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National football governing body to temporarily cut pay in coronavirus crunch
Faced with a financial crunch stemming from the coronavirus pandemic, the South Korean national football federation will temporarily slash the pay of its executives. The Korea Football Association (KFA) said Thursday the monthly salaries for its senior executives, starting from department directors and above, will be cut by 20 percent beginning this month. The pay cut may remain in effect through the end of the year, according to a KFA official. The KFA's revenue is expected to fall by an est
Soccer March 26, 2020
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Defense chief calls for tighter naval defense on 10th anniversary of NK's sinking of warship
South Korean Defense Minister Jeong Kyeong-doo called for tighter defense of the sea border with North Korea on Thursday, the 10th anniversary of the communist nation's deadly sinking of the South's warship Cheonan. The Cheonan went down near the Northern Limit Line (NLL), the de facto maritime border between the two Koreas, on March 26, 2010, killing 46 sailors. After an international probe, the South concluded the sinking was caused by a torpedo attack by a North Korean submarine. "We
Defense March 26, 2020
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Moon to join G-20 virtual summit on coronavirus response, share S. Korea's strategy
South Korean President Moon Jae-in will have discussions with major global leaders on a coordinated response to the novel coronavirus during their virtual summit Thursday, Cheong Wa Dae said. The Group of 20 advanced economies plans to open the emergency video session, officially named "Extraordinary Virtual Leaders' Summit on COVID-19," at 9 p.m. following Moon's offer to hold such an event earlier this month. Moon will use it to share South Korea's know-how to counter the virus an
Foreign Affairs March 26, 2020
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Trump again boasts higher testing numbers than S. Korea despite conflicting time frames
WASHINGTON -- US President Donald Trump boasted again Wednesday that the United States has tested more people for coronavirus than South Korea, even though there were discrepancies in the time frames the tests were conducted in. Facing one of the biggest challenges of his presidency, Trump appeared to want to underscore the testing numbers that Dr. Deborah Birx, the White House coronavirus response coordinator, shared in a virtual town hall both attended at the White House on Tuesday. Birx sa
Foreign Affairs March 26, 2020
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UAE서 "밖으로 나와라" 영상 올렸다 체포…최고 3억원 벌금
UAE 거주 한국인도 코로나19 확진 판정받아 아랍에미리트(UAE) 두바이 정부 공보실은 신종 코로나바이러스 감염증(코로나19) 확산을 막기 위해 국가적으로 벌어지는 '외출 자제 운동'을 방해한 혐의로 유럽 국적자 1명을 체포했다고 25일(현지시간) 밝혔다. 이 여성은 최근 자신의 인스타그램에 "요즘 '집에 머물러라', '밖에 나가지 말라'고 하던 데 나처럼 나와서 달리기라도 하면 더 좋지 않겠느냐. 그런 지시는 무시하고 긍정적인 마음으로 밖으로 나와보라"라고 말하는 동영상을 게시했다. 두바이 경찰은 이 여성의 신원을 추적해 체포했으며 사이버 범죄 처벌법을 적용해 검찰에 넘겼다. 두바이 경찰은 "인터넷을 통해 안전을 위한 정부의 조처에 불복종하라고 선동하는 범죄엔 20만∼100만 디르함(약 6천600만∼3억3천만원)의 벌금과 징역형이 동시에 선고될 수 있다"라고 발표했다. UAE 정부는 아직 도시 봉쇄나 이동 금지령을 내
한국어판 March 26, 2020
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텔레그램 쓴다고 '박사방 이용자'로 몰려…억울한 피해자 속출
'이용자 전원 신상공개' 여론에…근거 없이 특정인 신상 마구잡이 공개도 "텔레그램 '박사방' 가해자들 신상입니다. 본인이 가해자가 아니시라면 댓글로 욕을 써주세요." 지난 23일 한 페이스북 계정에는 남성 7명의 얼굴과 출신대학, 전화번호, 이메일 주소 등 신상을 담은 사진들이 게시됐다. 이 글은 7천700여명이 '좋아요'를 눌렀고, 1천600여번 공유됐다. 이들을 비난하는 댓글은 1천200여개가 달렸다. 일부 누리꾼은 이들이 박사방을 이용했다는 제대로 된 증거가 없다는 사실을 지적하는 댓글을 달았다. 그러자 작성자는 "사실이든 아니든 책임질 생각을 하고 글을 올렸다"며 "사진 주인공들이 해명 글을 썼는데 앞뒤가 안 맞는다"고 반박했다. 인터넷 메신저 텔레그램에서 성 착취물을 제작하고 유포한 '박사방' 운영자 조주빈(24)이 검거돼 신상이 공개된 가운데 박사방 이용자들의 신상까지 공개해야 한다는 여론이 높아
한국어판 March 26, 2020
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Laos to resume flight to Incheon; Czech removes S. Korea from virus-related 'high-risk' country list
HANOI/BERLIN -- Laos plans to resume commercial flight service to South Korea soon and the Czech Republic has decided to lift a ban on the operation of direct flights to the Northeast Asian nation amid reports of slowing spread of the new coronavirus. According to South Korea's Embassy in Laos, Lao Airlines, the national airline of the Southeast Asian nation, agreed during recent consultations to operate one flight per week between Vientiane and Incheon International Airport, west of Seoul. T
Foreign Affairs March 25, 2020
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USFK declares public health emergency over coronavirus
