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Journalist quarantined in N. Korea says strict guidelines were in place
A reporter quarantined for nearly a month in North Korea has said the communist nation was following strict coronavirus guidelines, including taking the temperatures of those quarantined three times a day. Roh Geum-soon, a journalist at the Choson Sinbo, a pro-North Korea newspaper in Japan, also said in a YouTube video posted Sunday that she was not allowed to go out of her hotel in Pyongyang during the quarantine period. Roh said she was quarantined for 30 days, though she did not specify t
North Korea April 16, 2020
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Police to disclose identity of teen sex offender
Police said Thursday they have decided to disclose the identity of an 18-year-old alleged co-conspirator of a high-profile digital sexual exploitation ring. The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency announced the decision on Kang Hun, who was put under pretrial detention a week ago for allegedly acting as an accessory to the operation of the "Baksabang" chat room on the messaging service Telegram, which allowed paid members to view illegally taken photos and videos of violent sex acts inv
Social Affairs April 16, 2020
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S. Korea unveils blood collection guidelines for plasma treatment of virus patients
South Korean health authorities on Thursday unveiled blood collection guidelines for plasma therapy of the novel coronavirus patients. The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) advised doctors to collect blood plasma from COVID-19 survivors, 14 days after they were declared virus-free and released from quarantine. The therapy involves infusions of antibody-rich plasma from those who have recovered from the novel coronavirus. Plasma, usually yellow, is the liquid portion of b
Social Affairs April 16, 2020
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Seoul stocks end flat on retail buying
Seoul stocks ended flat on Thursday, unchanged from a session earlier, as institutions and individuals' buying offset foreign selling. The Korean won fell against the US dollar. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) ended flat to close at 1,857.07. Trading volume was moderate at 864.4 million shares worth 10.52 trillion won ($8.6 billion), with gainers outpacing losers 452 to 401. The main index closed unchanged after US shares fell overnight following the International Mon
Market April 16, 2020
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S. Korea's economy shows 'deepening contraction' over coronavirus pandemic: KDI
The South Korean economy shows signs of a "deepening contraction" as the coronavirus pandemic and lockdown measures have halted global businesses and ravaged consumer demand, a state-run think tank said Thursday. "The Korean economy is showing a deepening contraction and mounting uncertainties as COVID-19 spreads," the Korea Development Institute (KDI) said in its English-language Monthly Economic Trends publication. South Korea's overall industrial output contracted the
Economy April 16, 2020
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BOK names 3 candidates for new members of its rate setting body
The Bank of Korea said Thursday that South Korea's former top envoy to the US and two others have been named as candidates for new members of its monetary policy board. The three are Cho Yoon-je, who served as the South Korean ambassador to the United States between 2017 and 2019; Suh Young-kyung, head of the Sustainable Growth Initiative; and Joo Sang-yong, an economics professor at Konkuk University. Suh served as the first female BOK deputy governor for three years until 2015 before headi
Economy April 16, 2020
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W900b of defense budget to be cut for emergency relief funds
About 900 billion won ($733 million) will be cut from this year's defense budget as the government pushes to fund an extra budget in the wake of the coronavirus crisis without issuing bonds, officials said Thursday. Earlier in the day, the finance ministry unveiled a second extra budget of 7.6 trillion won to cushion the economic fallout from COVID-19, saying it will readjust this year's annual budget to fund the plan, rather than issuing bonds. The defense budget was among the most sharply c
Defense April 16, 2020
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USFK removes travel restrictions for Daegu after decline in coronavirus cases
US Forces Korea (USFK) said Thursday it has removed travel restrictions for South Korea's southeastern city of Daegu as new coronavirus cases in the area have been on the decline recently. In February, USFK designated Daegu as a coronavirus "hot spot" and banned all service members from making nonessential travel to, from and around the city, as the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases there began to surge sharply. "Due to the hard work of the city of Daegu, USAG Daegu, and 19th
Defense April 16, 2020
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Concern over possible spike in new coronavirus cases after election
South Korean health authorities said Thursday they will monitor a possible rise in the number of new confirmed coronavirus cases after the country held its parliamentary elections for up to two weeks. On Wednesday, South Korea became the first major country to successfully hold nationwide polls since the COVID-19 crisis began sweeping the globe. Voter turnout was the highest in 28 years, according to an election watchdog, with the ruling party clinching a landslide victory. Tightened measures
Social Affairs April 16, 2020
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SuperM to join online charity concert organized by Lady Gaga, WHO
Billboard-topping K-pop boy band SuperM will perform for "One World: Together At Home" this week, an all-star online charity concert co-organized by Lady Gaga and the World Health Organization to overcome the coronavirus pandemic, its agency said. SuperM will be the only South Korean musicians to join the lineup for the online concert on Saturday (US time), designed to celebrate and support health care workers on the COVID-19 front lines and raise funds to help overcome the pandemic.
