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Government to invest W215b in vaccine researchSocial affairsApr 2, 2020The government said Thursday it would invest 215.1 billion won ($175 million) over the next 10 years in research and development of vaccines for COVID-19, tuberculosis, hepatitis A and hand-foot-and-... -
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[Newsmaker] Prosecutor denies report he plotted against prominent liberal figureSocial affairsApr 1, 2020A high-ranking public prosecutor accused of plotting with a journalist to tarnish the reputation of a vocal supporter of President Moon Jae-in denied Wednesday the accusation made against him by MBC.... -
Red Cross delivers W33.4b worth of COVID-19 reliefSocial affairsMar 31, 2020The Korean Red Cross said Tuesday that it had collected 53.5 billion won ($43.9 million) in donations since Feb. 27 to help fight the novel coronavirus, and spent 33.4 billion won of it on emergency ... -
Smartphones can be ‘dangerous weapons’: courtSocial affairsMar 31, 2020A local court ruled Tuesday that using a smartphone to hit and injure others is a criminal offense of assault and punishable as per relevant laws. The Seoul Central District Court sentenced a 25-yea... -
PM says hard to ban overseas arrivalsSocial affairsMar 27, 2020Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun said Friday that it was difficult to ban arrivals from Europe and the US to contain the novel coronavirus, as 90 percent of imported cases were Korean nationals. “The n... -
Nearly half of Korean workers at US military camps face furloughsDefenseMar 20, 2020Nearly half of South Koreans working at US military camps here may face furloughs next month as the two countries failed to narrow their differences during the latest round of cost-sharing negotiatio... -
Social distancing waning? Public transport usage up slightly in SeoulSocial affairsMar 19, 2020Vehicle traffic and public transport ridership in Seoul inched up in the second week of March despite campaigns to continue with social distancing to contain the novel coronavirus. According to the ... -
Ruling camp floats 2nd extra budget, supports anti-virus cash transfersPoliticsMar 18, 2020A day after the parliament endorsed a 11.7-trillion-won supplementary budget, the ruling Democratic Party on Wednesday started official preparations for another extra budget, as the country fights a ... -
‘Shincheonji didn’t lie about membership figures’Social affairsMar 17, 2020Despite suspicions to the contrary, the Shincheonji Church of Jesus membership list that authorities obtained through a probe was not much different from the list the Christian sect had provided earl... -
Liberal proportional coalition off rocky startPoliticsMar 16, 2020The ruling Democratic Party’s efforts to launch a liberal coalition party to win more parliamentary seats via the new proportional representation system in next month’s general election got off to a ... -
As virus spreads, govt. tells public officials to work from homeSocial affairsMar 13, 2020As the number of officials infected with COVID-19 continues to rise in the administrative capital of Sejong, the government has required all public servants to work from home on shifts. The Ministry... -
Internet cafes shunned as hotbed of COVID-19Social affairsMar 12, 2020Internet cafes, where patrons mostly play multiplayer computer games for an hourly fee, are getting the blame for spreading the novel coronavirus as students have nowhere else to go amid extended sch... -
A look back on first 50 days of Korea’s virus fightSocial affairsMar 9, 2020A look back on the past 50 days of South Korea’s coronavirus outbreak shows just how difficult it is to control and how easy it is for health authorities to lose sight of its spread. The nation’s fi... -
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[Newsmaker] Confirmed virus-infected man caught queuing to buy maskSocial affairsMar 3, 2020A man confirmed with COVID-19 infection was caught violating the self-quarantine order to buy a face mask in Daegu, and was handed over to health authorities by police on Monday. The man in his 50s ... -
Former comfort woman dies, leaving 18 survivorsSocial affairsMar 3, 2020A South Korean woman forced into sexual slavery for Japanese troops during World War II died on Monday, leaving 18 surviving victims. The victim surnamed Lee passed away at the age of 92 at her home...
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