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N. Korea not answering call on military hotline: officialNorth KoreaJul 7, 2020The military hotline between South and North Korea has remained cut since early June when the North severed all official communication channels between the two countries in protest over launches of a... -
Moon calls for full probe, proper punishment in case of violence against triathletesSocial affairsJul 7, 2020President Moon Jae-in on Tuesday stressed the need for a thorough investigation and proper punishment of the perpetrators in the case of a triathlete who was found dead after claiming she had been ab... -
N. Korea's paper says border control tightened to fight virusNorth KoreaJul 7, 2020North Korea is beefing up its border control to prevent an outbreak of the coronavirus, the country's state newspaper said Tuesday, after leader Kim Jong-un called for "maximum alert" against the hig... -
KTO promotes Korea through eyes of NetflixTravelJul 7, 2020The Korea Tourism Organization released a promotional video titled “Explore Korea,” made in collaboration with Netflix, using a compilation of clips of Korea shown in films and dramas on the global o... -
Global shipbuilding orders at historic low in H1TransportJul 7, 2020Global new orders of ships fell to a historic low in the first half of the year amid the coronavirus pandemic, industry sources said Tuesday. In the January-June period, global new shipbuilding orde... -
Bang shares his formula behind BTS’ successK-popJul 7, 2020In a recent paper published by Harvard Business School, Big Hit Entertainment Chairman Bang Si-hyuk shared how global sensation BTS deviates from the typical K-pop idol system and has more autonomy t... -
S. Korea loses footholds in Chinese market amid tightened competition: KIEPEconomyJul 7, 2020South Korea accounted for the biggest share of imports to China in 2019, but its slice has been shrinking in recent years due to intensifying competition with other Asian players, a think tank said T... -
Tables turn as USITC's initial determination favors MedytoxIndustryJul 7, 2020Medytox shares made a dramatic turnaround Tuesday, following the US International Trade Commission’s initial determination advising a 10-year sales ban on Daewoong Pharmaceutical’s Jeuveau. The Sou... -
S. Korea beefs up screening in airport to prevent ASFSocial affairsJul 7, 2020South Korea said Tuesday it has installed six additional X-ray devices at its main airport as it strengthens the guard against African swine fever (ASF). The move raised the number of X-ray devices ... -
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[Monitor] Koreans use smartphones more amid pandemicIndustryJul 7, 2020Smartphone usage among South Koreans increased in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak, data showed Monday. According to a survey of 1,017 adult men and women nationwide conducted by local civic gro... -
NK-associated hackers steal credit card information from online US retail stores: security firmNorth KoreaJul 7, 2020A North Korea-sponsored hacking group has been found to have stolen credit card information of American and European shoppers from online stores of US retailers for more than a year, a Dutch cyber se... -
S. Korea adds 44 coronavirus cases, 24 imported from overseasSocial affairsJul 7, 2020South Korea reported 44 more COVID-19 cases Tuesday, with the number of imported cases exceeding domestic cases for the first time in two weeks as many parts of the world grapple with surging coronav... -
Samsung's Q2 earnings outstrip market predictionsTechnologyJul 7, 2020Tech giant to see W8.1tr in operating profit despite COVID-19 woes -
Tax revenue continues to decline in MayEconomyJul 7, 2020South Korea collected 31.9 trillion won ($26.6 billion) in taxes in May, down 13.2 trillion won from a year earlier, the finance ministry said Tuesday. Income tax revenue amounted to 7.8 trillion wo... -
Cabinet OKs govt. motion to seek ratification of key ILO conventionsPoliticsJul 7, 2020South Korea's Cabinet on Tuesday approved a government proposal to seek parliamentary ratification of key International Labor Organization (ILO) conventions as part of ongoing efforts to improve work...
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