US Forces Korea Commander Gen. Robert Abrams declared a public health emergency on Wednesday as part of efforts to contain the coronavirus, his office said. The declaration came in accordance with the US State Department's issuance of a global level 4 travel advisory and USFK installations' increased exposure to COVID-19, USFK said in a release. "In order to ensure I possess the necessary authorities needed to enforce compliance and protect the force, I have declared a Public Health Emer
Defense March 25, 2020
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GM Korea, union reach provisional agreement on wage talks
GM Korea Co. and its labor union said Wednesday that they have reached a provisional agreement on their long-drawn wage talks. The understanding on wages and collective bargaining for the 2019 calendar year, comes after nine months of negotiations, with unionists giving up their demands for an increase in basic wages and special bonuses, the South Korea unit of US auto giant GM said. The carmaker said that while it could not afford to increase wages for its employees, it will give so-called i
Industry March 25, 2020
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Govt. mulls online classes for schools due to COVID-19 uncertainty
The Ministry of Education said Wednesday it is considering introducing online classes for elementary, middle and high schools nationwide, if the ongoing spread of the coronavirus outbreak shows little sign of letting up by April 6, the rescheduled start date of the spring semester. Elementary and secondary schools were scheduled to begin their school year on March 2, but have delayed the start date three times, to the first Monday of April, due to fears of COVID-19 transmissions in classrooms.
Social Affairs March 25, 2020
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NK media advise avoiding crowded areas in anti-virus efforts
North Korea on Wednesday advised its people against going to crowded areas, saying the coronavirus can be transmitted even through eye infections. Introducing a medical study conducted abroad, the Rodong Sinmun, the daily of the North's ruling Worker's Party, highlighted social distancing measures as the COVID-19 virus was found to be more contagious than previously known. "There is a risk of transmission of the coronavirus through the eyes ... the respiratory system is not the only rout
North Korea March 25, 2020
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Moon to share S. Korea's coronavirus experience in G-20 summit
South Korean President Moon Jae-in will brief global leaders on his country's "effective" response to the novel coronavirus when they hold a special teleconference this week, Cheong Wa Dae said Wednesday. The Group of 20 (G-20) major economies are scheduled to open the session at 9 p.m. Thursday (Seoul time) for discussions on COVID-19 following Moon's proposal during his phone conversation with French President Emmanuel Macron earlier this month. High on the agenda are ways to str
Foreign Affairs March 25, 2020
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47 countries ask about coronavirus test kits, 39 call for humanitarian aid: official
A total of 47 countries have asked about importing South Korean-made coronavirus test kits while an additional 39 countries requested the kits as humanitarian aid, a foreign ministry official said Wednesday. Such calls have been rising as Seoul has recently been garnering global recognition for its diagnostic capabilities, quarantine efforts and medical infrastructure that have led to a relatively low fatality rate despite an increase in new COVID-19 cases. "As of today, 47 countries ask
Foreign Affairs March 25, 2020
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Commercially successful directors ready to return to screen
New films by star South Korean directors are poised to hit theaters this year, giving a boost to the movie industry hit hard by the novel coronavirus. Choi Dong-hoon, famous for smash-hit crime thrillers, including "Tazza: The High Rollers" (2006), "The Thieves" (2012) and "Assassination" (2015), will return with a new crime science-fiction film about aliens living in Korea. The film, which stars Kim Tae-ri, Kim Woo-bin and Ryu Jun-yeol, is now in pre-produ
Film March 25, 2020
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Net profit of Korean banks' overseas branches edges up in 2019
Overseas branches of South Korean banks saw their combined net profit edge up 0.4 percent on-year to $988 million in 2019, data showed Wednesday. The figure accounted for 7.9 percent of the combined net profit of banks operating in South Korea last year, according to the data by the Financial Supervisory Service (FSS). The combined interest income at 195 overseas branches gained 9.4 percent on-year to $2.06 billion, the data showed. Their average non-performing loan ratio stood at 0.63 percen
Market March 25, 2020
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