Korea24 – 2022.08.11. (Thursday)
News Briefing: The death toll from this week's record rainfall that pummeled the central region has climbed to twelve while seven others remain missing as the rain front moves south. (Koo Hee-jin)
In-Depth News Analysis (Korean Politics Digest): Two young politicians, Lee Jun-seok of the People Power Party and Park Ji-hyun of the Democratic Party, were meant to herald a new era in Korean politics, but both now find themselves on the political fringes. We discuss where it went wrong for them, and what their situation says about Korean politics with Affiliate Professor Kim Byoung-joo from the Hankuk University of Foreign Studies and Law Professor Cho Hee-kyung from Hong-ik University.
Korea Trending with Jenny Suh:
Starbucks Korea has announced an official recall of its recent giveaway summer bags after they were found to have contained formaldehyde. (스타벅스 '발암물질 검출' 증정품 공식 리콜)
UK health authorities are offering an additional dose of the polio vaccine to children aged 1 to 9 in London after the virus was detected in city’s sewage. (영국, 40년만에 소아마비 바이러스 검출)
The South Korean women's under-18 handball team have become the first Asian team to win the Women’s Youth World Championship. (한국, 덴마크 꺾고 U-18 세계여자핸드볼선수권 우승 쾌거)
Explore Korea: Composer, violinist, conductor and educator, Hong Nan-pa (1897-1941), best known for writing “Bongseonhwa (봉선화)”, was one of the most influential musicians in early 20th century Korea. But his legacy has come under question in recent years over allegations that he was a pro-Japanese sympathizer. Our history and travel contributor Allison Needels from Pinpoint Korea tells us about his story.
Morning Edition Preview with Richard Larkin:
In tomorrow’s Korea Herald, Kim Hae-yeon writes about the upcoming World Heritage Festival, an annual event celebrating UNESCO World Heritage Sites in South Korea.
Tomorrow’s Korea Times features an interview by Lee Gyu-lee with Choi Na-young, the founder and CEO of “Moryham”, which makes a custom-made shadow boxes using "pyogu", a traditional Korean framing technique.