Korea 24 - 2022.04.15
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Korea24 – 2022.04.15. (Friday)<br /> <br /> News Briefing: South Korea has decided to lift all social distancing measures, except mask wearing, starting Monday. It comes more than two years since the first set of restrictions were put in place. (KOO Hee-jin)<br /> <br /> In-Depth News Analysis (Weekly Economy Review): On Thursday, the Bank of Korea raised its key interest rate to its highest rate since August 2019… in a move to contain rising inflationary pressure. The central bank's monetary policy board unanimously voted to raise the policy rate by a quarter of a percentage point to one-point-five percent. To take a closer look at the decision, Economics Professor Yang Jun-sok from the Catholic University of Korea joins us on the line.<br /> <br /> Korea Trending with Walter Lee:<br /> 1. KBS has found that the domain "독도.com" - Dokdo in Korean - is linked to a page on Japan's foreign ministry website, which carries their territorial claims over the islets. (독도.com 입력하니 ‘다케시마’…독도 ‘한글 도메인’ 선점한 일본)<br /> 2. Police in Seoul are investigating a man who repeatedly kicked a stranger’s parked car for no apparent reason. (길가던 남성, 발길 돌리더니… 딸 혼자 탄 차에 ‘공포의 발길질’)<br /> 3. Tesla CEO Elon Musk has reaffirmed his intent to acquire the social networking service Twitter. (일론 머스크 "트위터 인수, 충분한 재산 있다…이사회 거부 시 '플랜B'")<br /> <br /> Movie Spotlight: The latest film from the Harry Potter franchise, ‘Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore (신비한 동물들과 덤블도어의 비밀)’, hit cinemas this week. Meanwhile, ‘Yaksha: Ruthless Operations (야차) was released on Netflix, reaching Top 3 on the streaming services global chart. Our critics Jason Bechervaise and Darcy Paquet give their reviews on these films.<br /> <br /> Next Week From Seoul with Richard Larkin:<br /> - South Korea will lift all social distancing restrictions from Monday.<br /> - U.S. Special Representative for North Korea, Sung Kim, arriv
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Korea 24 - 2022.04.15
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