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Canada seeks S. Korean model in coronavirus response: Trudeau to Moon

Mar 26, 2020

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Thursday his country plans to take a cue from South Korea in responding to the new coronavirus, holding phone talks with President Moon Jae-in for half an ...
Moon to join G-20 virtual summit on coronavirus response, share S. Korea's strategy

Mar 26, 2020

South Korean President Moon Jae-in will have discussions with major global leaders on a coordinated response to the novel coronavirus during their virtual summit Thursday, Cheong Wa Dae said. The Gr...
Trump again boasts higher testing numbers than S. Korea despite conflicting time frames

Mar 26, 2020

WASHINGTON -- US President Donald Trump boasted again Wednesday that the United States has tested more people for coronavirus than South Korea, even though there were discrepancies in the time frames...
Laos to resume flight to Incheon; Czech removes S. Korea from virus-related 'high-risk' country list

Mar 25, 2020

HANOI/BERLIN -- Laos plans to resume commercial flight service to South Korea soon and the Czech Republic has decided to lift a ban on the operation of direct flights to the Northeast Asian nation am...
Moon to share S. Korea's coronavirus experience in G-20 summit

Mar 25, 2020

South Korean President Moon Jae-in will brief global leaders on his country's "effective" response to the novel coronavirus when they hold a special teleconference this week, Cheong Wa Dae said Wedne...
47 countries ask about coronavirus test kits, 39 call for humanitarian aid: official

Mar 25, 2020

A total of 47 countries have asked about importing South Korean-made coronavirus test kits while an additional 39 countries requested the kits as humanitarian aid, a foreign ministry official said We...
Seoul to evacuate 581 S. Koreans from Italy next week

Mar 25, 2020

Around 600 South Korean nationals in Italy are set to be evacuated on government charter flights home next week, as the grim tally of coronavirus cases and deaths continues to surge. There are 15...
[Newsmaker] USFK begins issuing furlough notices to Korean employees

Mar 25, 2020

US Forces Korea began notifying 5,000 South Korean employees Wednesday that they would be furloughed starting next month, officials said, as defense cost-sharing talks between the two countries remai...
Trump requests S. Korea’s medical device support to fight COVID-19 in phone summit with Moon

Mar 25, 2020

US President Donald Trump expressed hope Tuesday, in a phone conversation with President Moon Jae-in, that South Korea could provide medical equipment support, according to Cheong Wa Dae. Moon repli...
Trump boasts US has tested more people for virus than S. Korea

Mar 25, 2020

US President Donald Trump boasted Tuesday that the United States has tested more people for the coronavirus in eight days than South Korea did in eight weeks. Trump sounded jubilant after Dr. Debora...
Moon, Trump discuss joint efforts against COVID-19 in phone conversation

Mar 24, 2020

South Korean President Moon Jae-in and US President Donald Trump exchanged views over the phone Tuesday on bilateral cooperation in the fight against the novel coronavirus, Cheong Wa Dae said. In th...
Moon expects ‘unified message’ by G-20 members over COVID-19 response

Mar 24, 2020

South Korean President Moon Jae-in stressed the need for a “unified message” from this week‘s teleconference by the leaders of the Group of 20 nations on the coronavirus pandemic, during his telephon...
Moon to Saudi leader: G-20 teleconference plan timely amid COVID-19 crisis

Mar 24, 2020

South Korean President Moon Jae-in said Tuesday the Group of 20 leaders will hold a “timely” teleconference on the coronavirus crisis, as international coordination is urgently needed to tackle the p...
US ambassador working from home, in line with social distancing guidelines

Mar 24, 2020

US Ambassador to South Korea Harry Harris said Tuesday he is working from home in accordance with the host government‘s social distancing guidelines. “I’d like to offer my sincere thanks to all Sout...
FM Kang to explain S. Korea's anti-coronavirus efforts in WEF videoconference

Mar 24, 2020

Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha will explain South Korea's efforts to fight the new coronavirus and call for global solidarity in ending the pandemic in a videoconference of the World Economic Forum ...