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Forgo year-end gathering plans: health authority

Social affairsNov 24, 2020

Health authorities on Tuesday urged members of the public to minimize social contact to help rein in a nationwide wave of COVID-19 infections as the country’s new daily cases bounced back to over 300...
Antibody tests reveal undetected infections among people in 20s

Social affairsNov 23, 2020

Antibody tests on young enlistees in the nation’s military showed immunity levels three times higher than average for all age groups, government data revealed Monday. Of the 6,959 enlisted soldiers ...
XR exhibition to open at Incheon Airport

Social affairsNov 23, 2020

An exhibition of extended reality content will open at Incheon Airport on Tuesday, as part of the 24th Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival. Co-organized by the Embassy of France in Seoul a...
Study in Europe Fair to be held on Nov. 23-24

Diplomatic CircuitNov 20, 2020

An online education fair for South Koreans interested in pursuing higher education in Europe will be held on Nov. 23-24, the Delegation of the European Union to Korea said Friday. The EU Delegation ...
Third wave of COVID-19 infections arrived in Greater Seoul: authorities

Social affairsNov 20, 2020

The Greater Seoul area, home to half of South Korea’s population, is considered to have entered a third wave of COVID-19 infections, health authorities said Friday, as the country’s new daily coronav...
South Korea’s COVID-19 cases top 300 for second day running

Social affairsNov 19, 2020

South Korea’s new daily coronavirus cases exceeded 300 for the second consecutive day Thursday, with sporadic clusters of infections linked to everyday spaces posing a challenge to authorities’ fight...
Webinar to look into the Korean conflict and Nordic peace mediation

Diplomatic CircuitNov 18, 2020

A webinar to analyze the situation on the Korean Peninsula and share Nordic experiences of peace mediation will be held on Tuesday, marking the 70th anniversary of the outbreak of the Korean War. Ho...
Virus cases top 300 as another COVID-19 wave looms

Social affairsNov 18, 2020

South Korea faces a growing threat of another nationwide wave of COVID-19 infections as the country’s new daily coronavirus cases topped 300 on Wednesday, the highest number since August, with a spik...
Seoul in final stage of vaccine deals

Social affairsNov 17, 2020

The government said Tuesday it is in the last stage of negotiations to purchase COVID-19 vaccines, including those being developed by Pfizer and Moderna. “There are about 10 vaccine candidates in Ph...
Daily COVID-19 cases could top 400 in a month: KCDA

Social affairsNov 16, 2020

South Korea’s new daily COVID-19 case numbers could soar to 400 in four weeks should the current infection rate continue, health authorities warned Monday, due to increased contact among people and t...
S. Korea 'seriously considering' stricter social distancing

Social affairsNov 15, 2020

South Korea’s new daily COVID-19 case count topped 200 for the second consecutive day on Sunday due to sporadic clusters of infections, prompting health authorities to “seriously” consider tightening...
[Weekender] Yoga for women, lifting for men?

Social affairsNov 14, 2020

The growing popularity of strength training among women can be seen in sales figures. According to e-commerce site Gmarket, sales of fitness equipment preferred by women -- such as kettle bells and d...
Workshops on e-learning to be held for ASEAN professors in Korea

Diplomatic CircuitNov 12, 2020

A series of workshops for Southeast Asian educators and scholars based in Korea will be held as part of efforts to increase their distance teaching capacity amid the COVID-19 pandemic and boost ASEAN...
S. Korea warns against ‘hasty’ expectation about vaccine results

Social affairsNov 10, 2020

South Korea’s health authorities said Tuesday it is “encouraging” that US pharmaceutical firm Pfizer has made a breakthrough in developing a vaccine against the coronavirus, but warned against “hasty...
S. Korea to maintain least strict social distancing rules next week

Social affairsNov 6, 2020

South Korea will maintain the lowest level of social distancing rules across the country as the daily average of new cases from the previous week remained below 100, health authorities said Friday, w...