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40 flights canceled on Jeju Island due to bad weather
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Pandemic left Korea more depressed than before: report
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N. Korea slams US, other countries for seeking alternative to UN sanctions monitoring panel
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Korean labor force to shrink by 10 million by 2044: report
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Gov't appears to shelve punitive measures against mass walkout by doctors
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[AtoZ Korean Mind] Does your job define who you are? Should it?
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Govt. asks hospitals to mitigate impact of medical professors' absence
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S. Korea's working-age population to dip nearly 10m by 2044 amid low births
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Doggy patrol team on the move to protect their cities
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Samsung mocks Apple over iPhone alarm glitch
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South Korea confirms 13 new COVID-19 patients
South Korea confirmed 13 new cases of the novel coronavirus on Monday, showing a slight increase from the single-digit daily tally it reported a day earlier, health authorities said. With the new patients -- seven from overseas and six domestic -- the country’s total COVID-19 cases rose to 10,674, while two more people died, putting the death toll at 236 as of Monday 12:01 a.m., according to the Korea Centers of Disease Control and Prevention. The number of people who have recovered a
April 20, 2020
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More elementary school students set to resume classes online amid pandemic
More elementary school students in South Korea started the spring semester with online classes Monday amid lingering concerns about cluster infections of the new coronavirus. The move marks the full opening of the new school year with remote learning for about 5.4 million elementary, middle and high school students across the country. Grades one to three at elementary schools began the new semester with online classes Monday under the government's three-step plan to open the new school year d
April 20, 2020
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63.3% opposed to immediate easing of social distancing: poll
More than half, or 63.3 percent, of South Koreans oppose an immediate easing of social distancing, a government poll showed Sunday. The results were released in line with the government's announcement to extend a national social distancing campaign until early May, with eased regulations in some areas. Of those opposed, 66.2 percent cited risks of the virus resurfacing while vaccine and treatment development is still under way, according to the poll of 1,000 South Koreans conducted on Friday
April 19, 2020
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Seoul orders deportation of 7 foreigners for breaching self-isolation rules
Last week, South Korea ordered the deportation of seven foreigners who went outside despite being under self-isolation, the justice ministry said Sunday. The ministry said it ordered three Vietnamese students in the southwestern city of Gunsan to leave the country on Friday. They were found to have left their home without their mobile phones. The government's self-isolation app uses GPS tracking in mobile phones to monitor people in self-isolation. Another student, a Malaysian national, was
April 19, 2020
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[News Focus] Korea set to be superaged society within 4 years
SEJONG -- South Korea is projected to become one of eight superaged societies in the world by 2024, alongside the existing five -- Japan, Italy, Germany, Sweden and France -- and two other candidates like to ascend -- Canada and the UK. A superaged (or post-aged or ultra-aged) society refers to a nation whose elderly population accounts for 20 percent or more of the entire population (one out of every five people), according to a stipulation by the United Nations. The proportion of seniors, a
April 19, 2020
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New infections fall to single digits; distancing to be eased from Monday
Daily virus infections dropped to the single digit for the first time in 61 days in South Korea on Sunday, but authorities extended a partially eased social distancing campaign until early May, urging the public not to let their guard down yet. The novel coronavirus’s marked slowdown is a result of stringent social distancing earlier, but the past week’s respite with the nationwide election, Easter services and apparently increased social contact could lead to a second wave of infec
April 19, 2020
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New infections drop to 18, lowest since Feb. 20
South Korea reported 18 new coronavirus infections Friday, bringing the tally to 10,653, the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Saturday. The number of new infections was the lowest since Feb. 20, when it was 16. After that the daily tallies escalated in the hundreds throughout March, but they dropped markedly in early April and has since remained between 20 and 30. Of the 18 new infections, five occurred in the southeastern city of Daegu and adjacent North Gyeong
April 18, 2020
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PM appeals for strict adherence to social distancing campaign to stem coronavirus
Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun called on the people Saturday to minimize outdoor activities during upcoming holidays and adhere to social distancing guidance to stem the coronavirus. "I am worried that the social distancing campaign that we've carried out very well could be jeopardized later this month," Chung said, pointing to planned holidays set to begin at the end of this month. South Korea is to mark Buddha's birthday on April 30, which will be followed by Labor Day, and Childr
April 18, 2020
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Park Yoo-chun on course to resume activities, defying retirement pledge
K-pop star Park Yoo-chun appears to be preparing to resume his show business career, in defiance of a retirement pledge he made last year amid a drug scandal. In a message on his Instagram account Thursday, the former JYJ member announced a plan to officially open a website for fans, called Blue Cielo, next week, apparently taking one step toward resuming his entertainment career. "Park Yoo-chun's official fan site, Blue Cielo, is scheduled to open at 6 p.m. on Monday. We ask for your hi
