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Moon buys home for post-retirementPoliticsJun 5, 2020President Moon Jae-in and his wife purchased a property in the countryside where they plan to reside after retirement, a presidential spokesman said Friday. “President Moon plans to live in Pyeongsa... -
All food handlers required to wear masksSocial affairsJun 4, 2020All workers who sell, process or cook food are now required to wear masks under revised rules as part of efforts to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and food contamination. The Ministry of Food and Dr... -
‘Employment insurance funds can run out this year on COVID-19’Social affairsJun 4, 2020South Korea’s state employment insurance funds could run out if the current job climate continues through the yearend, according to a report. The number of people receiving unemployment benefits cou... -
Samsung heir seeks outside review of possible indictmentSocial affairsJun 3, 2020Samsung Group heir Lee Jae-yong asked the prosecution to convene a committee of outside experts to review whether he should be indicted over his controversial succession process involving the merger ... -
Gyeonggi governor suggests 2nd coronavirus relief payoutsPoliticsJun 2, 2020Gyeonggi Province Gov. Lee Jae-myung officially asked the central government to draw an extra budget to pay all Koreans 200,000 won ($163) as a second disaster relief to help them cope with the COVID... -
Med students face penalty for cheating in online examsSocial affairsJun 2, 2020Medical students at Inha University are likely to face penalties for allegedly cheating on online exams by sharing answers in person or via phone and messenger services, as virtual lessons continue a... -
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[Newsmaker] Hacking attempts targeting S. Korean military info double in 2019DefenseMay 28, 2020Hacking attempts from abroad targeting South Korean defense information nearly doubled last year, but no data was stolen, the Defense Ministry said Thursday. The number of foreign hacking attempts i... -
Prosecutors arrest Ulsan mayor’s election camp chiefSocial affairsMay 27, 2020The prosecution arrested Ulsan Mayor Song Cheol-ho’s former election campaign manager over suspicions that he accepted illegal campaign funds from a local used car dealer in 2018. Prosecutors are in... -
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[Newsmaker] Man gets jail for breaking quarantineSocial affairsMay 26, 2020A 27-year-old man was sentenced on Tuesday to four months in prison for breaking self-quarantine. It was the first court ruling in a COVID-19 case since the infectious disease control law was toughen... -
COVID-19 spread 4 times faster after 'Itaewon outbreak'Social affairsMay 22, 2020The COVID-19 epidemic spread four times faster in Korea after the mass infections in Itaewon nightclubs early this month, according to research by a medical expert. The basic reproduction number (R... -
Moon’s ex-aide says NK leader was candidNorth KoreaMay 21, 2020Former presidential chief of staff Im Jong-seok told a behind-the-scenes story about the 10 months of dialogue leading up to the most recent US-North Korea summit in February 2019 in a periodical to ... -
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[Newsmaker] 2 paid members of sex abuse chatroom charged with ‘joining criminal group’Social affairsMay 21, 2020Police said on Thursday it requested court warrants to detain two paying members of an online chat room that distributed photos and videos of violent sex acts on charges of joining a criminal group a... -
NK’s trade with Latin America rises under tightened sanctionsNorth KoreaMay 20, 2020North Korea’s trade with Southeast Asian countries has dropped while its trade with Central and South American countries rose under toughened United Nations sanctions. Seven of North Korea’s 10 larg... -
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[Newsmaker] Child porn site operator’s father files complaint against sonSocial affairsMay 15, 2020The father of the world’s largest child porn site operator pressed charges against his son in an apparent bid to prevent his extradition to the US by getting him prosecuted in South Korea. The fathe... -
Ruling camp to push for speedy 3rd extra budget reviewSocial affairsMay 14, 2020The ruling Democratic Party is calling for swift review of the third extra budget bill to tackle the economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic. Democratic Party leader Kim Tae-nyeon said on Thursday...
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01Level 2 social distancing extended for another week
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05[Newsmaker] 2 killed in fire at waste recycling facility
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