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Coronavirus pandemic halts overseas shoots of Korean movies
The coronavirus pandemic is affecting the production of films in South Korea as on-location filming schedules have been canceled due to widening travel bans worldwide. The production team of the crime movie "Bogota," starring Song Joon-ki, has decided to stop shooting at a location in Colombia and return to South Korea. "We've made the decision in consideration of the safety of the cast and crew," said an official from the film's local distributor, Megabox Plus M, last wee
Film March 24, 2020
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Men's basketball league cancels season due to coronavirus
The South Korean men's pro basketball season came to an abrupt end on Tuesday, with the coronavirus outbreak forcing a premature finish for the first time in the league's 23-year history. The Korean Basketball League announced Tuesday that the rest of its regular season and playoffs will be scrapped. The largely expected decision was reached during the league's meeting with representatives from its 10 teams. Last Friday, the Women's Korean Basketball League canceled its remaining regular seas
More Sports March 24, 2020
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Govt. stresses role of fiscal spending for growth in 2021
South Korea on Tuesday highlighted the importance of its budget spending in supporting the country's economic growth next year, signaling a budget hike amid the growing fallout from the spread of the new coronavirus. Under its 2021 budget guidelines, the government said it will continue to maintain the active role of fiscal spending in boosting growth, while seeking to enhance its fiscal soundness. The guidelines, reviewed and approved by the Cabinet on Tuesday, are designed to direct governme
Economy March 24, 2020
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Govt. tightens virus guidelines against cram schools
South Korea's education ministry on Tuesday released tightened guidelines for cram schools to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus on fears of group transmissions breaking out in the private-sector education institutions. Under the advisory, local and provincial governments will be able to impose a ban on group activities at "hagwon" that are found to have breached the government's guidelines on virus prevention. Cram schools that continue to violate the ban by opening classes
Social Affairs March 24, 2020
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New virus cases on downhill as imported infections steadily rise
South Korea's new virus cases appeared to be on a downhill Tuesday, but imported infections marked the biggest one-day increase as the nation enforced quarantines on arrivals from Europe and other regions. The 76 new cases, which were detected Monday and slightly up from 64 new cases a day earlier, brought the nation's total infections to 9,037, according to the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The death toll rose by nine to 120. Monday's new cases marked the 13th consecuti
Social Affairs March 24, 2020
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Military reports no fresh coronavirus cases, total at 39
The military reported no additional cases of the new coronavirus among its population Tuesday, with the total number of infections standing at 39, the defense ministry said. Thirty-four COVID-19 patients are active-duty service members, and the remaining five are civilians working for the military, the ministry said, adding that 21 were in the Army, 14 in the Air Force, two in the Marine Corps and one each in the Navy and a unit under the direct control of the ministry. Of the total, 24 have
Defense March 24, 2020
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Uncertainty growing over S. Korean exports despite recent upturn
Despite a recent recovery, uncertainty is growing over South Korea's exports down the road due to the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic, sources said Tuesday. The country's outbound shipments grew 10 percent on-year in the first 20 days of March on brisk overseas demand for chips and automobiles, along with more working days, according to government data. The solid increase follows a 4.5 percent rise in February, the first rebound in 15 months. This month's improved export performan
Economy March 24, 2020
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Stricter containment steps necessary for US arrivals: experts
