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Korean medical clinics see 76.5% decline in visits by foreigners in 2020: report

Sept 6, 2021

The number of foreign patients at medical institutions in South Korea plummeted more than 75 percent last year as the COVID-19 pandemic restricted international travel and lowered demand for medical ...
[Newsmaker] Over 90% of public says climate crisis should be major presidential election issue: survey

Sept 6, 2021

70% think presidential hopefuls do not take climate crisis seriously, poll shows
New cases in 1,300s on fewer tests; virus curbs extended for a month

Sept 6, 2021

South Korea's daily new coronavirus cases fell back to the 1,300s on Monday due to fewer tests over the weekend, while health authorities extended the tough virus curbs ahead of a major national holi...
Number of medical tourists to Korea dips 76.5% in 2020 amid pandemic

Sept 6, 2021

The number of medical tourists to South Korea tumbled nearly 77 percent in 2020 from a year earlier amid the coronavirus pandemic, data showed Monday. Roughly 117,100 foreign patients visited South ...
Moderna misses deadline again, but vaccine goal still in sight

Sept 5, 2021

South Korea received 1.26 million more doses of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine Sunday, a key supply for the country to continue on with its nationwide vaccination scheme. With the latest shipment arrivi...
[News Focus] Seoul No. 1 in jobless rate among 17 major regions

Sept 5, 2021

Sejong records lowest unemployment rate
Distancing rules extended, but eased for fully vaccinated people

Sept 5, 2021

Application for COVID-19 relief fund to open Monday
Over 30m S. Koreans received at least one shot of COVID-19 vaccine: KDCA

Sept 5, 2021

Over 30 million South Koreans have received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine as of Sunday, health authorities said, as the vaccine rollout is gaining speed among the general public. Slightly mo...
Number of women expected to top that of men in S. Korea in 2030

Sept 5, 2021

South Korea's female population is forecast to surpass that of males in nine years, a government report showed Sunday. The total number of women reached 25.86 million last year, accounting for 49.9 ...
S. Korea to ease attendance caps in schools despite extended social distancing measures

Sept 5, 2021

More South Korean students will be allowed to take in-person classes starting Monday as attendance cap restrictions in schools have been eased despite the extended distancing measures. The Ministry ...
Women are most frequent target of online hate speech in S. Korea: watchdog survey

Sept 5, 2021

Over 8 out of 10 South Koreans have encountered hate speech against women online, a survey showed Sunday. According to the National Human Rights Commission of Korea (NHRCK) survey on 1,200 people ag...
New virus cases dip to 1,400s on fewer tests; tough restrictions extended

Sept 5, 2021

South Korea's daily new coronavirus cases fell to the 1,400s on Sunday due to fewer tests over the weekend, while health authorities extended the tough restrictions ahead of a major national holiday....
Questionable vaccines administered to 140 people at Seoul hospital

Sept 4, 2021

As many as 140 people were given questionable Pfizer vaccines that had passed or were nearing the recommended inoculation deadline after thawing at a general hospital in Seoul last week, health offic...
1 more Afghan 'special contributor' arrives in S. Korea

Sept 4, 2021

One more Afghan, who was on South Korea's list of people to be evacuated from the war-torn Afghanistan, arrived here Saturday, the justice ministry said. The Afghan, whose identity was withheld, lan...
Watchdog says law mandating higher education for foreign teachers discriminatory

Sept 4, 2021

The current law requiring only foreigners to have a higher education qualification to teach at local cram schools, or hagwon, is discriminatory, the state human rights watchdog said Saturday. The Na...