Korea 24 - 2021.10.14

Korea24 &ndash; 2021.10.14. (Thursday)<br /> <br /> News Briefing: South Korean health authorities say the spread of the highly-contagious delta variant of COVID-19 could be contained if they manage to fully inoculate 85 percent of the nation&#039;s population. They said reaching such a percentage would serve as the theoretical basis that the delta variant could be kept in check without mask rules, gathering bans and operational restrictions on multipurpose facilities. (Koo Hee-jin)<br /> <br /> In-Depth News Analysis (Korean Politics Digest): Last Sunday, the Gyeonggi Province Governor Lee Jae-myung secured the ruling Democratic Party&rsquo;s ticket to run in next year&rsquo;s presidential election. Meanwhile, the former Jeju governor, Won Hee-ryong, was the fourth contender for the make to make past the second cut-off for the main opposition People Power Party&rsquo;s primary, alongside Prosecutor-General Yoon Seok-youl, former party chair Hong Joon-pyo, and former lawmaker Yoo Seong-min. The Justice Party picked their presidential candidate: former party chair Shim Sang-jung will be running for the fourth time. Affiliate Professor Kim Byung-joo from the Hankuk University of Foreign Studies joins us on the line to give us his thoughts on these developments.<br /> <br /> Korea Trending with Jung Ye-won: <br /> 1. The Supreme Court confirmed the lower court&#039;s sentence of 42 years in prison for Cho Joo-bin, one of the key figures in the &lsquo;Nth-room&rsquo; Telegram App online sex crime ring. (&lsquo;박사방 운영자&rsquo; 조주빈, 징역 42년 확정)<br /> 2. Dozens of elementary school students and teachers in Gunwi County were stung by bees while taking part in an outdoor activity.(군위서 야외활동 초등생 집단 벌쏘임&hellip;병원 치료)<br /> 3. William Shatner, the actor who starred as the original Captain Kirk on the science fiction series Star Trek, has become the oldest man to go into space. (90세 스타트렉 선장&hellip;진짜 우주여행 떠나)<br /> <br /> Explore Korea: In the last of our series covering locations from the second season of the Korea