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NK leader supervises joint strike drill: KCNA
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has supervised a joint strike drill of his military, expressing his firm conviction that the armed forces will steadily develop its combat capability, state media said Friday. Kim attended the drill held Friday "to judge the mobility and the fire power strike ability of the defense units on the front and in the eastern area," according to the Korean Central News Agency. Kim expressed "his admiration for the combat capability of the units
North Korea Feb. 29, 2020
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NK leader oversees politburo meeting on coronavirus response
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un presided over a politburo meeting of the ruling Workers' Party and discussed coronavirus prevention measures, including strengthening testing and quarantine efforts, state media said Saturday. North Korea has yet to report a case of COVID-19 but has intensified its preventive efforts across the country, calling its fight against the virus is a "political matter" that will determine the fate of the country. "In case the infectious disease spreadin
North Korea Feb. 29, 2020
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FM voices strong regrets over Vietnam's planned suspension of visa-wavier program for Koreans
South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha voiced strong regrets on Friday over Vietnam's decision to suspend a visa-waiver program for Korean nationals amid growing coronavirus fears, calling it an "excessive" entry restriction. Kang made the remark during a phone conversation with her Vietnamese counterpart, Pham Binh Minh, on Friday, hours after the Southeast Asian country announced the plan, according to her ministry. Kang conveyed South Koreans' deep disappointment with Vietn
Foreign Affairs Feb. 28, 2020
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S. Korea's virus cases approach 2,400, people urged to avoid mass gatherings
South Korea's confirmed cases of the new coronavirus approached 2,400, with an additional three deaths being reported, on Friday as the nation worked to aggressively counter the fast-spreading virus with extensive testing. Health authorities renewed calls for citizens to keep away from others and avoid mass gatherings such as religious services over the weekend. The 571 new cases -- the sharpest daily spike yet, outnumbering 327 new cases reported in China earlier in the day -- brought the nat
Social Affairs Feb. 28, 2020
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S. Korea reports 3 more deaths from coronavirus, death toll rises to 16
South Korea reported three additional deaths tied to new coronavirus on Friday, bringing the country's death toll to 16, the national public health agency said. According to the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC), the three -- all women aged from 60-90 either quarantined at local hospitals or at home -- died of COVID-19 in Daegu, about 300 kilometers southeast of Seoul. Two were posthumously diagnosed with the disease and the third had received treatment after testing po
Social Affairs Feb. 28, 2020
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58 countries restrict entry from coronavirus-hit S. Korea
Nearly 60 countries are restricting the entry of travelers from South Korea with bans or tougher quarantine procedures over coronavirus concerns, foreign ministry data showed Friday, as the number of infections rose to more than 2,300 confirmed cases here. South Korea's government issued an advisory asking its people to reconsider or delay any planned travel to countries that have imposed restrictions due to worries that people could face inconveniences or safety issues. As of Friday, twenty-
Foreign Affairs Feb. 28, 2020
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S. Korea to offer half of promised help to China through int'l agencies: official
South Korea will provide about half of the aid it promised to China in its fight against the new coronavirus through international assistance agencies in an apparent bid to avoid disrupting supplies of medical items for its own people, a foreign ministry official said Friday. Late last month, the Seoul government unveiled a plan to provide $5 million worth of aid to China, including face masks, medical gloves and disinfectants, to help the country at the center of COVID-19 outbreak, which has
Foreign Affairs Feb. 28, 2020
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S. Korea raises travel advisory for northern Italy
South Korea raised the travel advisory for three provinces in northern Italy on Friday after the European country reported a rapid increase in new coronavirus infections. The foreign ministry issued a "yellow warning", which calls for travel restraint and is the third highest out of a four-level scale, for Lombardy, Emilia-Romagna and Veneto in the country's north, according to the ministry website. The ministry cited growing concern over person-to-person transmission as the numbe
Foreign Affairs Feb. 28, 2020
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Bidding for Incheon airport duty-free store licenses falls through
The license bidding for duty-free stores at Incheon International Airport fell through due to a lack of tenders, the airport operator said Thursday. The biddings to run a section for perfume and cosmetics and another for apparel in the airport's first passenger terminal failed, according to Incheon International Airport Corp. (IIAC). Located west of Seoul, the Incheon airport is South Korea's main gateway. IIAC opened the bidding for five sections at the airport, as the contracts of the c
Consumer Feb. 27, 2020
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No. of Chinese entering S. Korea drops amid spread of coronavirus
The number of Chinese nationals entering South Korea is declining, the justice ministry said Thursday, following tighter monitoring of people arriving from the neighboring country amid a spike in the number of new coronavirus cases here. According to government data, 1,404 Chinese entered South Korea on Wednesday, down 92.6 percent from when the tally peaked to 18,743 on Jan. 13. The decline followed South Korea's entry ban on travelers coming from or through China's Hubei province, the ep
Social Affairs Feb. 27, 2020
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Chinese embassy provides 25,000 masks to virus-hit Daegu
The Chinese Embassy in South Korea on Thursday provided 25,000 masks to the southeastern city of Daegu amid a spike in the number of the new coronavirus cases in the city. The embassy said the provision was an expression of gratitude to South Koreans over the friendship and support they showed to China, which is trying to cope with the COVID-19 outbreak. "The embassy will continue to secure various supplies for quarantine efforts and actively support and stand by South Korea for it t
Foreign Affairs Feb. 27, 2020
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Chinese people's entry to South Korea being effectively controlled: Cheong Wa Dae
South Korea's presidential office said Thursday it does not believe a full entry ban on Chinese nationals is necessary in response to the novel coronavirus outbreak, citing multiple reasons. It expressed regrets over continued criticism that the Moon Jae-in administration is currying favor with China and disregarding the safety of South Koreans amid the fast spread of the COVID-19 virus. South Korea has maintained limited travel restrictions against people who have stayed in China's Hubei
Politics Feb. 27, 2020
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Serbian basketball player leaves S. Korean league over coronavirus fears
A Serbian basketball player has decided to leave the South Korean league over fears of the fast-spreading novel coronavirus in the country, becoming the second foreign athlete in as many days to make the jump. The Goyang Orion of the Korean Basketball League (KBL) said Thursday that their center Boris Savovic told them he'd like to leave South Korea to be with his pregnant wife. He joins KT Sonicboom player Allen Durham in what could turn out to be an exodus of foreign athletes from South Kor
More Sports Feb. 27, 2020
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BTS to release 2nd music video of 'ON'
K-pop boy band BTS will release the second and official music video of "ON," the lead track of its new album, on Friday. The new video, set for release at 12:01 a.m. on Friday, is the second music flick matching the main song of "Map of the Soul: 7," released last Friday. The upcoming video will be a visual and symbolic interpretation of the lead single, according to Big Hit Entertainment, the management agency of BTS. Last Friday, BTS released the first music video, cal
K-pop Feb. 27, 2020
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Esper says N. Korea seeks legitimacy with nuclear weapons
WASHINGTON -- US Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Wednesday that North Korea seeks to attain legitimacy by developing its nuclear and ballistic missile capability. Esper made the remarks in a written statement to the House Armed Services Committee ahead of a hearing on the Pentagon's 2021 budget request. "North Korea seeks to build legitimacy through the development of a variety of nuclear, conventional, and unconventional weapons, and by growing its ballistic missile capabilities,"
North Korea Feb. 27, 2020
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