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-[Newsship] Why does bin Salman, the monarch of two faces, build NEOM?


-[Global Insight] "Even Putin supporters turned their backs" "I'm afraid of Putin's poison" Exclusive interview with former Russian prime minister


-[Interactive] K-POP Spelling Quiz "Guess the Guess"




The first soup is [Newsship], which delivers the fun of reading the context of an issue beyond fragmented news.

Saudi Arabia's 'Mr. Everything', Crown Prince bin Salman, who shook Korea by meeting presidents and presidents of conglomerates despite his brief visit to Korea.

Reporter Lee Hyun-sik explains the 'new future (=NEOM)' presented by him, who has the image of both a tyrant and a reformer.    


[Newsship] Why does Bin Salman, the two-faced lord, build NEOM?


Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince bin Salman (37) visited Korea.

His father, King Salman, 86, rules but is old and in poor health, and bin Salman is the de facto ruler of Saudi Arabia.

He is called the two-faced lord.

First, there is an image of a tyrant who ruthlessly eliminates political opponents, as known as 'behind the murder of critical journalist Khashoggi'.

On the other hand, there is also a figure of a reforming monarch who tries to make a country free from oil and Islamic fundamentalism and guarantees the people a variety of activities similar to those of other countries.



NEOM is a project that seems contradictory at first glance, but is being pursued with these two aspects that lead to one.

NEOM is a development project that physically realizes the future of Saudi Arabia envisioned by bin Salman.

In October 2017, he announced his own plans.

Line is a huge linear new city located at the core of Neom. 



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To properly understand Bin Salman's ambition, we must first look at the name 'Neom'.

The first three letters of NEOM are Greek for 'new' (Neo, the same name as the main character in the movie Matrix), and the last letter M is said to come from the first letter of the Arabic word for future (Mustaqbal).

In other words, 'neom' means 'new future'.

In addition, Neom means 'severance' from things that have been entangling Saudi Arabia so far.



For the idea behind NEOM, you should look at the 'Saudi Vision 2030' announced a year earlier (2016).

This is because Neom is not just a new city, but a symbolic project that physically realizes Vision 2030.



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[Soohyung Kim's Global Insight], which directly interviews global issue figures, interviewed former Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Kasyanov, who became the 'opposition figure most wanted to kill' from the first Prime Minister appointed by Putin.

We will share two stories of difficult interviews with him who escaped Russia and is hiding somewhere in Eastern Europe.


[Kim Soo-hyung's Global Insight] Former Prime Minister of Russia "Even Putin's supporters turned their backs" "I'm afraid of Putin's poison" 


[Part 1]


Mikhail Kasyanov has a unique political history even inside Russia.

After serving as finance minister, one of Yeltsin's closest aides, he became the first prime minister appointed by Putin when he became president.

From 2000 to 2004, he was a second-in-command of Russian state affairs and spearheaded reform policies.

In the early days of President Putin's inauguration, there were more skinships with cabinet members than now, so there are many video materials with Kasyanov and Putin together.

But his life wasn't smooth.

After stepping down as prime minister over his policy disagreements, he became head of the Russian opposition People's Freedom Party.

As Putin began to gain notoriety as a dictator, Putin's name was often mentioned in foreign media as 'the opposition figure most wanted to kill'.

He fled Russia after the Russians invaded Ukraine.

He started with the passage of a law punishing those who criticized the government with up to 15 years in prison.



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In the meantime, there were several Russian figures I interviewed while continuing to cover the Ukraine-Russia war.

These days, even Russians can easily access the contents of broadcasts through YouTube, and the impact on domestic public opinion can be measured through the number of views.

In the meantime, Russian figures who helped a lot during the coverage process were in touch with Kasyanov, who was hiding in Eastern Europe.

When I was looking for Kasyanov, he told me how to contact him directly, and thanks to that, I was able to contact him through the messenger app.

He accepted the request of a Korean reporter with interest.

In the meantime, I sent the contents of the interview article I broadcasted to YouTube, and he looked at the contents and replied, 'I will interview you.'

Now, it has become a world in which people hiding in Eastern Europe can be interviewed via video as long as the intention to cover is confirmed.

He gave his thoughts without hesitation to the impromptu flood of questions without even asking to send them in advance.

He did a lengthy Zoom interview with Kasyanov, which was worth documenting.



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[Part 2] 


In the comments of SBS 8 News, which contains an interview with Mikhail Kasyanov, the first Prime Minister appointed by Putin, "I am worried that the (poisoned) black tea sent by Putin will be delivered to Kasyanov."

Many of President Putin's political opponents must have had the common symptom of poisoning.

Alexey Navalny, who is said to be Putin's biggest opponent, showed signs of poisoning on the plane.

The process of his collapse was filmed on video and spread around the world.

There is even speculation that President Putin prefers this method because he is from the KGB, the Soviet intelligence agency.

In the 1950s and 1960s, the KGB has many precedents of terrorism using poisons against its critics of the supreme power.

Of course, Putin has denied allegations that he poisoned an opposition figure.

While this is an act that leaves no evidence, the world remains suspicious that Putin and his inner circle are behind these criminal activities.



Former Prime Minister Kasyanov was feeling threatened.

In fact, he moved the date of his interview with him once, and he explained that the internet situation was not good in his new location.

He could only guess that he was constantly moving without fixing his place of residence.

As he began the interview, he only explained that he was located in Eastern Europe.

He was a person who felt his safety was threatened, and he had no reason to disclose his location, so of course he only explained that he was staying in Eastern Europe during the broadcast.



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The last soup is an interactive service prepared for K-POP fans around the world.

<K-POP Spelling Quiz> where you listen to BTS, Blackpink, IU, Akdong Musician, Lim Young-woong, 4th generation idols and a medley of 90's dance songs, and guess the lyrics!   


[Interactive] K-POP Spelling Quiz: Guess It



1. After logging in, choose the musician you are most confident in. (If you have not registered as a member, sign up in 5 seconds.)



2. Listen to the song for 15 seconds and guess the correct spelling of the lyrics.



3. Solve 10 questions and check your 'K-POP spelling' skills.



4. When a satisfactory result comes out, share it on SNS or friends. 



5. If you are not satisfied with the results or want to try another musician, select 'Resolve'.



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