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[The Arts Amid COVID-19] Performance arts move to paid streaming

TheaterSept 14, 2020

With physical shows canceled, arts companies seek new revenue source
Medical students to return to school, ending collective action

Social affairsSept 14, 2020

Medical students will return to schools after ending their collective action taken in protest of the government's medical workforce reform plan, their representatives said Monday. Medical students h...
Gyeonggi to pay for teenagers' feminine care products starting next year

Social affairsSept 14, 2020

Gyeonggi Province is launching a provincewide voucher system for teenagers to buy feminine care supplies starting next year. A total of 486,000 girls aged 11 to 18 in the province will be eligible f...
Unification ministry hopes inter-Korean liaison office resumes operations as it marks 2nd anniversary

North KoreaSept 14, 2020

The unification ministry called Monday for an early resumption of operations of the inter-Korean liaison office as it marked the second anniversary of the office three months after the North's destru...
Credit card firms' H1 net up 19% on increased profit from loans

EconomySept 14, 2020

South Korea's credit card companies saw their combined earnings rise in the first half of the year from a year earlier due to increased profits from card loans, data showed Monday. The combined net ...
Daily money transfers via mobile payment apps up 20% in H1 amid pandemic

EconomySept 14, 2020

The value of daily money transfers via mobile payment apps in South Korea rose 20.3 percent in the first half from six months earlier as online financial transactions increased amid the new coronavir...
BTS' RM donates 100 million won for MMCA art publications

Arts&DesignSept 14, 2020

RM, the leader of K-pop group BTS, donated 100 million won ($84,426) to the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art Foundation, Korea towards the production of the museum’s art publication tha...
Actress Oh In-hye found unconscious in her home

Social affairsSept 14, 2020

Actress Oh In-hye was found unconscious in her home in the western port city of Incheon, Monday. The 36-year-old was found around 5 a.m. after a cardiac arrest, according to the Incheon Yeonsu Polic...
Samsung to step up signage biz overseas with content producer

TechnologySept 14, 2020

Samsung Electronics on Monday announced its partnership with d’strict, a local content producer for digital media, to reinforce its smart signage business by providing digital content tailored to cus...
Sejong University ranks 9th in Korea in global university rankings

EducationSept 14, 2020

Sejong University in Seoul ranked ninth among South Korean universities in the 2021 world university rankings from the Times Higher Education, the college announced Monday. The UK institution for hi...
S. Korean trade minister to head to Washington to drum up support for her bid to become WTO chief

EconomySept 14, 2020

South Korea's trade minister plans to visit the United States this week to win support for her bid to become the new head of the World Trade Organization (WTO). Trade Minister Yoo Myung-hee will dep...
[Monitor] S. Korea’s exports fall 0.2% in September

IndustrySept 14, 2020

South Korea’s exports fell 0.2 percent on-year in the first 10 days of September according to Korea Customs Service’s report Sunday. The nation’s outbound shipments during the 10-day period marked $...
HDC, Asiana shares fall after deal collapses

EconomySept 14, 2020

Shares in HDC Hyundai Development Co. and Asiana Airlines Inc. fell Monday after the property developer's planned acquisition of the debt-ridden carrier collapsed last week amid the COVID-19 pandemic...
N. Korea's paper urges antivirus efforts in typhoon-hit areas

North KoreaSept 14, 2020

North Korea's official newspaper called Monday for stepped-up antivirus efforts in typhoon-hit areas as a large number of people have been mobilized for recovery efforts. North Korea has been scramb...
[Graphic News] Major firms‘ Q2 overseas sales dip 20% amid virus

BusinessSept 14, 2020

Major South Korean companies saw their overseas sales tumble nearly 20 percent in second quarter of the year during the coronavirus pandemic, data showed. Combined overseas sales of the country’s ...