Korea 24 - 2021.08.09
Altaf Sugat
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Korea24 – 2021.08.09. (Monday)<br /> <br /> News Briefing: South Korea faces a supply shortage of Moderna COVID-19 vaccines, with less than half of the expected deliveries to arrive this month. People scheduled for their second Moderna or Pfizer shots are seeing their appointments delayed. (Eunice Kim)<br /> <br /> In-Depth News Analysis: Last week, a presidential committee announced three policy road maps to meet the Moon Jae-in administration's target to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050. However, the proposals received criticism from both business circles and environmental advocates. To learn more about the plans and its feasibility, we speak to Professor Jung Suh-yong (정서용) from the Graduate School of International Studies at Korea University, who is also the Director of Center for Climate and Sustainable Development Law and Policy (CSDLAP) at the Seoul International Law Academy.<br /> <br /> Korea Trending with Walter Lee: A petition on the official presidential website is calling for harsh punishment towards high school students charged for beating a man in his 30s to death (의정부 폭행 시비 30대 사망 사건 고교생 2명 경찰 조사). Meanwhile, a teacher who was known to have been hired through nepotism is once again under the spotlight, this time aiming for a principal position (‘아빠 찬스’ 써 임용 합격했던 교사, ‘엄마 찬스’로 교장까지 노렸다). And a magazine report outlines how Olympic medal winners are awarded by their home-countries (금메달 가장 많은 ‘포상금’ 주는 나라는?).<br /> <br /> Going for Gold with Mark Wilson-Choi: In our final Going For Gold segment, we round-up some of the last results from the weekend, including a bronze medal in the men’s modern pentathlon event, and the emotional end to the women’s volleyball campaign. We’ll also discuss the key takeaways from Team Korea’s journey at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, as well as look forward to what’s to come in Paris 2024.<br /> <br /> Special interview: To round off our coverage of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, we speak to the
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Korea 24 - 2021.08.09
Altaf Sugat