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Itaewon COVID-19 cases appear imported from Europe, US: KCDCSocial affairsMay 22, 2020Early coronavirus cases linked to bars and clubs in Itaewon, one of Seoul’s main party districts, appear to have originated from Europe and the US, suggesting the virus has been carried over from tho... -
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[Newsmaker] Five more foreigners deported for breaching self-isolation rulesSocial affairsMay 22, 2020Five more foreign nationals have been deported from South Korea after getting caught violating self-isolation rules, the Ministry of Justice said Friday. The violators -- two Chinese nationals and o... -
Seoul suspends 'coin noraebang' to contain virusSocial affairsMay 22, 2020In its latest effort to contain the new coronavirus, the Seoul city government on Friday ordered all coin-operated karaoke rooms in the city to suspend business ahead of the weekend. Under the admin... -
Air carriers move to relaunch international routes, expand domestic flightsTransportMay 22, 2020South Korean carriers are moving to relaunch their long-waited international routes as well as expand domestic flights, slowly recovering from the impact of COVID-19 outbreak, industry sources said F... -
S. Korea’s 2020 economic growth to depend on Q2 output: vice finance ministerEconomyMay 22, 2020As South Korea is likely to face a severe economic shock in the second quarter under the novel coronavirus pandemic, the quarterly performance will determine the nation’s growth for the entire year, ... -
Indie film awards to open despite COVID-19 outbreakFilmMay 22, 2020The Wildflower Film Awards Korea will hold its annual ceremony Friday evening as the first film festival here to open since the outbreak of the novel coronavirus. Founded by the film critic and tran... -
KBO to meet Monday to determine fate of troubled ex-MLB player eyeing returnBaseballMay 22, 2020The South Korean baseball league will open disciplinary proceedings on Monday to determine the fate of a former major leaguer seeking a return to Seoul despite his checkered past. The Korea Baseball... -
South Korea adds 20 new COVID-19 cases; 20-somethings biggest patient groupSocial affairsMay 22, 2020South Korea’s tally of coronavirus infections rose by 20 on Friday, with community spread of the disease lingering, health authorities said. Counting the new cases, the virus has sickened 11,142 pat... -
Celltrion to reinforce HIV drug developmentIndustryMay 22, 2020Celltrion Pharm, a chemical drugs unit under the wing of Celltrion Group, has vowed to push harder to advance its human immunodeficiency virus drug pipeline, to move ahead of competitors that face a ... -
Samsung sends additional 300 engineers to Xian memory plantTechnologyMay 22, 2020Samsung Electronics has sent around 300 semiconductor engineers to Xian, China, to accelerate the work to expand the second NAND flash line there, the company said Friday. The workforce departed fro... -
Pulmuone opens LEED-certified food research instituteRetailMay 22, 2020South Korean food company Pulmuone said Friday it has completed the construction of Pulmuone Institute of Technology, the first research and development center that has received certification from th... -
Tmon vows to turn profit by 10th anniversaryRetailMay 22, 2020Tmon, an e-commerce platform in South Korea, promised Friday to turn profit this year as it marks its 10th anniversary. With the goal of going public, the firm’s Chief Executive Officer Lee Jin-won ... -
Seoul stocks snap 5-day winning streak on US-Sino disputeMarketsMay 22, 2020South Korean stocks closed lower Friday, ending a winning streak of five consecutive sessions on an escalating dispute between the United States and China that may further undermine the country's exp... -
MMCA’s new project breaks traditional concept of family dealing with queer communityArts&DesignMay 22, 2020The National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea (MMCA) is hosting an exhibition “2020 MMCA Asia Project: Looking for Another Family” until August as part of the Asia Project, focusing on As... -
Military repatriates stranded citizens from AfricaDefenseMay 22, 2020Sixty South Koreans who were stranded in Africa due to suspended air travel amid the coronavirus pandemic returned home late Friday on a charter flight. South Korea’s military ran the flight Monday ...
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