S. Korea reports suspected case of coronavirus reinfection
Social affairsSept 19, 2020
South Korean heath authorities are studying a possible case of a coronavirus reinfection found in a woman in her 20s, officials said Saturday. "Research on a suspected reinfection case is under way in the country," Kwon Joon-wook, deputy director of the Central Disease Control Headquarters, said in a press briefing. The patient, who was first diagnosed with COVID-19 in March, tested positive again in early April, he said. The authorities believe the woman was likely infected through
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[Newsmaker] 2 killed in fire at waste recycling facilitySocial affairsSept 19, 2020Two foreign workers were killed as a fire gutted a waste recycling facility located south of Seoul, authorities said Saturday. The incident occurred at around 4 a.m. inside a plastic waste recycling plant in Pyeongtaek, Gyeongggi Province. The blaze appears to have been started by the explosion of a transverse kiln, firefighters said. The fire killed two foreign workers, whose identities were withheld, and burned down two buildings. About 100 tons of plastic waste were apparently stored in the -
Former president's son apologizes after being expelled by ruling partyPoliticsSept 19, 2020Rep. Kim Hong-gul, the youngest son of late former President Kim Dae-jung, issued an apology Saturday, one day after he was expelled from the ruling party amid controversy over his dubious amassing of properties. The Democratic Party stripped the first-term lawmaker of party membership Friday for underreporting wealth and refusing to cooperate with an in-house probe. "I accept the party's decision on the expulsion heavily and solemnly," Kim said in a message sent to reporters. "
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Moon vows full efforts to promote fairness in Youth Day messagePoliticsSept 19, 2020President Moon Jae-in pledged his administration's every effort to enhance fairness in South Korea's society and economy, as he addressed the country's inaugural Youth Day ceremony at Cheong Wa Dae on Saturday. "We still hear the rage of young people who complain that unfairness still persists" despite the government's campaign for fairness and justice as well as an egalitarian society, Moon said during the event held at Nokjiwon, a verdant garden inside the presidential compound. Pr -
S. Korea reports 110 new virus cases as rise in local infections persistsSocial affairsSept 19, 2020South Korea's new coronavirus cases stayed in the 100s for the 17th consecutive day on Saturday, with local infections unabated in the greater Seoul area. The country added 110 more COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, taking the total caseload to 22,893, according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA). The new cases mark a decline from 126 reported Friday but are higher than Tuesday's 106. Of the new cases, 106 were locally transmitted and the rest came from overseas -
Russia to resume flights to and from S. Korea this monthForeign affairsSept 19, 2020Russia plans to allow the resumption of flights to and from South Korea late this month, Russia's state coronavirus crisis center said. Russia banned the entry of foreign nationals and international flights in March to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and has been lifting the ban gradually since August. The government body announced Friday that flights between Moscow and Incheon, west of Seoul, will restart on Sept. 27 on a weekly basis. Operations to and from Belarus, Kyrgyzs -
DMZ trail in Paju to reopen to tourists next weekNorth KoreaSept 19, 2020A western border hiking trail along the Demilitarized Zone separating the two Koreas will reopen to the public next week, about 11 months after its closure due to the outbreak of African swine fever, authorities said Saturday. The municipality of Paju of Gyeonggi Province, about 30 kilometers northwest of Seoul, said it will reopen its DMZ hiking trail to tourists next Tuesday. In consideration of the ongoing outbreak of the coronavirus, however, the municipal government said it will limit the -
Pyongyang summit deal should be fulfilled, Moon says in anniversary messageNorth KoreaSept 19, 2020President Moon Jae-in said Saturday that his Pyongyang summit accord with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un should be implemented despite restraints at home and abroad, marking the second anniversary of its signing. He stressed that Seoul's commitment to peace remains firm, while the agreement has not been fulfilled speedily due to "internal and external restraints." In a message posted on Facebook, the president recalled his historic speech in front of 150,000 Pyongyang citizens at M -
FM Kang sees slim chance of US-NK talks before US electionForeign affairsSept 18, 2020Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha said Friday chances are slim of progress in stalled nuclear talks between the United States and North Korea before the US presidential election in November. Kang made the remarks during a meeting with South Korean correspondents in Hanoi after talks with her Vietnamese counterpart Pham Binh Minh. "Chances are small that something will happen between North Korea and the United States before the US election," she said when asked about the possibility -
Top diplomats of S. Korea, Vietnam hold talks on easing of COVID-19 entry curbs, bilateral tiesForeign affairsSept 18, 2020The top diplomats of South Korea and Vietnam held talks in Hanoi on Friday to discuss the easing of coronavirus entry restrictions for essential business travelers, bilateral ties and regional issues. Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha and her Vietnamese counterpart, Pham Binh Minh, shared the understanding on the need to introduce a special entry procedure for businesspeople travelling between the two countries, the foreign ministry said. In particular, Minh noted that measures to allow South K -
Ruling party to expel son of former President Kim over ethical issuesPoliticsSept 18, 2020The ruling Democratic Party decided Friday to expel the third son of the late former President Kim Dae-jung, over allegations of underreporting wealth and ownership of multiple homes The party's ethics inspection body launched probes this week into allegations of wrongdoing raised against some party lawmakers, including Rep. Kim Hong-gul. "The party decided to deprive Rep. Kim of party membership as he appeared to not sincerely cooperate with the body in the probe," Rep. Choi In-ho, -
S. Korea’s Yoo advances to second round in race for top post at WTOForeign affairsSept 18, 2020South Korean Trade Minister Yoo Myung-hee has advanced to the second round in the race to become the next director-general of the World Trade Organization. The WTO announced the results of the first round of voting on Friday, selecting five of the eight candidates to proceed to the next round. They are Yoo, Mohammad Al-Tuwaijri from Saudi Arabia, Liam Fox from the UK, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala from Nigeria and Amina Mohamed from Kenya. Three other candidates -- from Egypt, Moldova and Mexico -
‘No discussion of US troop withdrawal at State Dept.’DefenseSept 18, 2020There is no discussion at the US State Department of withdrawing troops from South Korea, US Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs David Stilwell said Thursday. He made the remarks during a US Senate hearing after US Sen. Chris Coons asked whether the State Department could confirm that it was no longer considering pulling US troops out of South Korea -- a plan that was reportedly weighed by the Trump administration. Coons also asked Stilwell if he could assure the Senate tha -
Unemployment benefits to be extended to artists, starting in DecemberSocial affairsSept 18, 2020Artists will be eligible for an unemployment allowance starting in December following the expansion of national employment insurance coverage. The Labor Ministry said Friday that it is planning to revise relevant legislation in time for the change to take effect Dec. 10. The expanded coverage will include artists, musicians and other workers who have signed special contracts with their employers. Once the change becomes effective, artists and their employers will be required to pay monthly pre -
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[Newsmaker] Nat'l pension fund employees under drug probe: policeSocial affairsSept 18, 2020Four employees of the National Pension Service Investment Management (NPSIM) have been under criminal investigation over suspected drug charges, police said Friday. According to the Jeonbuk Provincial Police Agency, the four employees, who had previously served as fund managers for the world's leading pension operator, have been booked without detention on suspicion of inhaling cannabis, a banned substance in South Korea. The four, whose identities were withheld, confessed to using cannabis d
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