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Seoul to improve living conditions in semi-basement apartments depicted in ‘Parasite’Feb 18, 2020The Seoul City government will financially support 1,500 households living in semi-basement apartments like the one depicted in the Oscar-winning film “Parasite,” to improve their living conditions, ... -
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[Newsmaker] Cabinet passes bill on soldiers’ child care leaveFeb 18, 2020The Cabinet on Tuesday passed a revised bill that encourages soldiers to take longer periods of leave for child care. Government officials including soldiers can take child care leave of up to three... -
2 more fully recovered coronavirus patients released, 12 in total dischargedFeb 18, 2020South Korea said Tuesday that it has released two more fully recovered patients from a hospital, bringing the total number of people who have been discharged to 12 out of 31 infected cases here. Acc... -
S. Korea reports 1 more case of novel coronavirus, total now at 31Feb 18, 2020South Korea on Tuesday identified another case of the novel coronavirus, bringing the total number of infections here to 31, with the latest patient confirmed not to have been abroad recently. Accor... -
1 more dead in expressway pileupFeb 18, 2020NAMWON -- The number of fatalities in a multiple-vehicle collision on an expressway that occurred in the country's southwestern region has increased by one, bringing the total number of deaths to fou... -
Court rejects request to detain audition show producers in vote-rigging scandalFeb 18, 2020A Seoul court on Monday denied a request to detain producers of a popular K-pop TV audition show over their alleged vote-rigging. Following a hearing earlier in the day, the Seoul Central District C... -
Season’s heaviest snow pounds SeoulFeb 17, 2020The heaviest snow so far this winter hit most parts of South Korea on Monday, disrupting road traffic and causing flight cancellations. The Korea Meteorological Administration, or KMA, issued a heav... -
At least 3 killed on icy roads as snow blankets nationFeb 17, 2020The heaviest snow so far this winter hit most parts of South Korea on Monday, disrupting road traffic and causing flight cancellations. At least three people were killed as cars crashed on icy roads,... -
Government steps up virus screening as risk of community spread loomsFeb 17, 2020New case with unclear transmission path stuns officials -
Coronavirus tips help stop the fluFeb 17, 2020Tips on preventing the spread of the new coronavirus, which causes a respiratory disease now called COVID-19, also seem to be helping control influenza in South Korea. According to the Korea Centers... -
Number of foreigners in Korea surpasses 2.5 millionFeb 17, 2020The number of foreign nationals in South Korea reached a record 2.5 million in December, government data shows. According to the Korea Immigration Service on Monday, there were 2.5 million foreign n... -
Hwacheon ice fishing festival closes after overcoming warm weatherFeb 17, 2020HWACHEON -- This year's Hwacheon Sancheoneo Ice Festival, a popular winter event hosted by the Gangwon Province county of Hwacheon, northeast of Seoul, drew to a close on Sunday, after more than 400,... -
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[Newsmaker] Chinese students in Korea advised 14-day self-isolationFeb 17, 2020The government said Monday that it will advise Chinese students enrolled in Korean universities to suspend attending classes and to stay in isolation for two weeks, in an effort to rein in the spread... -
S. Korea set to release 1 more fully recovered coronavirus patientFeb 17, 2020South Korea said Monday it will release one more fully recovered coronavirus patient later in the day after the person tested negative in two successive screening tests. According to the Korea Cente... -
S. Korea reports 1 more case of novel coronavirus, total now at 30Feb 17, 2020South Korea on Monday identified another case of the novel coronavirus, bringing the total number of infections to 30, with the latest two cases' infection routes being unknown. According to the Kor...
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