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S. Korea urges mask filter makers to speed up production amid virus spread
South Korea said Friday it will provide any necessary support to local producers of fabric filters to help boost the production of face masks amid the spread of the new coronavirus. The COVID-19 epidemic has caused severe shortages of face masks, prompting the government to introduce a de facto distribution system for protective masks. Under the measure set to take effect Monday, people can purchase only two face masks per week from pharmacies on designated days of the week depending on thei
Industry March 6, 2020
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NSC to convene over Japan's entry restrictions on arrivals from S. Korea
South Korea's National Security Council will hold a meeting on Friday morning to discuss Japan's decision to tighten entry restrictions from the South amid the spread of the new coronavirus. In its standing committee meeting at 10 a.m., top national security officials will discuss ways to respond to Japan's move to effectively place South Koreans arriving in Japan under a two-week quarantine, according to Cheong Wa Dae. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced Thursday night that those fl
Politics March 6, 2020
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NK media stays mum on Kim's letter to Moon
North Korean media have not reported yet on a personal letter that leader Kim Jong-un sent to South Korean President Moon Jae-in this week in a surprise conciliatory gesture amid long-stalled relations between the two sides. Kim sent the letter on Wednesday to express his support for South Korea's fight against the new coronavirus, the presidential office Cheong Wa Dae said the following day. In return, Moon sent a response letter to thank Kim for his support, the office added. But North Kore
North Korea March 6, 2020
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New York asks residents to self-isolate after returning from S. Korea
WASHINGTON -- New York City is asking residents returning from South Korea and four other countries to self-isolate for 14 days as a precautionary measure against the spread of coronavirus, the office of the city's mayor said Thursday. The office of Mayor Bill de Blasio announced the measure as the number of infections in the state of New York doubled overnight to 22. "The Department of Health is asking New Yorkers who return from the following countries to self-isolate for 14 days
Foreign Affairs March 6, 2020
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S. Korea urges Japan to lift trade restrictions
South Korea on Friday urged Japan to immediately lift the trade curbs it imposed on Asia's No. 4 economy, stressing that Seoul has taken necessary measures to bolster its export control system in line with Tokyo's demands. In July last year, Japan imposed restrictions on exports to Seoul of three key industrial materials critical for South Korea's chip and display industries, namely photoresist, etching gas and fluorinated polyimide. Tokyo cited Seoul's alleged lax export control system for s
Foreign Affairs March 6, 2020
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S. Korea voices 'extreme regret' over Japan's entry restrictions for Koreans
The foreign ministry on Friday expressed "extreme regret" over Japan's two-week quarantine plan for visitors from South Korea over new coronavirus concerns, warning of "all possible" corresponding measures. Vice Foreign Minister Cho Sei-young plans to summon Japanese Ambassador to South Korea Koji Tomita to officially lodge a protest over the measure that is set to take effect Monday and last until the end of this month. Tokyo announced Thursday that visitors from South Ko
Foreign Affairs March 6, 2020
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US ready to resume nuclear talks with N. Korea: official
WASHINGTON -- The United States stands ready to resume denuclearization negotiations with North Korea as soon as possible and hopes to hear back from the regime, a senior US official said Thursday. Christopher Ford, assistant secretary of state for international security and nonproliferation, made the comment during a press briefing marking the 50th anniversary of the Non-Proliferation Treaty. Despite three meetings between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, denucl
North Korea March 6, 2020
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SBS 드라마 PD 술 취해 행인 폭행·파출소서 난동
SBS 소속 현직 드라마 PD가 술에 취해 길 가던 사람을 때린 혐의로 경찰에 입건됐다. 서울 용산경찰서는 특수폭행과 모욕 혐의로 30대 남성 A씨를 체포해 입건했다고 5일 밝혔다. 경찰에 따르면 A씨는 지난 1일 오전 서울 용산구 한남동에서 지나가던 행인에게 소주병을 던지고 폭행한 혐의를 받는다. A씨는 경찰에 현행범 체포된 후 파출소에서도 경찰관에게 소리를 지르고 욕설을 했다. 경찰은 A씨에게 전과가 있어 검찰에 구속영장을 신청했지만, 검찰이 기각했다. 경찰은 A씨에 대한 수사를 이어갈 계획이다. (연합뉴스)
