Korea 24 - 2022.01.18
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Korea24 – 2022.01.18. (Tuesday)<br /> <br /> News Briefing: North Korean state media has reported that the missiles launched on Monday were tactical guided missiles. Meanwhile, South Korea has described the North’s recent provocations as a “direct and serious military threat”. (Eunice Kim)<br /> <br /> In-Depth News Analysis: A study in the UK has shown that a vaccine certificate system could increase vaccination uptake, but in countries where the vaccination rate is already high there is no significant effect. The study’s co-author, Dr. Tobias Ruttenauer from the University of Oxford, joins us on the line to tell us more about the findings and how it applies to South Korea. <br /> <br /> Korea Trending with Jung Ye-won:<br /> 1. Preliminary findings from a study conducted in Israel is showing that four doses of the COVID-19 vaccine is not proving to be effective in fully protecting people from the omicron variant. (이스라엘 연구진 "백신 4차 접종, 오미크론에 효과 크지 않아")<br /> 2. Police in Gangwon province are investigating a 25-year-old male ski instructor on charges of sexually assaulting a minor in elementary school. (초등생인 줄 알면서도‥무인모텔 끌고 가 성폭행)<br /> 3. A recent survey has found 'Kim Ji-young, Born 1982' by Cho Nam-joo to be the best-selling work of Korean Literature abroad for the past 5 years. ('82년생 김지영', 최근 해외서 가장 많이 팔린 韓문학)<br /> <br /> Touch Base in Seoul: The women’s volleyball team Gimcheon Korea Expressway Corporation Hi-Pass currently sit second in the local V-League, and leading the team in points is American Kelsie Payne, aka ‘The Payne Train’. She joins us on the line to tell us her story of how she came to Korea, and what she hopes to achieve.<br /> <br /> Morning Edition Preview with Mark Wilson-Choi: <br /> - In tomorrow’s Korea Times, Kwak Yeon-soo writes about literary works that have gained renewed interest due to recent films based on them.<br /> - In tomorrow’s Korea Herald, Yoon Min-sik has a piece that
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Korea 24 - 2022.01.18
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