April 18, 2020
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New coronavirus infections fall below 20 for first time in two months
South Korea reported 18 additional cases of the novel coronavirus Saturday, marking the lowest daily increase in about two months. The new cases brought the country's total infections to 10,653, according to the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It is the first time since Feb. 20 that the country's new COVID-19 infections came below 20. Over the past five days, the country reported fewer than 30 new patients per day. The number of South Korea's daily new cases reached a peak
April 18, 2020
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[Eye Plus] Time travel into Korea’s history
Only hundreds of meters away from the palace Gyeongbokgung in central Seoul, time travel into Korea’s history can begin in a temple enshrining Tangun, who founded the first kingdom of Korea in 2,333 BC. According to Korean tradition, Tangun was the legendary founder of Gojoseon, or old Joseon, the first recorded state in Korean history. The state occupied the northern part of the Korean Peninsula and parts of northeast China. In the shrine, a portrait and statue of Tangun have been pla
April 18, 2020
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[Photo News] Cherry blossom ending
Early morning spring rain accompanied by gusts of wind, thunder and lightning brought the end of this year’s cherry blossoms. Cherry blossom petals lay on the ground alongside the Seongnae Stream in Songpa-gu on Friday. With no time to say goodbye, people hurried by on their way to work. (Photos: Yonhap) (khnews@heraldcorp.com)
April 18, 2020
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USFK dependant tests positive for coronavirus; total infections at 25
A family member of a US Forces Korea service member stationed in the southeastern city of Daegu tested positive for the coronavirus Friday, bringing the total number of infections among its population to 25. The spouse of the American soldier returned from the US on April 4, and had been in mandatory quarantine at her off-base residence since her arrival. She is currently being transported to Camp Humphreys barracks designated for isolation, located in Pyeongtaek, some 70 kilometers south of
April 17, 2020
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S. Korea mulls extending ‘social distancing’
The South Korean government is mulling over whether to extend its social distancing campaign to fight COVID-19, amid concerns over community spread following Wednesday’s parliamentary elections and the Easter weekend. The campaign was scheduled to end Sunday. Despite the country’s tally of new cases of the novel coronavirus hovering around 20 for the fifth straight day, health authorities are on alert over a possible spike in new infections due to people’s increased movements
April 17, 2020
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What S. Korea knows so far about recurring COVID-19 cases
A total of 163 patients previously declared cured of COVID-19 have tested positive again in South Korea as of Friday, up 22 from a day earlier, giving the government a fresh headache in its fight against the virus. The recurring cases account for 2.1 percent of the 7,829 people released from quarantine after recovering. Studies are underway to find out why, according to the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It took 13.5 days on average for these patients to test positive
April 17, 2020
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Coronavirus relapse cases continue to rise in S. Korea
South Korea's health authorities vowed Friday to better monitor people who retested positive for the novel coronavirus, as relapse cases of the disease are rising steadily in the country. The number of people who tested positive again for COVID-19 after making full recoveries has reached 163 since the first such case was identified on April 8, according to the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC). The latest figure accounts for 2.1 percent of those cured of COVID-19 and rel
April 17, 2020
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Former DB Group chief gets suspended sentence over sex offenses
A former South Korean conglomerate chairman was given a suspended prison sentence Friday for sexually assaulting two women. The Seoul Central District Court sentenced Kim Jun-ki, former chairman of DB Group, to an imprisonment of 2 1/2 years, suspended for four years, after finding him guilty of raping his housemaid and sexually assaulting his secretary. It also ordered the 75-year-old Kim to undergo 40 hours of sex offender treatment and barred him from employment at child, youth and disable
April 17, 2020
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6 in 10 Seoul citizens back ‘social distancing’ extension
Six out of 10 citizens in Seoul said it was necessary to extend rigorous social distancing, a survey showed Friday, as the nationwide measure against the spread of COVID-19 is scheduled to end on Sunday. According to the survey for Seoul Metropolitan Government by Global Research, which was conducted from April 10-12 on 1,000 people living in Seoul, 63.6 percent of the respondents said it was too soon for the country to transition to “routine safety measures” from Sunday, whi
April 17, 2020
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[Newsmaker] Identity of 18-year-old suspect in Telegram sexual abuse case disclosed
The identity of an 18-year-old suspected of running an online abuse ring that victimized dozens of women and girls was disclosed to the public Friday. Kang Hun, known by his internet alias “Butta,” is South Korea’s first criminal suspect to have his identity revealed while still a minor. The age of majority is 19 in Korea. Kang is a key accomplice of 24-year-old Cho Ju-bin who allegedly led a group that blackmailed women and girls into sharing sexual videos of themselves, a
April 17, 2020
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PM says coronavirus situation in S. Korea ‘the calm before the storm’
South Korea’s Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun on Friday warned against loosened social distancing amid the COVID-19 outbreak, calling the current situation “the calm before the storm.” “The spread of COVID-19 infection has clearly slowed in April. But taking a close look, it feels like the calm before the storm,” Chung said at a daily meeting on the country’s disaster response. Korea reported 22 new cases on Friday, bringing the total number of infections
April 17, 2020