한국어판 March 6, 2020
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칠레 이스터섬 모아이 석상, 트럭에 들이받혀 '와르르'
지역 원주민들 "헤아릴 수 없는 손해…차량 통행 등 규제해야" 칠레 이스터섬의 명물 모아이 석상이 트럭에 부딪혀 부서지는 일이 발생했다. 지역 원주민들은 석상 주변에 차량 통행을 제한하는 등 모아이 보호를 위한 규제를 강화해야 한다고 목소리를 높였다. 5일(현지시간) 영국 일간 가디언과 칠레 언론들에 따르면 지난 1일 오전 남태평양에 있는 이스터섬에서 소형 트럭 한 대가 모아이 석상을 들이받았다. 석상은 쓰러졌고, 석상 받침대도 파손됐다. 이스터섬 주민인 남성 운전자는 문화재 훼손 혐의로 체포됐다. 체내에서 알코올 성분은 검출되지 않았다고 칠레 언론 비오비오칠레는 전했다. 칠레 본토에서 3천500㎞가량 떨어진 이스터섬의 모아이 상은 사람 얼굴을 한 거대한 석상으로, 18세기 유럽 탐험가들이 섬을 발견하면서 처음 세상에 공개됐다. 이스터섬 전체에 1천 개가량 있는데 누가 어떻게 왜 만들었는지 아직도 뚜렷하게 확인되지 않았다. 이스터섬 원
한국어판 March 6, 2020
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Moon holds phone talks with leaders of UAE, Egypt on anti-virus efforts
President Moon Jae-in spoke by phone with the leaders of the United Arab Emirates and Egypt on Thursday and discussed joint efforts to cope with the new coronavirus, the presidential office Cheong Wa Dae said. Moon held talks first with Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the crown prince of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, and then with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, Cheong Wa Dae spokesman Kang Min-seok said in a release. The phone talks each lasted about 20 minutes. Moon asked for understa
Foreign Affairs March 5, 2020
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Parliament rejects revision bill on internet-only banks
The National Assembly on Thursday voted down a bill intended to loosen the eligibility requirement for the largest shareholder of an internet-only bank. A revision of the Act on Special Cases Concerning Establishment and Operation of Internet-only Banks failed to pass in parliament, as 82 of 184 lawmakers on hand in the plenary session voted against it. Only 75 lawmakers voted for the bill while 27 abstained. The revision bill calls for removing a record of antitrust and taxation law violatio
Technology March 5, 2020
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Passengers to undergo temperature checks at Incheon airport
South Korea will conduct pre-boarding temperature checks on all outbound passengers at the country's main gateway starting next week to prevent the new coronavirus from spreading further, the transport ministry said Thursday. The Incheon International Airport Corp., the operator of the Incheon International Airport, will conduct passenger temperature checks for all flights departing from Incheon, just west of Seoul, beginning Monday to make the main gateway a "COVID-19 Free Airport,&quo
Social Affairs March 5, 2020
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Japan to quarantine arrivals from South Korea, China over coronavirus
Japan decided Thursday to tighten entry restrictions on arrivals from South Korea and China starting next week amid concerns over the spread of the new coronavirus. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced after a government meeting that those flying in from the two virus-hit neighboring countries will be quarantined at a designated place for two weeks. The new measure will be effective from next Monday through the end of this month. Tokyo's has already imposed an entry ban on people
Foreign Affairs March 5, 2020
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NK leader sends letter to Moon to support S. Korea's fight against coronavirus
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has sent a personal letter to President Moon Jae-in to express his support for South Korea to overcome the outbreak of the new coronavirus, Cheong Wa Dae said Thursday. In the letter, delivered to Moon on Wednesday, Chairman Kim consoled South Koreans fighting the virus and wished for their good health, according to Yoon Do-han, Cheong Wa Dae's senior secretary for public communication. "The North's leader said he will quietly support South Korea's fight a
North Korea March 5, 2020
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Australia to impose entry ban on people from Korea on Thursday
Australia plans to impose a temporary entry ban on foreigners from South Korea on Thursday, the country's embassy in Seoul said, as the number of COVID-19 infections here reached 5,766. Seoul's foreign ministry voiced "strong regrets" over the measures that it claimed came without sufficient prior consultations, officials said, stressing its all-out efforts to contain the novel coronavirus. Shortly before Australia's official announcement on the measures, Australian Ambassador to So
Foreign Affairs March 5, 2020
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