Korea24 – 2022.08.31. (Wednesday)
News Briefing: An international tribunal has ordered South Korea to pay the U.S. private equity firm Lone Star 216.5 million U.S. dollars in a case related to the sell-off of a local bank. Seoul has said it is still considering an appeal. (Eunice Kim)
In-Depth News Analysis: A new report published by the RAND Corporation in partnership with the Asan Institute for Policy Studies on Tuesday has warned that North Korea may be more prepared to use other Weapons of Mass Destruction, such as biological and chemical weapons, and cyber capabilities, anticipating that its nuclear “shadow” would deter many South Korea-U.S. responses. The co-author of the report, Dr. Bruce Bennett from RAND, joins us in the studio to tell us more about the report.
Korea Trending with Walter Lee:
Two men have been arrested for a 21-year cold case of a bank robbery and two murders. (완전범죄 꿈꾼 고교동창…현장에 남긴 ‘마스크’ 때문에 21년 만에 덜미)
A woman in her 60s in Yeongam County was able to survive a snake bite thanks to her neighbors’ quick thinking. (논일 하던 중 뱀 물린 60대…이웃 응급처치로 생명구해)
Hanwha Group has announced that the Seoul International Fireworks Festival will go ahead this year for the first time in three years on October 8. (한화 '서울세계불꽃축제' 3년 만에 열린다…10월 8일 개최)
Korea Book Club: Sohn Won-pyung, the author of the international bestseller, “Almond”, published a new novel in Korea last month called “튜브 (Tube)”. It tells the story of a middle-aged man in Korea, who decides to try and turn his life around after contemplating suicide. Literary translator Anton Hur joins us in the studio to tell us more about it.
Morning Edition Preview with Richard Larkin:
In tomorrow’s Korea Times, Kim Rahn reports on the growing safety concerns over the free BTS concert set to be held in Busan in October to support the city's bid to host the World Expo 2030.
Tomorrow’s Korea Herald features an article by Lee Si-jin on comments made by the CEO of Astory, the production company behind “Extraordinary Attorney Woo” on the importance of IP ownership.