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QR code-based entry log scheme enforced at all entertainment facilities

Jul 1, 2020

South Korea on Wednesday launched a mandatory entry log system using QR code-based registration at entertainment facilities, such as clubs and karaoke establishments, a move aimed at enabling health ...
S. Korea confirms first virus spread at school

Jul 1, 2020

Two elementary students tested positive for the coronavirus on Tuesday, health officials said, in the first spread of the virus in a school in South Korea. The infections came after fifth graders in...
Seoul city moving to pay COVID-19 emergency relief funds to foreigners

Jun 30, 2020

Seoul city is moving to provide emergency relief funds to foreigners living in the capital city that could benefit some 100,000 households, municipal authorities said Tuesday. The city government sa...
Coastal areas, Jeju hit hard by downpours and strong winds

Jun 30, 2020

A powerful rainstorm battered parts of South Korea between Monday evening and early Tuesday morning, with the southern and eastern coastal areas and Jeju Island hit hard by heavy downpours accompanie...
‘Legislate against discrimination,’ human rights body urges lawmakers

Jun 30, 2020

Long-pending bill hoped to pass into law with liberal majority parliament
Part of COVID-19 antibody test results to be released next week

Jun 30, 2020

3,055 Koreans being tested for COVID-19 antibodies
S. Korea's fight against coronavirus wins favorable reviews from overseas: survey

Jun 30, 2020

The South Korean government's response to the novel coronavirus is favorably appreciated by people around the world, a survey showed Tuesday. Commissioned by the Joongmin Foundation for Social Theor...
S. Korea curbs minors' YouTube appearances, content

Jun 30, 2020

South Korea announced a set of guidelines for minors' appearances on YouTube and content on Tuesday in an effort to protect their human rights. The measures, unveiled by the Korea Communications Com...
Coastal areas, Jeju hit hard by downpours and strong winds

Jun 30, 2020

A powerful rainstorm battered parts of South Korea between Monday evening and early Tuesday morning, with the southern and eastern coastal areas and Jeju Island hit hard by heavy downpours accompanie...
New virus cases below 50 for 2nd day, religious gathering-tied infections still on rise

Jun 30, 2020

South Korea's new virus cases were below 50 for the second straight day Tuesday, but cases traced to religious gatherings continued in addition to a rise in imported cases. Health authorities said t...
Heavy rain, strong winds hit S. Korea

Jun 29, 2020

Heavy rain and strong winds lashed South Korea on Monday, prompting authorities to issue weather alerts and call for citizens to take caution against possible damage. Heavy rain hit the central and ...
S. Korea ponders naming churches coronavirus danger zones

Jun 29, 2020

Coronavirus spreading from Seoul to rest of nation, officials warn
Court sentences prison term to mother who shoved notebook in her daughter's mouth

Jun 29, 2020

The Jeju District Court sentenced a 39-year-old mother to a year in prison, suspended for two years, for child abuse. The accused was charged with violating the Child Welfare Act last October when s...
S. Korea to extend crackdown on mask hoarders to Sept. amid prolonged pandemic

Jun 29, 2020

South Korea said Monday it will extend tough measures against face mask hoarders through September as sporadic cluster infections continued to haunt the country. The country adopted crackdown measur...
Police searches kindergarten after mass E. coli outbreak

Jun 29, 2020

The police Monday raided a kindergarten in Ansan, Gyeonggi Province, as part of an investigation into mass food poisoning that has sickened some 114 people so far. The Ansan Sangrok Police Station s...