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S. Korea to provide $3m to WHO for fight against coronavirusMar 9, 2020South Korea will provide US$3 million to the World Health Organization (WHO) to help global efforts to fight the new coronavirus, the foreign ministry said Monday, Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha ma... -
S. Korea, Japan enforce mutual entry restrictions, casting clouds over bilateral tiesMar 9, 2020South Korea and Japan began enforcing entry restrictions against each other's citizens ostensibly over new coronavirus concerns Monday, casting a pall over their relations already frayed by a protrac... -
106 countries, territories restricting entry from virus-hit S. KoreaMar 9, 2020Two more countries have joined the list of countries and territories imposing entry restrictions or tougher quarantine procedures on people from South Korea over coronavirus concerns, putting the tal... -
103 countries, territories restricting entry from S. Korea over coronavirus fearsMar 8, 2020A total of 103 countries and territories were enforcing or planning to impose entry restrictions or tougher quarantine procedures on people from South Korea over coronavirus concerns, foreign ministr... -
S. Korea mulling sending chartered flight to bring nationals homeMar 8, 2020South Korea is reviewing a plan to send a chartered flight to Iran to bring its citizens home from the coronavirus-hit Islamic country this week, government officials said Sunday. The number of Iran... -
PM urges cooperation for 'smooth' mask distribution amid virus angstMar 8, 2020South Korea's prime minister on Sunday called for citizens' cooperation to resolve the supply shortage of face masks and ensure smooth distribution amid growing public anger over the bungled supply s... -
Seoul raises Japan travel warning on coronavirus fearsMar 7, 2020South Korea’s Foreign Ministry raised the travel alert for all regions of Japan on Saturday, amid growing concerns about the number of COVID-19 cases there. Effective Monday Seoul advised “restraint... -
WHO addresses Seoul-Tokyo spat over coronavirus, calls on countries to stand togetherMar 7, 2020The World Health Organization on Friday (Geneva time) urged countries to “stand together” on COVID-19, in response to the renewed diplomatic row between Seoul and Tokyo over travel restrictions in re... -
Trump says US is working closely with S. Korea on virusMar 7, 2020WASHINGTON (Yonhap) -- US President Donald Trump said Friday that the United States and South Korea have been working closely together as allies to deal with the coronavirus outbreak. The president ... -
In countermeasure, Korea to halt visa-free entry program for JapanMar 6, 2020South Korea said Friday it will halt a visa-free entry program for Japan and take other countermeasures in response to Tokyo's decision to impose new restrictions for South Korean visitors over coron... -
Seoul warns of countermeasures to Tokyo’s entry restriction on KoreansMar 6, 2020South Korea on Friday expressed “extreme regret” over Japan’s entry restrictions imposed on its citizens over the novel coronavirus, and warned of “corresponding measures.” Japan on Thursday anno... -
FM Kang calls in Japanese Amb. Tomita to protest new entry restrictionsMar 6, 2020Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha called in Japanese Ambassador Koji Tomita on Friday to lodge a protest over Tokyo's decision to impose new entry restrictions for South Koreans over novel coronavirus ... -
Seoul says it may take 'reciprocal' steps against Japan's entry restrictions over coronavirusMar 6, 2020South Korea's presidential office on Friday expressed "strong regret" over Japan's entry restrictions on people arriving from South Korea amid the spread of the new coronavirus, saying it may take me... -
New York asks residents to self-isolate after returning from S. KoreaMar 6, 2020WASHINGTON -- New York City is asking residents returning from South Korea and four other countries to self-isolate for 14 days as a precautionary measure against the spread of coronavirus, the offic... -
S. Korea urges Japan to lift trade restrictionsMar 6, 2020South Korea on Friday urged Japan to immediately lift the trade curbs it imposed on Asia's No. 4 economy, stressing that Seoul has taken necessary measures to bolster its export control system in lin...
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