Korea 24 - 2022.05.12

Korea24 &ndash; 2022.05.12. (Thursday)<br /> <br /> News Briefing: President Yoon Suk Yeol held his first Cabinet Meeting, where they approved a record 59 trillion-won extra budget aimed at helping small business owners hit by the pandemic. (KOO Hee-jin)<br /> <br /> In-Depth News Analysis: At least 348 cases of severe and unexplained hepatitis in children have been reported in 20 countries around the world in recent weeks, according to the World Health Organization. The US is investigating over a hundred cases, among which five children have died and 15 required a liver transplant. South Korea also reported its first suspected case on Tuesday. To learn more about what is known so far, Graham Cooke, a professor of infectious diseases at Imperial College London joins us on the line. <br /> <br /> Korea Trending with Jenny Suh:<br /> 1. Supermarkets in Korea have started to limit the sale of cooking-oil, due to global supply shortages triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine. (일부 대형 할인점서 1인당 식용유 구매 제한)<br /> 2. A woman was arrested on Wednesday after causing damage to property at Cheong Wa Dae, just one day after it opened its doors to the public. (청와대 개방 하루 만에...방문객 난동으로 불전함 훼손)<br /> 3. Art Busan 2022, one of Korea&rsquo;s leading art fairs, began Thursday, with 133 galleries from 21 countries involved in the 4-day event. (&#039;아트부산&#039; 오늘 개막)<br /> <br /> Explore Korea: This week our travel contributor Hannah Roberts offers the perfect recommendation to enjoy the warm spring weather in Seoul. She introduces us to Seoul Forest and the surrounding areas, including the restaurants and cafes of Seongsu-dong, a shipping container shopping mall called &lsquo;Common Ground&rsquo; and Ttukseom Han River Park, which is another great spot for a picnic by the river.<br /> <br /> Morning Edition Preview with Richard Larkin:<br /> - In tomorrow&rsquo;s Korea Herald, Kim Hae-yeon reports on a newly renovated Hanok that has been turned into a place to stay for international digital nomads.