Korea 24 - 2022.07.26
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Korea24 – 2022.07.26. (Tuesday)<br /> <br /> News Briefing: The government has passed an enforcement decree to establish a police oversight bureau under the interior ministry, despite strong protests from the police force. (Jenny Na)<br /> <br /> In-Depth News Analysis: Last week, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the rapidly spreading monkeypox outbreak a "public health emergency of international concern" - the highest level of alert that the WHO can issue. To discuss the designation, Dr. Alice Tan from MizMedi Women’s Hospital in Seoul joins us on the line. We also take a look at the COVID-19 situation in South Korea, where almost 100,000 cases were reported on Tuesday.<br /> <br /> Korea Trending with Jenny Suh:<br /> 1. Police are investigating an apparent case of murder-suicide after a family of three, including a 6-year-old boy, were found dead in their home in Gyeonggi Province. (또 일가족 3명 숨진채 발견… 유서 “빚 많아 힘들다”)<br /> 2. Gwangju police have booked two students at a high school for hacking their teachers’ computers to obtain test questions and answers in advance. (악성코드 이용해 시험지·답안지 유출…고등학생 2명 입건)<br /> 3. Arizona has become the second US state to recognize October 21 as Korean Hanbok Day. (애리조나, '한복의 날' 선포…"아름다운 한복은 韓전통")<br /> <br /> Touch Base In Seoul: The Korean-American author of acclaimed YA romance novels, Maurene Goo, joins us via video this week. She tells us about how she began writing, her works centered around Korean-American protagonists, and what it was like to learn that two of her works had been picked up by Netflix, as well as being invited to write for Marvel’s Korean-American superhero, “Silk”.<br /> <br /> Morning Edition Preview with Richard Larkin:<br /> - In tomorrow’s Korea Times, Kim Rahn reports that the culture ministry has named actor O Yeong-soo from “Squid Game” an honorary ambassador to promote South Korea’s performing arts.<
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Korea 24 - 2022.07.26
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