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Individuals shun private equity funds over misselling scandalEconomyApr 1, 2020South Korean individuals' investments into private equity funds declined for an eighth straight month in February following two major investment fiascos last year that undermined consumer trust, data... -
New infections again on slide, but cluster, imported cases still on riseSocial affairsApr 1, 2020South Korea saw a slight decline in new coronavirus cases Wednesday, but cluster infections in Seoul and the surrounding area and imported cases continued to emerge. The 101 new cases of COVID-19, d... -
Number of moviegoers falls to record low in MarchFilmApr 1, 2020The number of moviegoers in South Korea dropped to a record low last month as more people stayed home over growing fears of the novel coronavirus, data showed Wednesday. According to the Korean Film... -
Korean Air to suspend flights to Washington amid virus falloutEconomyApr 1, 2020Korean Air Lines Co., South Korea's national flag carrier, said Wednesday it will suspend flights on the Incheon-Washington route from mid-April due to the impact of the coronavirus. Korean Air plan... -
Global TV market tipped to shrink 9% in 2020 on virus impactEconomyApr 1, 2020The global TV market is expected to contract for the first time in three years in 2020 due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, a report said Wednesday. In its latest market report, Omdia, for... -
New curriculum at Seoul Foreign British School ‘global minded, distinctly British’EducationApr 1, 2020The Seoul Foreign British School has introduced a new curriculum centered on three frameworks, boasting innovative education and preparing students upon graduation, the school said Thursday. Accordi... -
CNN reporter Cuomo, brother of NY governor, has coronavirusWorld NewsApr 1, 2020ADDIS ABABA (AFP) -- Ethiopia's election commission announced Tuesday that general elections due in August would be delayed because of the coronavirus pandemic, in a setback for the country's fragile... -
S. Korea, US could announce defense cost deal as early as Wednesday: sourceDefenseApr 1, 2020South Korea and the United States could announce a defense cost-sharing agreement as early as Wednesday, a source said, as thousands of Koreans workers in the US Forces Korea went on unpaid leave in ... -
USFK begins indefinite furloughs for Korean employees over stalled cost-sharing talksSocial affairsApr 1, 2020Thousands of South Koreans working for the US Forces Korea (USFK) were furloughed indefinitely starting Wednesday amid a deadlock in defense cost-sharing negotiations between the two countries, spark... -
S. Korean negotiator expresses regret over planned furloughs of Korean USFK employeesDefenseMar 31, 2020South Korea's top negotiator in defense cost-sharing talks with the United States expressed regrets Tuesday over the planned furloughs of thousands of Koreans employed by US Forces Korea, calling on ... -
Korean Air pilots to take 3 months of unpaid leaveTransportMar 31, 2020Korean Air Lines Co. is set to put all of its non-Korean pilots on a three-month unpaid leave starting next month in a self-rescue effort amid worsening business conditions caused by the coronavirus ... -
Major hospital in Seoul on alert after 9-year-old tests positive for coronavirusSocial affairsMar 31, 2020A nine-year-old girl hospitalized at Asan Medical Center in Seoul tested positive for the coronavirus Tuesday, raising alert over possible transmissions at one of the biggest hospitals in South Korea... -
Yongsan reports Polish virus patient to police for breaking quarantineSocial affairsMar 31, 2020Yongsan District in Seoul said Tuesday it has sought a police investigation of a Polish patient of COVID-19 accusing him of violating his 14-day quarantine. The district filed a complaint against th... -
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