Korea 24 - 2022.03.16

Korea24 &ndash; 2022.03.16. (Wednesday)<br /> <br /> News Briefing: North Korea is suspected to have carried out a long-range missile test on Wednesday morning, but it is also believed to have exploded soon after takeoff, according to South Korean officials. (Eunice KIM)<br /> <br /> In-Depth News Analysis: On Monday, Kim Beom-su, the founder and chairman of tech giant Kakao Corporation, announced his intent to step down as chairman. Kim will now focus on leading his company&#039;s overseas expansion. His resignation follows similar decisions taken by the founders of other IT companies, such as Naver and Coupang, in recent years. To talk more about Kim&#039;s decision and this trend, reporter Yoon So-yeon (윤소연) from the Korea JoongAng Daily joins us on the line.<br /> <br /> Korea Trending with Walter Lee:<br /> 1. The Supreme Court has upheld a 7-year prison sentence for a woman in her 60s who killed her adult son after beating him with a stick over two-thousand times. (엄마의 2160번 매질&hellip; 숨진 30대 아들, CCTV선 빌기만)<br /> 2. 3.5 million units of &lsquo;Pokemon Bread&rsquo;, which contain collectible stickers, have been sold in the first two weeks of its re-launch. (포켓몬빵 띠부씰 수집 열풍)<br /> 3. Former actress Shim Eun-ha has denied rumors of a comeback after over 20 years out of the spotlight. (심은하 21년만에 복귀설)<br /> <br /> Korea Book Club: Our literary critic Barry Welsh introduces us to another science-fiction book this week. Winner of the Munhakdongne Novel Award when it was originally published in h2006, &lsquo;The Cabinet (캐비닛)&#039; by Kim Un-su (김언수) tells the story of an office worker tasked with watching over a group of individuals going through strange mutations.<br /> <br /> Morning Edition Preview with Richard Larkin: <br /> - Tomorrow&rsquo;s Korea Times features a piece by Kwak Yeon-soo on how Korean government agencies and institutions abroad are looking to develop and expand Korean language programs amid a growing number of Korean language learners.<br /> - In tomorrow&rsquo;s Korea Herald,