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Korea24 – 2022.08.02. (Tuesday)
News Briefing: Consumer prices in South Korea rose by 6.3% last month, the steepest jump in nearly 24 years. The Bank of Korea has said inflation will likely remain in the 6% range for the time being. (Eunice Kim)
In-Depth News Analysis: The Education Ministry made a surprise announcement last Friday, proposing lowering the age children start school from six to five years old, as early as 2025. However, the proposal has drawn strong backlash from teachers, parents and civic groups. To brief us on this controversial policy and the public response, reporter Lee Hyo-jin from the Korea Times joins us on the line.
Korea Trending with Jenny Suh:
1. A local court has ordered the parents of a five-year-old boy, who allegedly sexually molested a female classmate at a daycare center, and the director of the daycare center to pay damages to the victim’s family. (어린이집 원아끼리 성추행...법원 "부모·원장이 배상해야")
2. A dog that seriously injured an 8-year-old boy in Ulsan has been handed over to an animal protection group, after the police were unable to find a veterinarian willing to put it down. (8살 남아 물어뜯은 개, 안락사 피했다…동물단체 인계)
3. Students from a South Korean Girls' High School took the top prize at the National High School Manga Championships in Japan, aka Manga Koshien. (日 최대 고교 만화 경연대회 한국 전남여고 우승)
Touch Base In Seoul: Musical theater director Dimo Kim came into the spotlight in 2015 for “Comfort Women: A New Musical”, which he wrote, directed and produced. His latest project finds him charting new territory. He has created a series of short form musicals, called “Mosaical (모지컬)”. He joins us in the studio to tell us more about the project and his career.
Morning Edition Preview with Richard Larkin:
- In tomorrow’s Korea Herald, Hwang Dong-hee reports on the Korea Foundation World Cinema week, which will focus on films from Latin America this year.
- Tomorrow’s Korea Times features an article by Kwak Yeon-soo on star writer Kim Eun-hee and her next project “Rebound”, a film about a high-school basketball team.