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Authorities say it's possible secondary COVID-19 infection happened at Daejeon school

It has emerged that the first confirmed instance of coronavirus transmission within South Korea's school system could've been a secondary infection. Health authorities said the elementary school transmission in Dae...

2020-07-03 06:02:04 KST
National Assembly to open plenary session for this year's third COVID-19 budget

South Korea's National Assembly is set to handle the country's largest-ever supplementary budget proposal , the third of its kind since COVID-19 pandemic turned the economy on its head. The close to 30 billion dollar...

2020-07-03 06:01:00 KST
01:47
Seoul's top diplomat says S. Korea will work on bringing N. Korea back to talks

Speaking to reporters on Thursday, Foreign Affairs Minister Kang Kyung-wha said the government will focus on managing the situation on the Korean peninsula, but won't let its guard down. "We will keep a close...

2020-07-03 06:01:00 KST
00:39
President Moon orders increased pressure on multiple home owners amid soaring house prices

Now to the latest on the nation's rising housing prices, President Moon Jae-in said he wants increased pressure on individuals who own multiple homes. The remarks were made following an emergency briefing fr...

2020-07-03 06:00:00 KST
Pulitzer Prize exhibition opens in Seoul sharing historical moments captured on film

'The gunner shot the bullet, I shot the picture', said German war correspondent, Anja Niedringhaus. This quote is the first thing that you see when walking into the Pulitzer Prize Photographs exhibiti...

2020-07-02 17:16:09 KST
00:29
S. Korea reports 54 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, no additional deaths

South Korea reported 54 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday as cluster infections continue to pop up across the country. Of them, 44 were transmitted locally. Twenty-two in the southwestern city of Gwangju, 15 in Se...

2020-07-02 13:22:44 KST
S. Korean gov't to submit record US$30 bil. extra budget proposal to fight COVID-19

As part of its efforts to fight COVID-19 the government has SUBMITTED a THIRD supplementary budget proposal WORTH nearly 30 BILLION U.S. dollars to the National Assembly. Now lawmakers are REVIEWING the RECORD-BREA...

2020-07-02 09:41:16 KST
02:13
Southwestern city of Gwangju sees spike in COVID-19 cases; raises social distancing level to 2

Quarantine measures are in full swing at a welfare center for the elderly, operated by a religious group, in the southwestern city of Gwangju. This is because a woman in her 50s, who is a caregiver, was confirmed to ...

2020-07-02 07:23:53 KST
01:44
President Moon urges N. Korea-U.S. summit before U.S. election: Blue House

President Moon Jae-in has stressed the need for another summit between North Korea and U.S. before the U.S. presidential election this year and that South Korea will do all it can to make it happen. According to a ...

2020-07-02 07:21:53 KST
00:40
Abrams denies possibility of U.S. troop withdrawal from Korean Peninsula

The commander of U.S. Forces Korea and Combined Forces Command, General Robert Abrams, has denied the U.S. is planning to withdraw troops from the Korean peninsula. During the 6th ROK-U.S. Alliance Forum held Wedne...

2020-07-01 17:05:38 KST
00:42
S. Korea reports 51 new COVID-19 cases on Wed.; total at 12,850

The number of new COVID-19 infections in South Korea rebounded to 51 on Wednesday, 36 of which were community transmissions. 12 new infections were reported in the southern city of Gwangju, while there has also b...

2020-07-01 17:05:17 KST
01:54
S. Koreans on military service may use phone after work starting July 1: Defense Ministry

Soldiers are standing in line to get their phone. Unlike in the past when they watched television, now they are using their phone to call their family and take online classes in their free time. Starting from Ju...

2020-07-01 17:04:46 KST

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Authorities say it's possible secondary COVID-19 infection happened at Daejeon school

It has emerged that the first confirmed instance of coronavirus transmission within South Korea's school system could've been a secondary infection. Health authorities said the elementary school transmission in Dae...

National Assembly to open plenary session for this year's third COVID-19 budget

South Korea's National Assembly is set to handle the country's largest-ever supplementary budget proposal , the third of its kind since COVID-19 pandemic turned the economy on its head. The close to 30 billion dollar...

Seoul's top diplomat says S. Korea will work on bringing N. Korea back to talks

Speaking to reporters on Thursday, Foreign Affairs Minister Kang Kyung-wha said the government will focus on managing the situation on the Korean peninsula, but won't let its guard down. "We will keep a close...

President Moon orders increased pressure on multiple home owners amid soaring house prices

Now to the latest on the nation's rising housing prices, President Moon Jae-in said he wants increased pressure on individuals who own multiple homes. The remarks were made following an emergency briefing fr...

Pulitzer Prize exhibition opens in Seoul sharing historical moments captured on film

'The gunner shot the bullet, I shot the picture', said German war correspondent, Anja Niedringhaus. This quote is the first thing that you see when walking into the Pulitzer Prize Photographs exhibiti...

S. Korea reports 54 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, no additional deaths

South Korea reported 54 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday as cluster infections continue to pop up across the country. Of them, 44 were transmitted locally. Twenty-two in the southwestern city of Gwangju, 15 in Se...

S. Korean gov't to submit record US$30 bil. extra budget proposal to fight COVID-19

As part of its efforts to fight COVID-19 the government has SUBMITTED a THIRD supplementary budget proposal WORTH nearly 30 BILLION U.S. dollars to the National Assembly. Now lawmakers are REVIEWING the RECORD-BREA...

Southwestern city of Gwangju sees spike in COVID-19 cases; raises social distancing level to 2

Quarantine measures are in full swing at a welfare center for the elderly, operated by a religious group, in the southwestern city of Gwangju. This is because a woman in her 50s, who is a caregiver, was confirmed to ...

President Moon urges N. Korea-U.S. summit before U.S. election: Blue House

President Moon Jae-in has stressed the need for another summit between North Korea and U.S. before the U.S. presidential election this year and that South Korea will do all it can to make it happen. According to a ...

Abrams denies possibility of U.S. troop withdrawal from Korean Peninsula

The commander of U.S. Forces Korea and Combined Forces Command, General Robert Abrams, has denied the U.S. is planning to withdraw troops from the Korean peninsula. During the 6th ROK-U.S. Alliance Forum held Wedne...

S. Korea reports 51 new COVID-19 cases on Wed.; total at 12,850

The number of new COVID-19 infections in South Korea rebounded to 51 on Wednesday, 36 of which were community transmissions. 12 new infections were reported in the southern city of Gwangju, while there has also b...

S. Koreans on military service may use phone after work starting July 1: Defense Ministry

Soldiers are standing in line to get their phone. Unlike in the past when they watched television, now they are using their phone to call their family and take online classes in their free time. Starting from Ju...

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