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ASEAN-Korea Center to hold culture, tourism showcaseDiplomatic CircuitNov 3, 2020The ASEAN-Korea Center in Seoul will hold a showcase presenting some of the tourist attractions, cultures and authentic delicacies of all 10 ASEAN countries, starting Thursday, the organization said ... -
Refugee applications top 70,000 in S. KoreaSocial affairsNov 2, 2020The cumulative number of asylum applications filed in South Korea topped 70,000, government data showed Monday, amid persistent calls for improvements to the country’s refugee screening system. Acco... -
S. Korea sees rise in cases after relaxing social distancing rulesSocial affairsNov 2, 2020South Korea saw an uptick in the daily average number of COVID-19 cases for the third consecutive week, since the country lifted most of its antivirus restrictions in mid-October, as health authoriti... -
9th Swedish Film Festival to get underwaySocial affairsNov 1, 2020The ninth annual Swedish Film Festival will take place starting Thursday in five major cities in South Korea, offering Koreans a glimpse into Swedish culture and society through 10 films, the Embassy... -
S. Korea introduce new 5-level social distancing systemSocial affairsNov 1, 2020South Korea introduced a new five-tier social distancing system on Sunday to make the government’s antivirus response more quick, effective and sustainable amid the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic. In w... -
Book launched to celebrate 70 years of Korea-Spain diplomatic tiesDiplomatic CircuitOct 29, 2020Spain and Korea established diplomatic ties on March 17, 1950. Korea is now Spain’s third-largest market in Asia, with bilateral trade having reached 5.3 billion euros ($6.23 billion) last year. Kore... -
Sporadic COVID-19 outbreaks continue in Greater Seoul areaSocial affairsOct 29, 2020South Korea reported a triple-digit increase in new COVID-19 cases for the second straight day Thursday, amid rising cases traced to nursing homes and hospitals as well as the emergence of new cluste... -
Revised social distancing rules to be announced this weekendSocial affairsOct 28, 2020Changes to the current three-tier social distancing system will likely be announced Sunday, health authorities said Wednesday, as part of efforts to make it more effective, acceptable and sustainable... -
Korea readies for winter without COVID vaccineSocial affairsOct 27, 2020South Korea’s health authorities on Tuesday urged members of the public to refrain from attending social gatherings as the country faces a second coronavirus winter without a vaccine, amid a rising n... -
Autumn, nursing homes and imported cases pose threat to antivirus fightSocial affairsOct 26, 2020South Korea saw a triple-digit increase in the number of new daily COVID-19 cases Monday, as health authorities warned of a possible outbreak with clusters of infections at senior care homes, and wor... -
S. Korea sees highest single-day increase in COVID-19 cases in 42 daysSocial affairsOct 23, 2020South Korea’s new daily COVID-19 cases bounced back to a level not seen in over a month Friday, due to clusters of infections traced to senior care homes and social gatherings, as well as double-digi... -
S. Korea reports 121 new COVID-19 casesSocial affairsOct 22, 2020South Korea saw a triple-digit increase in new daily COVID-19 cases for the first time in a week on Thursday, as the country battles an uptick in both locally transmitted and imported cases. Kore... -
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[Feature] Migrant workers denounce 'modern-day slavery' in KoreaSocial affairsOct 21, 2020Shiva Tharu, a 40-year-old man from Nepal, also asked his employer to end his employment contract and allow him to transfer to another workplace last year after struggling under a heavy workload. ... -
S. Korea faces uptick in both local and imported virus casesSocial affairsOct 21, 2020A surge in imported COVID-19 cases coming from overseas is again emerging as a threat to South Korea’s anti-virus fight as it struggles to put the virus sitaution stably under control. Korea added 9... -
58 new COVID-19 cases reportedSocial affairsOct 20, 2020South Korea will soon begin to see the impact of eased antivirus restrictions, health authorities said Tuesday, as it saw double-digit gains in the daily count of new COVID-19 cases for a fifth conse...
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