Korea 24 - 2021.10.25
Altaf Sugat
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Korea24 – 2021.10.25. (Monday)<br /> <br /> News Briefing: In President Moon Jae-in’s final budget speech at the National Assembly, he pledged his continued focus toward overcoming the COVID-19 crisis through the end of his term in May. Meanwhile, a joint government-civilian panel designing the nation's planned transition into the "With COVID-19" system, unveiled a draft version of new quarantine regulations, including the scrapping of the current four-step social distancing system based on daily new cases. (Eunice Kim)<br /> <br /> In-Depth News Analysis: This week marks Global Media and Information Literacy Week, led by UNESCO. Media Literacy has become an issue that has become increasingly important in recent years, with the onslaught of information and content in our everyday lives. There have been growing calls for the need for better education in navigating it all, especially for children. Dr. Regina Ahn, Assistant Professor in the Department of Strategic Communication at the University of Miami School of Communication joins us on the line to learn more about media and information literacy and ways to achieve it.<br /> <br /> Korea Trending with Walter Lee: <br /> 1. New data has shown that South Korea ranks 4th in relative poverty among OECD nations. (한국 ‘상대 빈곤율’ OECD 내 4위…코스타리카·미국·이스라엘 뒤따라)<br /> 2. Citibank Korea has said it will close retail banking services “in phases” after a 35 year presence. (결국 ‘청산’ 택한 씨티은행… 2500명 대규모 인력 구조조정 현실화)<br /> 3. A gas station and a driver are involved in a legal dispute after the driver drove off with the gas pump nozzle still attached to the car when the gas station attendant told them “goodbye.” ("안녕히 가세요" 말에 주유기 꽂고 차량 출발했는데...누구 책임?)<br /> <br /> Monday Sports Round-up: Golfer Ko Jin-young made history on Sunday. She not only re-claimed the World No. 1 spot with her 4th win of the season at the BMW Ladies Championship in Busan, her win was als
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Korea 24 - 2021.10.25
Altaf Sugat