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Halsey cancels Seoul concert over COVID-19

MusicMar 30, 2020

American singer-songwriter Halsey called off her Seoul concert due the novel coronavirus spread. “‘Halsey - Manic World Tour Live in Seoul,’ originally slated to be held on May 9 at the Olympic Hall...
Solgent moves to meet global RT-PCR kit demands

IndustryMar 30, 2020

While the company cannot disclose how it chooses which countries to export to, it signed an emergency deal with Ukraine on Friday to deliver 1,000 kits for 100,000 people. Ukrainian president Volodym...
[Shuli Ren] What Wuhan can teach New York from its missteps

ViewpointsMar 30, 2020

Is New York City the new Wuhan? In a matter of weeks, the city of 8.6 million has become the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak in the US, with more than 23,000 cases and 365 deaths. Until a state...
[Monitor] Korea’s consumer sentiment falls to 10-year low

IndustryMar 30, 2020

South Korea’s consumer sentiment fell to the lowest level in more than a decade in March, affected by the continued spread of the COVID-19, data from the Bank of Korea showed last week. The composit...
[Editorial] Keep up vigilance

EditorialMar 30, 2020

Seoul neither denounces NK projectile provocation nor expresses regret
S. Korea to place investment cap on peer-to-peer lending

MarketsMar 30, 2020

Authorities unveil tightened rules on high-risk P2P investments
Film directors make inroads into small screens

TelevisionMar 30, 2020

Filmmakers push boundaries with introduction of OTT services
Posco Chemical invests W217.7b for EV materials facility

IndustryMar 30, 2020

Posco Chemical said Monday it will invest 217.7 billion won ($178 million) to produce key materials for electric vehicle batteries. According to the company, its board of directors has approved the ...
Daegu economy hit hardest by coronavirus in Q1

EconomyMar 30, 2020

South Korea’s regional economies have noticeably shrunk in the first quarter due to the coronavirus pandemic, with epicenters of the outbreak hit worst, a Bank of Korea report showed Monday. Accordi...
Leaders of S. Korea, Romania exchange letters to mark 30th anniversary of bilateral ties

Foreign AffairsMar 30, 2020

President Moon Jae-in and his Romanian counterpart, Klaus Werner Iohannis, exchanged congratulatory letters Monday to mark the 30th anniversary of the establishment of their countries' diplomatic tie...
Seoul stocks almost flat, won sharply down

MarketsMar 30, 2020

South Korean stocks finished almost unchanged Monday paring earlier losses on new stimulus measures aimed at minimizing the fallout from the spread of the new coronavirus. The local currency dropped...
Financial regulator backs KDB ownership of insurer

MoneyMar 30, 2020

South Korea’s financial regulator Monday cleared uncertainties, allowing the Korea Development Bank to take control of a local insurer unit for the time being and buy the time to sell it off. A priv...
Seoul hopes to soften economic impact with cash subsidies

PoliticsMar 30, 2020

Second supplementary budget bill is being prepared
S. Korean chartered flight departs for virus-hit Italy to bring citizens home

Foreign AffairsMar 30, 2020

A South Korean government-chartered plane departed for coronavirus-hit Italy on Monday to bring home hundreds of citizens, amid growing concerns over their safety in the epicenter of the COVID-19 out...
NK colleges offer online programs amid extended vacation caused by virus fears

North KoreaMar 30, 2020

Colleges in North Korea are providing online programs for students amid an extended vacation, as the country is making all efforts to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus, state media showed Mon...