Korea 24 - 2021.12.30

Korea24 &ndash; 2021.12.30. (Thursday)<br /> <br /> News Briefing : The South Korean government will focus on reducing critical COVID-19 cases and deaths in 2022, and related plans were announced during a joint policy briefing by related ministries and the KDCA on Thursday. Further distancing guidelines will be determined by ICU occupancy rates, COVID variants, and the vaccination rate. (Heejin Koo)<br /> <br /> Top News of 2021 : Editors Mark Wilson-Choi and Eunice Kim share eight topics that sum up the year 2021 in Korean news, ranging from the continuing COVID-19 pandemic to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Korean artists and content making waves again. (Eunice Kim, Mark Wilson-Choi)<br /> <br /> In-Depth News Analysis : Professor Kim Byung-joo from Hankuk University of Foreign Studies wraps up the year in domestic politics, which can be defined by three keywords &ndash; young male voters, outsiders, and voters&rsquo; dilemma.