Korea 24 - 2022.04.07

Korea24 &ndash; 2022.04.07. (Thursday)<br /> <br /> News Briefing: U.S. Special Representative for North Korea Sung Kim said that Pyongyang could be planning another missile launch or a nuclear test for the 110th anniversary of the birth of the regime&#039;s founding leader Kim Il-sung on April 15. (KOO Hee-jin)<br /> <br /> In-Depth News Analysis (Korean Politics Digest): Some big names have put themselves in the running for the local elections coming up on June 1, most notably in the races for Seoul mayor and Gyeonggi Province governor. They include former presidential candidates and party chairs. For a look at the leading contenders Affiliate Professor Kim Byoung-joo from the Hankuk University of Foreign Studies and Law Professor Cho Hee-kyung from Hong-ik University join us on the line. <br /> <br /> Korea Trending with Jenny Suh:<br /> 1. The US has added the daughters of Russian President Vladimir Putin on the list of sanctions, following possible war crimes in Ukraine. (美&middot;EU, 푸틴 측근 이어 두 딸 제재 명단 올리며 압박) <br /> 2. Kakao founder Kim Beom-su and Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong are the richest people in South Korea, according to Forbes. (한국 최고 부자는 김범수&middot;이재용&hellip;한국인 억만장자 41명)<br /> 3. Celebrated author Sohn Won-pyung has won the Japan Booksellers&rsquo; Award for the second time for her novel &lsquo;Counterattack Of The Thirty&rsquo;. (손원평 &lsquo;서른의 반격&rsquo; 일본 서점대상 번역 부문 수상) <br /> <br /> Explore Korea: This week our history and travel contributor Allison Needels from the historical travel website &lsquo;Pinpoint Korea&rsquo; walks us through the history of natural disasters in ancient Korea. She tells us about how we know of the disasters, thanks to the Samguk Sagi historical records. And we also learn how the ancient societies dealt with such situations, from building flood prevention measures to Buddhist rituals.