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Presidential office, ruling party to speed up economic aid for COVID-19

Feb 25, 2020

Government to limit mask exports, tighten quarantine on Daegu, North Gyeongsang Province
Full entry ban against Chinese visitors pointless for now: Cheong Wa Dae official

Feb 25, 2020

Cheong Wa Dae dismissed a call Tuesday to block the entry of all people coming from China, stressing the need for a "scientific," not emotional, approach. As the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases h...
Moon calls for focus on battling COVID-19, economic impact

Feb 24, 2020

President Moon Jae-in on Monday reiterated the call to focus resources on battling the COVID-19 outbreak, as well as its economic effects. On Monday, Moon held the weekly meeting with senior aides a...
National Assembly shuts down on virus alert

Feb 24, 2020

The National Assembly and its separate Members' Office Building were placed under quarantine at 6 p.m. Monday, after a person infected with COVID 19 was found to have taken part in a roundtable event...
Ruling party, government mull W10tr to tackle COVID-19

Feb 24, 2020

The ruling party and government are considering a supplementary budget of more than 10 trillion won ($8.2 billion) to contain the COVID-19 novel coronavirus. “Due to the emergency situation, we are ...
Three minor parties merge ahead of April elections

Feb 24, 2020

Three minor parties based in the southwestern region merged on Monday to launch a new middle-of-the-road party ahead of the April 15 parliamentary elections. The leaders of the Bareunmirae Party (BP...
Ruling party calls for extra budget to fight against COVID-19

Feb 23, 2020

The ruling Democratic Party asked the government Sunday to draw up a supplementary budget for use in efforts to contain the novel coronavirus that has been gaining force in South Korea. Rep. Lee In-...
Opposition party leader urges govt. to raise virus alert level

Feb 23, 2020

The head of South Korea's main opposition party called on the government Sunday to raise the country's COVID-19 alert level to "serious" and designate Daegu, a city with many confirmed cases, a "spec...
[News Focus] Will President Moon change major foreign and economic policies during remaining 2 years?

Feb 23, 2020

Domestically, economic affairs have been the Moon government’s Achilles’ heel since the third quarter of 2018, when his approval rating started its downward slide. The figure is now around 40 percent...
Moon to receive emergency report on virus response

Feb 21, 2020

President Moon Jae-in will be briefed Friday on South Korea's response to the fast-spreading coronavirus outbreak by Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun, Cheong Wa Dae said, as the number of confirmed case...
Moon, Xi agree to closely cooperate against coronavirus

Feb 20, 2020

South Korean President Moon Jae-in agreed in his telephone conversation with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday to strengthen cooperation between the neighboring countries in a desperate fight ...
NSC discusses coronavirus response

Feb 20, 2020

South Korea's National Security Council convened Thursday and discussed the coronavirus outbreak, as the country reported the first death of an infected person. In its weekly standing committee meet...
Parliamentary panel passes 3 quarantine-related bills over new coronavirus

Feb 20, 2020

A parliamentary committee passed a set of three bills aimed at beefing up the quarantine response to contagious diseases Thursday as South Korea seeks to contain the rapid spread of the new coronavir...
Conservative merger fails to boost support

Feb 20, 2020

Three conservative parties have formed a unified front to challenge the ruling Democratic Party of Korea in the upcoming general elections, but the latest survey shows their merger has not boosted pu...
Moon's renewed economy drive hit by fast virus spread

Feb 20, 2020

President Moon Jae-in's campaign to block the economic effects of the COVID-19 outbreak has suffered a heavy blow from the faster-than-expected spread of the virus in South Korea this week. Having f...