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Eastar Jet to shut down all flights over novel coronavirus
South Korean low-cost carrier Eastar Jet Co. will shut down all of its flights, company officials said Saturday, amid a travel slump triggered by the novel coronavirus pandemic. Eastar Jet will halt operation of its domestic flights from Tuesday to April 25, according to the officials. The budget carrier already suspended all of its international flights earlier this month. Eastar Jet will be the first South Korean airline to close all of its air services due to the
Mobility March 21, 2020
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Samsung reports another virus-infected worker at Gumi plant, production unaffected
Samsung Electronics on Saturday reported a novel coronavirus-infected worker at its smartphone plant in South Korea, but its production lines will operate as normal. The world's largest smartphone vendor said one employee at its plant in Gumi, North Gyeongsang Province, tested positive for the new coronavirus. However, the company said there will be no shutdown of the plant. "The virus-infected worker had been under self-isolation since Feb. 28," a Samsung
Technology March 21, 2020
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N. Korea to hold parliamentary meeting in April amid coronavirus fears
North Korea's parliament will convene a plenary session in Pyongyang next month, state media said Saturday, amid the country's nationwide efforts to block an outbreak of the new coronavirus on its soil. The presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly (SPA) on Friday released its decision to convene the third session of the 14th SPA on April 10, according to the Korean Central News Agency. North Korea usually holds such a meeting once in April every year to address the
North Korea March 21, 2020
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PM says disaster management funds can be used for small businesses, vulnerable people
South Korean Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun said Saturday that the government will allow state disaster management funds to be used to help small businesses and support those socially vulnerable in regards to the novel coronavirus crisis. "We are now facing an unprecedented situation, so we need to use all possible means to handle the situation," Chung said during a meeting of the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters in Seoul. Under a current law, sta
Politics March 21, 2020
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New virus infections up again; cluster outbreaks, imported cases in focus
South Korea saw a slight uptick in daily new infections of the novel coronavirus on Saturday as the country braced for sporadic cluster infections and a rise in imported cases. The 147 new cases, which were detected Friday, brought the nation's total infections to 8,799, according to the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC). It was so far the second highest number of new cases this week following 152 new cases identified on Wednesday. The country's death toll ha
Social Affairs March 21, 2020
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N. Korea fires 2 short-range ballistic missiles toward East Sea: JCS
North Korea on Saturday fired two projectiles presumed to be short-range ballistic missiles toward the East Sea, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said, the latest in a series of such launches this month. They were fired from areas in its western province of North Pyongan earlier in the day, the JCS said, without providing more details. "Our military is monitoring the situation in case there are additional launches and maintaining a readiness posture,&q
National March 21, 2020
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U.S. rejects call to first address Korean workers' wage issue in defense cost talks: official
The United States has officially opposed a proposal for a separate deal to fund wages for South Korean workers in the US Forces Korea (USFK), Seoul's top negotiator in the allies' defense cost-sharing talks said Saturday. During the latest talks in Los Angeles, South Korea had pushed for the proposal, as thousands of the workers face furloughs that could start on April 1 absent the cost-sharing deal, called the Special Measures Agreement (SMA). "We proposed a me
Defense March 21, 2020
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Missing helicopter crew member found dead at crash site
A man who went missing after a helicopter crash in the southeastern city of Ulsan was found dead Friday, the local fire service said. The civilian helicopter carrying two crew members on a mission to deliver water to contain a wildfire hit a mountain valley and fell into a reservoir at around 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. The captain survived by holding on to a tree but his assistant went missing. The assistant's body was discovered near the wrecked chopper, at the bottom of the reservoir, at aro
Social Affairs March 20, 2020
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S. Korea, US to continue combined exercises in adjusted manner: defense minister
South Korea will continue to stage planned combined exercises with the United States in an adjusted manner, though an annual springtime drill was postponed in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak, Seoul's defense minister said Friday. The springtime exercise, named the Combined Command Post Training (CCPT) 20-1, had initially been planned for early March, but the allies decided late last month to postpone it due to concerns over the COVID-19 situation. It was the first time that joint exercis
Defense March 20, 2020
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Daegu reports another cluster infection at nursing hospital
Another cluster transmission of the novel coronavirus has been reported at a nursing hospital in Daegu, the epicenter of the outbreak in South Korea, city officials said Friday. A total of 57 people at the hospital, including medical staff and patients, have tested positive for the COVID-19 over the past three days, according to the officials. On Wednesday, two nurses at the hospital were confirmed to have been infected. Eight additional cases were reported on Thursday and 47 more cases on Fr
Social Affairs March 20, 2020
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Court accepts injunction request by Woori Financial head against reprimand
A Seoul court on Friday accepted an injunction request by the head of Woori Financial Group against the financial watchdog's reprimand over improper selling of derivatives-linked products that caused investors to incur massive losses. The Seoul Administrative Court's decision removed hurdles for Woori Chairman Sohn Tae-sung's bid to win approval for his second term during its general shareholders' meeting scheduled for next Wednesday. Sohn filed the request early this month seeking to suspend
Social Affairs March 20, 2020
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Moon to Swedish PM: S. Korea to share experience on coronavirus response
South Korean President Moon Jae-in told Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven on Friday that his government is willing to share its experience and clinical data related to the COVID-19 pandemic with the Scandinavian country. During a 20-minute telephone conversation, which took place at Lofven's request, Moon stressed the importance of concerted efforts by the international community to combat the crisis, according to Cheong Wa Dae spokesman Kang Min-seok. "The COVID-19 incident is a chal
Foreign Affairs March 20, 2020
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2.7 magnitude quake hits southeastern region
A 2.7 magnitude earthquake hit the southeastern county of Sancheong, about 360 kilometers southeast of Seoul, Friday afternoon, the Korea Meteorological Administration said. The quake occurred at 4:02 p.m., 13 kilometers east-southeast of Sancheong in South Gyeongsang Province, at a depth of 9 km, according to the KMA. The epicenter was 35.39 degrees north latitude and 128.01 degrees east longitude, the agency said. "The earthquake was felt in the areas near the epicenter," the age
Social Affairs March 20, 2020
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Seoul stocks rebound 7% on currency swap deal with US
South Korean stocks rebounded sharply on Friday as investors were buoyed by the currency swap deal between Seoul and Washington, snapping a freefall of seven consecutive sessions. The Korean won was also sharply up against the US dollar. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index soared 108.51 points, or 7.44 percent, to close at 1,566.17. Trading volume was high at 807 million shares worth 10.4 trillion won ($8.41 billion), with gainers far outpacing losers 824 to 68. The combined marke
Market March 20, 2020
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Vice FM holds conference call with six countries over coronavirus response
First Vice Foreign Minister Cho Sei-young held a conference call with his counterparts from six countries Friday, including the United States and Japan, to discuss ways to cope with the new coronavirus outbreak. The talks, arranged at the US' request, were joined by US Deputy Secretary of State Stephen Biegun, Japanese Vice Foreign Minister Takeo Akiba and Secretary Frances Adamson of Australia and the vice foreign ministers of New Zealand, India and Vietnam -- Mark Sinclair, Harsh Shringla an
Foreign Affairs March 20, 2020
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