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Korean testing kit makers confident they can detect omicron

IndustryDec 3, 2021

Amid worries over the omicron variant of COVID-19, Korean testing kit makers showed confidence in their equipment’s ability to detect the new virus variant, pushing up their stock prices again. Gree...
[Video] Why you should watch this if you went to (or wanted to go to!!) BTS PTD ON STAGE

K-popDec 3, 2021

Watch this video if you've been to (or wanted to go to!!!) BTS Permission To Dance On Stage concert! BTS held its first offline concert in two years at the SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles this week, gat...
Travelers, airport tighten up their guard against omicron variant of COVID-19

IndustryDec 3, 2021

Silence prevailed at the departure gates of Incheon Airport on Thursday, a day after the nation reported its first cases of COVID-19’s omicron variant. People waiting to check in for their flights w...
S. Korea, US to discuss possibility of advancing OPCON transfer assessment date

Foreign affairsDec 3, 2021

The militaries of South Korea and the United States will discuss the possibility of conducting an assessment required for the envisioned transfer of wartime operational control (OPCON) earlier than t...
Lee, Yoon tie at 36 percent support in presidential race: survey

PoliticsDec 3, 2021

Lee Jae-myung, the presidential nominee of the ruling Democratic Party, is tied with his rival Yoon Seok-youl of the main opposition People Power Party at 36 percent support, a survey showed Friday. ...
[Newsmaker] Lee Hyun-jung, a second Korean NBA player in making?

BaseballDec 3, 2021

Davidson junior may be just one promising NCAA player in the pack, but Koreans have high hopes
Moon to meet conglomerate heads later this month: reports

PoliticsDec 3, 2021

South Korean President Moon Jae-in is planning a meeting late this month with heads of major local conglomerates to thank them for participating in government-led job creation projects, local news re...
First recruit for Lee Jae-myung campaign resigns over marriage controversy

PoliticsDec 3, 2021

Controversy mars Lee’s chances to emphasize change, novelty
China supports declaration of Korean War’s end: Chung Wa Dae

Foreign affairsDec 3, 2021

Top Chinese Communist Party diplomat Yang Jiechi said the nation supports President Moon Jae-in’s push for the declaration of the end of the Korean War during talks with Korea’s national security adv...
13 Chinese rescued from sinking fishing boat in southern waters

Foreign affairsDec 3, 2021

A Coast Guard rescue operation was under way Friday to evacuate Chinese sailors from a fishing boat sinking in South Korea's southern waters, officials said. The 1,000-ton Chinese vessel started sin...
Moon encourages charities, promotes year-end donations

PoliticsDec 3, 2021

President Moon Jae-in and first lady Kim Jung-sook on Friday invited officials from 14 major charities to the presidential office, joining them in promoting year-end donations. Moon and Kim delivere...
Yoon unlikely to face indictment in political meddling case

PoliticsDec 3, 2021

Main opposition presidential candidate Yoon Seok-youl is unlikely to face indictment over allegations the prosecution colluded with the opposition party to attempt to investigate pro-government figur...
Unification ministry budget for inter-Korean cooperation rises 2% in 2022

North KoreaDec 3, 2021

The unification ministry's next year budget for inter-Korean cooperation slightly increased despite chilled cross-border exchanges in the face of deadlocked nuclear negotiations and the North's prolo...