Korea 24 - 2022.05.26

Altaf Sugat

56 min

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Korea24 – 2022.05.26. (Thursday) News Briefing: The Bank of Korea raised its key interest rate by 0.25 percentage points to 1.75% on Thursday, in a move to contain rising inflationary pressure. It marks the first time in nearly 15 years that the central bank raised the key rate for the second consecutive month. (KOO Hee-jin) In-Depth News Analysis (Korean Politics Digest): There is less than a week to go until the June 1 local elections and parliamentary by-elections, and the momentum is with the ruling People Power Party (PPP), whilst some of the most high-profile candidates for the main opposition Democratic Party (DP) are struggling in the polls. We connect with representatives from the two parties to discuss how they are looking to win over voters. First we speak to the PPP’s Lee Jae-young, the director of social media at the election camp of Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon. We then connect with the DP’s Choi Ji-eun, Chairwoman of Busan's Buk-Gangseo B district. Korea Trending with Jenny Suh: 1. The Supreme Court has upheld an 18-month prison sentence for Seungri, former member of Big Bang, on various charges including arranging prostitution services and overseas gambling. ('성매매 알선·상습도박' 빅뱅 승리 징역 1년 6개월 확정) 2. Some 740,000 people attempted to buy tickets for the upcoming football friendly between South Korea and Brazil. ('74만명' 동시에 몰린 브라질전…인터파크 생긴 이래 최다 접속) 3. The National Museum of Korea will begin a free concert series from Saturday, promoting a greener earth and celebrating the heroes of the COVID-19 pandemic. (국립중앙박물관, 28일 '덕분에 뮤지엄 콘서트' 개최) Explore Korea: An exhibition called “La Voix 그림과 그림자” is being held at the Bohyemiahn Gallery (보혜미안 갤러리) in Seoul featuring works from three generations of artists from the same family: Cheon Byung-keun (천병근), his wife Han Chin-soo (한진수), their daughter Cheon Dong-ok (천동옥) and their granddaughter, Kim Hyun-ji (김현지). Our

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Korea 24 - 2022.05.26

Altaf Sugat

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