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New virus cases under 30 for 2nd day on slowing imported cases; local infections at 1-week low

Jul 28, 2020

The number of daily new coronavirus cases in South Korea stayed below 30 for the second consecutive day on Tuesday as both imported and local cases showed a clear sign of a slowdown. The country add...
Military's detention system set to fade into history next week

Jul 28, 2020

Rank-and-file soldiers will no longer face detention in a guardhouse for wrongdoing as the military's revised law to abolish the 124-year-old guardhouse system is set to take effect next week, the de...
COVID-19 fallout in culture, sports, tourism sectors tops W7tr: govt.

Jul 27, 2020

Estimated financial losses caused by the new coronavirus in the areas of culture, sports and tourism in South Korea have reached over 7 trillion won ($5.84 billion), according to the government Monda...
Central safety headquarters on standby emergency duty amid heavy rain forecast

Jul 27, 2020

South Korea‘s disaster control headquarters was placed on initial emergency standby Monday amid forecasts of heavy rain overnight, with front-line workers ordered to prepare for unexpected situations...
Lingering pandemic forces ‘inevitable’ shifts in Korea’s COVID-19 response

Jul 27, 2020

Korean health officials said Monday the evolving coronavirus situation at home and abroad may force some changes to the country’s disease control responses to keep the system sustainable in the long ...
[News Focus] 8 of 17 areas in Korea top 40% in portion of single households

Jul 27, 2020

1-member households up 1.6 million since 2015
Saemaul song contest calls for performances in English and French

Jul 27, 2020

The Saemaul Globalization Foundation is hosting an international song contest from July 6 to Sept. 4, calling for contestants around the world to submit videos of themselves singing the Saemaul song ...
14,000 estimated to have died from humidifier sanitizer scandal: study

Jul 27, 2020

Some 14,000 people were estimated to have died from a deadly humidifier sanitizer scandal that broke out in 2011, a figure that is roughly 10 times bigger than previously reported, a study showed Mon...
Jeju sees longest monsoon season on record

Jul 27, 2020

Jeju Island is having its longest-ever monsoon season, with rain falling on the island almost every two days. According to the Korea Meteorological Administration on Monday, the island province star...
Civic groups launch signature campaign for formal end to Korean War

Jul 27, 2020

South Korean civic groups launched an international signature campaign calling for a formal end to the Korean War on Monday, as the nation marked the 67th anniversary of the signing of the armistice....
54.5% don’t think capital relocation will help stabilize real estate prices: poll

Jul 27, 2020

More than half of Koreans are not convinced the proposed relocation of the country’s administrative capital from Seoul to Sejong would help stabilize the overheated real estate market, a poll showed ...
S. Korea to consider reopening ASF-hit pig farms after summer

Jul 27, 2020

South Korea said Monday it will consider reopening pig farms struck with the African swine fever (ASF) last year after the summer season, although the country needs to remain vigilant over the spread...
New virus cases dip below 30, imported cases still in focus

Jul 27, 2020

South Korea's new coronavirus cases fell back to below 30 on Monday as imported cases dwindled from a record high over the weekend, but the country is still on guard against a steady rise in cases co...
[Graphic News] S. Korea’s mail volume dips 9% in H1 amid coronavirus

Jul 27, 2020

South Korea’s mail volume fell at the biggest-ever pace in the first half of the year as the coronavirus outbreak sharply reduced demand, data showed. Mail volume in Asia’s fourth-largest economy ...
S. Korea to charge foreigners for COVID-19 treatment

Jul 26, 2020

New cases dip below 60 Sunday after topping 100 Saturday