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Korea’s COVID-19 cases exceed 5,000 in one day for first timeSocial affairsDec 1, 2021ICU doctors say ‘return to normal was a mistake’ -
N. Korea kicks up commemorative mood for late leader Kim Jong-ilNorth KoreaDec 1, 2021North Korea's main newspaper on Wednesday published a series of stories lauding late leader Kim Jong-il ahead of the 10th anniversary of his death this month. Kim Jong-il, father of current leader K... -
Daily virus cases expected to surpass 5,000Social affairsDec 1, 2021South Korea's new coronavirus cases are expected to breach the 5,000 mark for the first time Wednesday and the number of critically ill patients is also predicted to hit a fresh high amid concerns ov... -
Pentagon chief due in Seoul for annual security talks on N. Korea, allianceDefenseDec 1, 2021US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is set to arrive in Seoul on Wednesday for annual security talks with his South Korean counterpart on the envisioned wartime operational control (OPCON) transfer, No... -
Moon orders stricter immigration measures to block omicronSocial affairsNov 30, 2021President Moon Jae-in ordered the government to immediately implement stricter immigration quarantine measures to block the inflow of the omicron variant after receiving a report that a suspected cas... -
Korea reports first COVID-19 child deathSocial affairsNov 30, 2021A South Korean child died of COVID-19 on Sunday, marking the country’s first pediatric death from the disease, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency said Tuesday. The KDCA did not make pub... -
‘It will be patients who take the hardest fall’: Doctors slam across-the-board COVID-19 home careSocial affairsNov 30, 2021Korea abandons crucial pillar of ‘3T’ amid crowded hospitals -
69 foreign students investigated for statutory rape of teenagerSocial affairsNov 30, 2021Close to 70 study-abroad students in South Korea are under police investigation for alleged statutory rape of a teenager. News reports said Monday that police investigators in Gangwon Province are i... -
National Assembly eases capital gains tax exemption limit on home salesPoliticsNov 30, 2021The National Assembly on Tuesday approved a revision to the Income Tax Act that calls for easing a threshold of capital gains tax exemption on real estate sales for those with only one home. The bot... -
Pentagon calls for enhancing alliance to deter China, NK in reviewDefenseNov 30, 2021US permanently stations previously rotational units in S. Korea -
Seongnam Mayor Eun Soo-mi indicted on graft, corruption chargesPoliticsNov 30, 2021Prosecutors on Tuesday indicted the mayor of Seongnam, south of Seoul, on charges of providing special favors to a police officer in return for receiving insider information about a police investigat... -
S. Korea ships 539,000 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine to PhilippinesForeign affairsNov 30, 2021South Korea has shipped 539,000 doses of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine to the Philippines to help the Southeast Asian nation address its vaccine shortages, Seoul's foreign ministry said Tuesday. An... -
Schools to remain open despite danger signalsSocial affairsNov 30, 2021Education Ministry continues in-person class scheme despite increase in confirmed cases among students around Seoul -
Consideration of Cho Min’s university admission to take more timeSocial affairsNov 30, 2021Korea University fails to obtain high school records of ex-justice minister’s daughter -
Yoon’s leadership put to test as interim conflict deepensPoliticsNov 30, 2021Main opposition People Power Party leader cancels all activities, feeding speculations of resignation
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