> <br /> - 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)<br /> <br /> - 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&#039;s never happened before, and more.<br /> <br /> - Going for Gold with Mark Wilson-Choi: Mark talks about two events that Team Korea excels in, fencing and shooting. He discusses South Korea&rsquo;s long, dramatic history in fencing as well as names to look out for like world champion Oh Sang-uk(오상욱) and Team Korea&rsquo;s high chances of grabbing gold. He also talks about multi-medalist Jin Jong-oh(진종오) aiming to become South Korea&rsquo;s most decorated Olympian and young air rifle prodigy Kwon Eun-ji(권은지) shooting for multiple golds.<br /> <br /> - Korea Trending with Walter Lee: A video goes viral that seemingly shows a bullying incident among students(대낮 도심 학폭 추정 영상 유포), the men&#039;s Olympic football team secures a draw against the powerhouse Argentina(한국-아르헨 축구 2-2 무승부), and a local man heroically saves 3 boys from drowning(&ldquo;살려주세요&rdquo; 다급한 소리에 달려가 초등학생 3명 구조).<br /> <br /> - Korea Book Club: Barry Welsh shares Choi Eun-young&rsquo;s(최은영) collection of short stories, &ldquo;Shoko&rsquo;s Smile(쇼코의 미소).&rdquo; 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.