Korea 24 - 2021.09.15

Korea24 &ndash; 2021.09.15. (Wednesday)<br /> <br /> News Briefing: North Korea has fired two short-range ballistic missiles into the East Sea. This comes just two days after the regime announced that it had carried out test launches of a new type of long-range cruise missile. Meanwhile South Korea has confirmed that it has successfully tested the launching of a ballistic missile from a submarine. (Eunice Kim) <br /> <br /> In-Depth News Analysis: Environmental, social and corporate governance or ESG management is becoming a key concern for companies around the world, and President Moon Jae-in has vowed to provide support so that more Korean companies can participate in ESG activities. But resistance among Korean companies remain and a recent report by the Federation of Korean Industries (FKI) showed that domestic companies are more vulnerable to ESG risks than their European counterparts. To find out more about ESG, and the challenges facing Korean companies, we speak to Moon Jungbien (문정빈), professor of International Business and Strategy from Korea University.<br /> <br /> Korea Trending with Walter Lee: First graders at an elementary school were evacuated from the grounds after a man barged into the classroom bleeding from stab wounds (흉기에 찔린 남성이 초1 교실 난입&hellip; 보건교사가 응급처치). Meanwhile, a middle schooler has received a lifetime ban from the archery world after shooting and injuring another student with an arrow (후배 등에 활쏜 &#039;학폭 중학생&#039;, 양궁계에서 퇴출 당했다). And an incident in Gyeonggi province is showing how taxi drivers are increasingly helping to prevent voice phishing scams (&ldquo;현금 들고 장거리 이동&rdquo;&hellip;택시기사 신고로 보이스피싱 덜미).<br /> <br /> Korea Book Club with Barry Welsh: Barry introduces us to a murder mystery short story first published in 1999 by the celebrated writer Kim Young-ha (김영하) called &lsquo;Photo Shop Murder&rsquo; (사진관 살인 사건). The story draws on the conventions of crime fiction to set up a compelling detective story set in Seoul. <br /> <br /> Morning Edition Preview with Mark Wils