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S. Korea to focus on containing omicron variant with tightened anti-virus measures: PM

PoliticsDec 6, 2021

South Korea will focus on containing the omicron variant of the novel coronavirus till the end of this year as the country started to enforce tightened social distancing measures amid rising daily in...
BTS members return home, loaded with honors in LA

K-popDec 6, 2021

Three members of the K-pop superband BTS returned home Monday from Los Angeles where it secured a top music honor and had four sold-out live concerts. Jimin, Jin and Jungkook arrived amid a flurry o...
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors make history with 5th straight K League title

SoccerDec 5, 2021

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors have now gone where no South Korean football team has gone before: they became the champions of the K League 1 for a record fifth straight season Sunday. Jeonbuk clinched thei...
US ambassador to UN to join peacekeeping conference virtually

Foreign affairsDec 5, 2021

US Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield will attend a virtual conference on UN peacekeeping hosted by the Seoul government next week, according to her office. Thomas-Greenfield w...
Military reports 24 more COVID-19 cases

DefenseDec 5, 2021

South Korea's military reported 24 additional COVID-19 cases, including two dozen breakthrough ones, Sunday amid growing concerns over the new omicron variant, raising the total caseload among the ar...
Coach Kim Jong-kook tapped as new manager of Kia Tigers

BaseballDec 5, 2021

The Kia Tigers announced coach Kim Jong-kook will be the new manager of the South Korean baseball club Sunday. Kim signed a three-year contract for the post for a signing bonus of 300 million won ($...
[Newsmaker] S. Korea to increase number of highway EV chargers to over 1,000

TransportDec 5, 2021

South Korea will increase the number of electric vehicle chargers at highway service areas nationwide to over 1,000 by the end of 2022, the transport ministry said Sunday. Currently, there are 435 E...
BTS song 'Butter' picked as Record of the Year by Variety magazine

K-popDec 5, 2021

K-pop superstar BTS' mega-hit single "Butter" has been selected as the Record of the Year by US magazine Variety, the label behind the group said Sunday. BTS won the award for its second English-lan...
New infections in 5,000s for 2nd day amid omicron concerns

Social affairsDec 5, 2021

South Korea's new coronavirus cases stayed above 5,000 for the second straight day Sunday after hitting an all-time high a day earlier amid concerns over the spread of the omicron variant. The count...
FSC puts top priority on bringing household debt growth to pre-pandemic levels

EconomyDec 5, 2021

The head of South Korea's top financial regulator has said he will make continued efforts to bring household debt growth down to pre-pandemic levels, as fast increasing debt has emerged as a major ri...
S. Korea reports suspected cases of highly pathogenic bird flu at egg farm

Social affairsDec 4, 2021

South Korea on Saturday reported suspected cases of highly pathogenic bird flu at a local egg farm. The suspected cases of the avian influenza were discovered at an egg farm in Cheonan, 92 kilometer...
US keeps S. Korea on monitoring list for currency practices

MarketsDec 4, 2021

The United States said Friday that it is keeping South Korea on its list of countries to be monitored for currency practices. The US Treasury Department named 11 other countries, including China and...
Minor quake hits off Baengnyeong Island, no damage reported

Social affairsDec 4, 2021

A 2.3 magnitude earthquake occurred at 12:33 a.m. on Saturday in waters 16 kilometers northwest of Baengnyeong Island near the inter-Korean western border. There were no immediate reports of casualt...
Military reports 12 more COVID-19 cases

Social affairsDec 4, 2021

South Korea's military reported 12 additional COVID-19 cases Saturday amid growing concerns over the new omicron variant, raising the total caseload among military personnel to 2,488. The new cases ...
Seoul's daily COVID-19 cases hit new record

Social affairsDec 4, 2021

Seoul's new daily coronavirus cases hit an all-time high again Saturday amid growing concerns of the new omicron variant. The capital city reported a record high 2,273 new daily cases -- 2,266 local...