K-pop April 16, 2020
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테니스 스타 부샤드, 코로나19 성금 낸 팬과 데이트 약속
2014년 윔블던 테니스 대회 여자 단식 준우승자 유지니 부샤드(26·캐나다)가 신종 코로나바이러스 감염증(코로나19) 관련 성금을 낸 팬과 데이트 약속을 했다. 영국 신문 데일리메일은 16일 "부샤드가 코로나19 관련 성금 4천달러(약 486만원)를 약속한 팬의 데이트 신청을 받아들였다"고 보도했다. 부샤드는 이날 자신의 소셜 미디어를 통해 생방송을 진행하고 있었는데 밥이라는 이름의 팬이 온라인을 통해 '500달러를 낼 테니 데이트를 하자'고 제안을 했다. 물론 다짜고짜 '데이트 거래'를 들이민 것은 아니다. 이달 초 부샤드가 소셜 미디어에 '남자 친구와 함께 자가격리를 하면 훨씬 더 재미있을 텐데'라는 글을 올렸고, 이날 라이브 방송에서도 부샤드가 싱글이라는 사실이 자주 언급되면서 비교적 자연스러운 분위기가 형성됐다는 것이다. 또 이 밥이라는 팬은 평소에도 부샤드에 대한 '팬심'을 꾸준히 표현해왔는데 추후 이 인물은 소셜 미디어 팔로워가
한국어판 April 16, 2020
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동물원엔 서로 먹고먹히는 잔혹극 우려
신종 코로나바이러스 감염증(코로나19) 사태 여파로 운영난에 처한 독일의 한 동물원이 최후 수단으로 일부 동물에게 다른 동물을 먹이는 비상 계획을 내놓았다. 15일(현지시간) 미국 CNN방송에 따르면 독일 북부 슐레스비히홀슈타인주(州)의 노이뮌스터 동물원은 이 같은 내용이 담긴 비상계획 초안을 마련했다. 해당 계획은 동물원 운영비 절감을 위해 안락사될 동물과 안락사될 순서 등 내용을 포함하고 있다고 방송은 전했다. 계획에 따르면 이 동물원에 수용된 100여종의 동물 700마리 중 피투스라는 이름의 북극곰이 마지막까지 살아남게 돼 있다. 이 동물원의 페레나 카스파리 동물원장은 지난달 독일에서 시행된 전국적 폐쇄 조처로 방문객이 급감하자 기부금만으로 동물원을 운영하는 실정이라고 독일 dpa통신에 설명했다. 그는 "최악의 상황이 도래한다면, 동물들의 먹이를 살 돈이 부족해지거나 각종 제한 조처로 공급자들로부터 먹이를 받지 못한다면, 일부 동물을 도살해 다른 동물에게
한국어판 April 16, 2020
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[Newsmaker] Amb. Harris says S. Korea's record-high voter turnout shows 'dedication to democratic ideals'
US Ambassador Harry Harris said Thursday that South Korea's record-high voter turnout in this week's parliamentary elections demonstrates its "dedication to democratic ideals" despite the ongoing coronavirus outbreak. "Record high voter turnout yesterday is a testament to South Korea's dedication to democratic ideals even in the face of the #COVID19 crisis. Congratulations on the general elections #ROK!," he tweeted. In Wednesday's quadrennial elections, the ruling Democra
Foreign Affairs April 16, 2020
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Stocks open lower on Wall Street tumble
South Korean stocks opened lower Thursday, tracking overnight losses on Wall Street. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) shed 12.68 points, or 0.68 percent, to 1,844.4 in the first 15 minutes of trading. On Wednesday (local time), US stocks closed lower as investors absorbed various data showing the COVID-19 outbreak has hurt the world's largest economy. The Dow Jones industrial average fell 1.86 percent, the S&P 500 was down 2.2 percent, and the Nasdaq Composite Inde
Market April 16, 2020
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N. Korea makes no mention of visit to mausoleum by leader Kim on late founder's birthday
North Korean state media reported Thursday that senior officials paid their respect at the mausoleum of late national founder Kim Il-sung to mark his 108th birthday but did not mention whether leader Kim Jong-un also paid a visit there. That raises the possibility that Kim skipped an annual visit to the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun that he has made on the birthday of the national founder and his grandfather since he rose to power after the death of his father and former leader Kim Jong-il in lat
North Korea April 16, 2020
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