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COVID-19 relief payouts 92 percent completeSocial affairsMay 25, 2020More than 92 percent of South Korean households have received their emergency disaster relief funds from the government, three weeks after the payouts began, the government said Monday. According to... -
No. of arrivals from Vietnam surges in AprilSocial affairsMay 25, 2020The number of Vietnamese entering South Korea surged last month, despite a sharp fall in the total number of foreign arrivals. According to data from the Ministry of Justice on Monday, the number of... -
Govt. considers strengthening mask requirements, reports 16 new coronavirus casesSocial affairsMay 25, 2020South Korea reported 16 more cases of the novel coronavirus, bringing the national’s total number of infections to date to 11,206, the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Monday. T... -
1 kindergarten student contracted coronavirus in Seoul ahead of expanded school reopeningSocial affairsMay 25, 2020A kindergarten student in Seoul has been infected with the novel coronavirus, the city's education office said Monday, leading to the shutdown of several education institutes in Gangseo Ward, where t... -
S. Korea striving to break club-linked transmission chainSocial affairsMay 25, 2020South Korean health officials are trying to break the chain of transmission tied to cluster infections in Seoul's nightlife district of Itaewon as the country grapples with related sporadic outbreaks... -
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[Graphic News] Average monthly household spending W2.45m in 2019Social affairsMay 25, 2020South Korean households spent an average of 2.45 million won ($2,003) per month in 2019, data showed. In 2018, South Korean households spent an average 2.53 million won, but an annual comparison m... -
US official renews calls for NK to abandon nukes after its party meeting on nuke deterrenceNorth KoreaMay 25, 2020WASHINGTON -- US National Security Adviser Robert O'Brien renewed calls Sunday for North Korea to give up its nuclear program if it wants to have a "great economy," after North Korean leader Kim Jong... -
Korean women aged 44 on average after exceeding 40 in 2012Social affairsMay 24, 2020Men’s average age posts 41.7 as of April -
Probe launched over inmate’s death following ill-treatment allegationsSocial affairsMay 24, 2020Family of dead man seeks answers, accuses detention center of rights violations -
With Kim at helm, conservative opposition party sets out to rebuildPoliticsMay 24, 2020The main opposition United Future Party is set to embark on a reform process, with an 80-year-old party outsider at its helm. The party on Friday voted Kim Chong-in, a veteran politician well-versed... -
Moon to meet ruling, opposition party leaders ThursdayPoliticsMay 24, 2020President Moon Jae-in will have a luncheon meeting with the new floor leaders of South Korea's ruling and main opposition parties this week, a Cheong Wa Dae official announced Sunday, with the new Na... -
Over 30,000 S. Koreans return home from abroad amid coronavirus pandemicForeign affairsMay 24, 2020Some 30,000 South Koreans living abroad have returned home amid the new coronavirus pandemic, a presidential official said Sunday. As of Friday, 30,174 South Koreans from 103 countries had returned ... -
Kim Jong-un calls for greater ‘nuclear war deterrence’North KoreaMay 24, 2020North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, reappearing after three weeks out of the public eye, called for stronger “nuclear war deterrence” at a key military meeting, the country’s state media reported Sunday... -
Boat found abandoned on west coast beach, illegal entry suspectedSocial affairsMay 24, 2020TAEAN -- A small boat presumed to have been used by illegal immigrants from China was found abandoned on a beach on the west coast, police said Sunday. Police and the military are tracing those who ... -
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[Newsmaker] LG under fire for inappropriate video clipSocial affairsMay 24, 2020LG Electronics’ Polish unit came under fire Sunday for running a video advertisement on social media that many claimed as inappropriate. In one of the videos posted on LG Poland’s official TikTok ac...
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