Korea 24 - 2021.11.16
Altaf Sugat
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Korea24 – 2021.11.16. (Tuesday)<br /> <br /> News Briefing: The number of critically ill COVID-19 patients climbed to a new high of 495 reported on Tuesday, with an intensive care bed occupancy of 76.1% in the greater Seoul area. However the health ministry said it believes that it is not yet time to activate emergency measures and suspend the living with COVID-19 system. (Eunice Kim)<br /> <br /> In-Depth News Analysis: When South Korea’s First Vice Foreign Minister Choi Jong-kun arrived at Dulles International Airport last Sunday, ahead of his meeting with his American and Japanese counterparts, he told reporters that he expects a good result to be produced soon in the pursuit of declaring a formal end to the Korean War. For analysis on Choi's trip to the US and where things stand in terms of the end of war declaration, Dr. Woo Jung-yeop from the Department of Security Strategy Studies at The Sejong Institute joins us on the line.<br /> <br /> Korea Trending with Jung Ye-won: <br /> 1. A medical intern is found to have moved to a new hospital and continued his internship training, despite a trial pending over charges of sexually assaulting a female patient under anesthesia. (‘환자 성추행’ 인턴, 서울대병원서 수련 중…병원 “몰랐다”)<br /> 2. Gangwon FC have appointed ex-national team striker Choi Yong-soo as manager, as the team battles relegation from the K-League 1. (프로축구 강원, 새 사령탑에 '독수리' 최용수 감독 선임)<br /> 3. The first Korean American muppet, named Ji-young, will be making her debut on a special Thanksgiving Day episode of Sesame Street. (美 세서미스트리트 새 캐릭터는 ‘지영’…“유색인종 차별은 잘못”)<br /> <br /> Touch Base In Seoul: In August, it was announced that the Korean-born Canadian conductor Earl Lee had been appointed Assistant Conductor of the prestigious Boston Symphony Orchestra, one of the so-called ‘Big Five’ orchestras in the US. Originally a promising young cellist before a medical condition led him to conducting, he has risen the
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Korea 24 - 2021.11.16
Altaf Sugat