While South Korea has been implementing strict quarantine measures against arrivals from Europe, there are also growing calls that the country needs to apply stepped-up quarantine steps, such as virus tests, on passengers coming from the United States, medical experts said Tuesday. South Korea in recent weeks has been focusing on stemming imported virus cases after COVID-19 was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization earlier this month. As of Tuesday, there were 171 imported case
Social Affairs March 24, 2020
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Real estate trust firms' 2019 net down 5.5%
Real estate trust firms in South Korea saw their combined profit fall 5.5 percent in 2019 from a year earlier due to increased operating costs, data showed Tuesday. The combined net profit of 14 real estate trusts stood at 480 billion won ($379 million) in 2019, compared with 507.9 billion won in 2018, according to the data released by the Financial Supervisory Service (FSS). Real estate investment trusts are a type of security that invests in real estate to be traded on major exchanges and p
Market March 24, 2020
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Navy holds commemorating ceremony ahead of 10th anniversary of Cheonan sinking
The Navy has held a memorial ceremony to honor dozens of sailors killed in North Korea's 2010 deadly sinking of a South Korean warship ahead of its 10th anniversary, the military said Tuesday. The warship Cheonan went down near the Northern Limit Line, the de facto maritime border between the two Koreas, on March 26, 2010, killing 46 sailors. After an international probe, the South concluded that the sinking was caused by a torpedo attack by a North Korean submarine. On Monday, service membe
Defense March 24, 2020
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S. Korean daily box office drops to record low on Monday
The daily number of moviegoers in South Korea dropped to a record low out of fear of the novel coronavirus, data showed Tuesday. According to the data from the Korean Film Council (KOFIC), 25,873 people went to cinemas on Monday, the smallest daily figure since January 2004 when KOFIC started to compile local box office data. Due to the outbreak of the infectious COVID-19 virus, local movie theaters have been struggling with a sharp drop in ticket sales. A daily average of 64,000 people saw
Film March 24, 2020
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인간 포함 모든 동물 '조상' 5억5천500만년 전 화석 발굴
벌레구멍 화석 옆서 추정만 해온 최초 좌우대칭 동물 확인 인간을 포함해 모든 동물의 조상인 쌀알 크기의 작은 화석이 발굴돼 학계에 보고됐다. '이카리아 와리우티아'(Ikaria wariootia)라는 학명이 부여된 이 동물은 양 측면이 대칭을 이루고 앞, 뒤 끝의 구멍이 장과 연결돼 있는 최초의 좌우대칭 동물로 나타났다. 동물의 진화에서 좌우 대칭은 목적을 갖고 몸을 움직일 수 있는 능력을 부여하는 것으로 벌레나 곤충부터 공룡이나 인간에 이르기까지 모두 이를 기본으로 삼고있다. 에디아카라 생물군의 해면이나 조류(藻類) 매트와 같은 초기 다세포 생물의 화석이 이카리아보다 더 오래되기는 했으나 입이나 장과 같은 동물의 특징을 갖고 있지는 못하다. 미국 리버사이드 캘리포니아대학(UCR)에 따르면 이 대학 고생물학자 스콧 에번스 박사가 이끄는 연구팀은 호주 남부 닐페나에서 발굴된 약 5억5천500만년 전 에디아카라기 벌레 구멍(窟) 화석 인근에서 이카리아 화석을 찾아내 분석한 결
한국어판 March 24, 2020
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코로나 시대의 사랑…'전국민 격리' 아르헨 커플, 온라인 결혼식
화상으로 주례·하객 연결해 집에서 결혼식 올려 신종 코로나바이러스 감염증(코로나19) 확산을 막기 위해 전 국민이 의무 격리 중인 아르헨티나에서 한 커플이 온라인으로 결혼식을 올려 화제다. 23일(현지시간) AFP통신에 따르면 아르헨티나 코르도바에 사는 디에고 아스피티아(42)와 소피아 쿠기노(32)가 올해 3월로 결혼 날짜를 잡은 것은 1년 전이었다. 설레는 마음으로 결혼식을 준비하던 중에 코로나19 위기가 전 세계를 덮쳤고 20일부터는 아르헨티나 정부가 전 국민 격리 조치를 내렸다. 의약품이나 생필품을 살 때 등에만 예외적으로 외출이 허용되기 때문에 신랑, 신부도, 하객도 결혼식 장소로 이동할 수조차 없게 된 것이다. 예비 부부는 그러나 결혼식 일정을 취소하거나 연기하는 대신 21일 '온라인 결혼식'을 열기로 했다. 부부가 집에서 스스로 예식을 준비하고, 소셜미디어를 이용해 주례를 설 목사와 하객을 화상으로 연결해 결혼식을 진행한 것이다. 갓 이사 온
한국어판 March 24, 2020
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텔레그램 '박사방' 운영자는 25세 조주빈
수도권 대학 졸업, 재학 당시 학보사 기자 활동 레그램에서 '박사방'을 운영하며 여성에 대한 성 착취물을 제작하고 유포한 혐의로 구속된 일명 '박사' 조모 씨의 신원이 확인됐다. 23일 연합뉴스 취재 결과 조씨는 수도권의 한 대학을 졸업한 조주빈(25)씨로 드러났다. 그는 대학 재학 당시 학보사 기자로도 활동한 것으로 알려졌다. 조씨는 2018년 12월부터 이달까지 텔레그램에서 박사방을 운영하면서 아르바이트 등을 미끼로 피해자들을 유인해 얼굴이 나오는 나체사진을 받아냈다. 이를 빌미로 성 착취물을 찍도록 협박하고, 이를 박사방에 유포한 혐의를 받는다. 박사방 피해자는 경찰이 현재까지 확인한 바로만 74명이며, 이 가운데 미성년자가 16명 포함됐다. 조씨는 3단계로 나뉜 유료 대화방도 운영하며 후원금 명목으로 일정액의 암호화폐를 받은 뒤 유료회원을 입장시켜 성 착취물을 제공한 것으로 파악됐다. 그는 박사방에 적극적으로 동조하는 회원들은 '직원'으로 호칭하며 자금 세탁,
한국어판 March 24, 2020
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FM Kang discusses anti-virus efforts with Dutch counterpart
Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha spoke by phone with her Dutch counterpart, Stef Blok, Monday and discussed ways to cope with the global spread of the new coronavirus, her ministry said. In the telephone talks, made at the Netherlands‘ request, Kang explained that although Korea has seen a marked decline in daily new infection cases, the country has been actively taking measures to prevent the inflow of COVID-19 from overseas and community transmission. Blok praised Korea’s effec
Foreign Affairs March 23, 2020
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