South 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 consecutive day. Korea added 58 new coronavirus cases -- 41 locally transmitted and 17 imported from overseas -- in the 24 hours ending midnight on Monday, according to the Korea Disease Control and Preve...

South Korea saw double-digit gains in the daily count of new COVID-19 cases for the fourth consecutive day on Monday, with clusters of infections at hospitals posing a threat to the government’s virus control efforts. Korea added 76 new coronavirus cases -- 50 locally transmitted and 26 imported from overseas -- in the 24 hours ending midnight on Sunday, according to the Korea Disease Control...

South Korea saw double-digit gains in its daily count of new COVID-19 cases for the third consecutive day Sunday, with more students set to return to schools this week amid a stabilizing coronavirus situation. Korea added 91 new coronavirus cases -- 71 locally transmitted and 20 imported from overseas -- in the 24 hours ending at midnight Saturday, according to the Korea Disease Control and P...

One of the five grand palaces built during the 1392-1897 Joseon dynasty, Gyeonghuigung Palace, which means “Palace of Joy and Light,” is the least well-known and smallest of the palaces in Seoul. But the historic significance of the palace located west of the main palace of Gyeongbokgung equals that of its better known counterparts. The palace, which was built during the reign of Gwanghaegun, t...

When he applied for refugee status in 2016, Darwish Musab, a human rights campaigner and photojournalist from Egypt, said in his asylum interview that he was at risk of political persecution at home and had fled to South Korea in search of protection. He was rejected. But some time later, he found out there was something suspicious about his interview. “In the written record of the in...

South Korea’s daily count of new COVID-19 cases bounced back to a three-digit figure Thursday as health authorities warn against social gatherings that could lead to large-scale outbreaks among groups most vulnerable to the coronavirus. Korea added 110 new coronavirus cases -- 95 locally transmitted and 15 imported from overseas -- according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency. T...

“Germany, like Japan, was a defeated country in World War II. But unlike Japan, it is the country that has been at the forefront of atoning for its past history and getting straight the wrong history,” Lee said at a press conference Tuesday in front of the National Assembly in Seoul. “The statue (installed) in Germany is not only for Korean victims, but also for victims from the Netherlands and ...

The Embassy of Switzerland in Korea will hold a retrospective in Seoul and Gwangju of Bruno Ganz, a renowned Swiss actor who has starred in many international award-winning films, starting Thursday. To commemorate the artist, who died at the age of 77 last year, the embassy said it would screen 14 films featuring the artist from Oct. 15 to Nov. 1 at Seoul Art Cinema in central Seoul, and from No...

South Korea’s daily count of new COVID-19 cases bounced back to a three-digit figure Tuesday after five days of double-digit gains, largely due to a spike in cases coming from overseas and small-scale outbreaks traced to social gatherings. Korea added 102 new coronavirus cases -- 69 locally transmitted and 33 imported from overseas -- according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency....

Some Korean lawmakers also joined the campaign through social media. “We should protect the girl statue,” Rep. Park Ju-min of the ruling Democratic Party of Korea said on Facebook on Sunday with a picture of himself holding a placard asking Berlin to be “be brave” and keep the statue intact. He asked others to join him in signing the petition as well. Expressing regret over the installation of ...

South Korea’s daily COVID-19 case count fell to a double-digit figure Thursday after reporting a three-digit gain a day earlier, though health authorities remain on alert over a possible post-holiday resurgence. Korea added 69 new COVID-19 cases -- 60 locally transmitted and nine imported from overseas -- according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency. The government said Th...

South Korea’s daily COVID-19 case count bounced back to a three-digit figure Wednesday after six days of double-digit gains, putting the authorities on edge for what could be the beginning of a post-holiday resurgence. Korea added 114 new COVID-19 cases -- 94 locally transmitted and 20 imported from overseas -- according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency. One case was imp...

The French ambassador to Korea on Tuesday appealed to South Korean investors to invest in France, as the country seeks to repair a coronavirus-ravaged economy and pave the way to make it more green, competitive and resilient by 2030. Introducing its 100 billion-euro ($118 billion) economic stimulus package announced in early September, Ambassador Philippe Lefort stressed that it would be a win-w...

The South Korean government will decide whether or not to maintain the current level of social distancing rules this week, as the country’s daily virus cases hovered around 70 for the sixth consecutive day Tuesday. High-risk facilities are required to remain closed and restrictions are placed on the size of gatherings both indoors and outdoors under the current Level 2 distancing regime in pl...

Health authorities on Monday confirmed there had been two cases of a rare inflammatory disease linked to coronavirus in South Korea. The two children -- an 11-year-old boy and a 12-year-old boy -- were admitted to hospitals and recovered from multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children earlier this year, according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency. The 11-year-old boy, ...