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[Feature] No jobs, no flights home: Migrant workers stranded in S. KoreaSocial affairsSept 29, 2020It is the time of the year when migrant workers in South Korea feel the most homesick, as locals celebrate the Chuseok fall harvest holiday with their families. As the coronavirus pandemic has br... -
S. Korea sees lowest single-day rise in COVID-19 cases since Aug. 11Social affairsSept 28, 2020South Korea’s new daily COVID-19 case count dropped to 50 Monday, the lowest in 48 days, as the country strives to prevent a rebound in coronavirus infections over the Chuseok holiday. Of the 50 ... -
‘Don’t visit hometowns’: PM appeals to people amid coronavirus fearsSocial affairsSept 27, 2020Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun on Sunday appealed to South Koreans to refrain from visiting their hometowns during the upcoming Chuseok holiday to help rein in the coronavirus. He also renewed warning... -
Level 2 social distancing rules to be in place over Chuseok holidaySocial affairsSept 25, 2020Level 2 social distancing rules will remain in place across the nation over the long Chuseok holiday with tougher measures added, the government announced Friday, to prevent a rise in infections duri... -
S. Korea sees triple-digit gains in daily COVID-19 cases for 2nd daySocial affairsSept 24, 2020South Korea reported more than 100 new COVID-19 cases for the second consecutive day Thursday, due to sporadic clusters of infections across the country, keeping health authorities on edge ahead of t... -
ASEAN-Korea Centre to organize 2020 ASEAN Youth Career Mentorship ProgramSocial affairsSept 23, 2020The ASEAN-Korea Centre will organize its annual 2020 ASEAN Youth Career Mentorship on Saturday to support ASEAN students in building their future careers in South Korea. At the event, to be livestre... -
S. Korea's new daily COVID-19 bounce back to triple-digit figureSocial affairsSept 23, 2020South Korea’s daily new coronavirus cases bounced back over 100 for Wednesday’s count, as sporadic clusters of infections and untraceable cases continue to strain health authorities’ virus containmen... -
Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun gets tested for COVID-19Social affairsSept 22, 2020South Korea’s daily new COVID-19 cases stayed below 100 for the third consecutive day, though authorities strive to bring the situation under control before the upcoming Chuseok holiday. Korea re... -
Trial begins for lawmakers over 2019 parliamentary brawlSocial affairsSept 21, 2020The trial began Monday for former and incumbent lawmakers of the then-main opposition Liberty Korea Party in connection with a mass brawl that broke out inside the National Assembly in April 2019 ove... -
Seoul stumped on social distancing decisionSocial affairsSept 11, 2020The government appears to be stuck over whether to extend the current level of tightened social distancing as daily coronavirus cases remain in the triple digits, and untraceable cases and sporadic c... -
Virus breakout reported at major hospital in SeoulSocial affairsSept 10, 2020A COVID-19 infection cluster that so far numbers 17 cases emerged at one of the country’s biggest general hospitals in Seoul on Thursday, as health authorities struggle to bring the number of infecti... -
Asymptomatic patients, sporadic outbreaks slow COVID-19 fightSocial affairsSept 9, 2020Despite the weekslong social distancing campaign, South Korea is not seeing a sharp drop in COVID-19 infections as sporadic clusters of infections continue to be detected and the virus spreads silent... -
S. Korea to mass-produce antibody treatment of COVID-19 this monthSocial affairsSept 8, 2020South Korea plans to mass-produce an antibody-based therapy for COVID-19 later this month, health authorities said Tuesday. The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety is currently reviewing plans for P... -
S. Korea likely to see definite slowdown in infections this week: KCDCSocial affairsSept 8, 2020South Korea’s daily count of new COVID-19 cases stayed below 200 for the sixth consecutive day on Tuesday, though health authorities are on alert over untraceable cases and sporadic outbreaks. K... -
National Assembly resumes operations after all test negative for COVID-19PoliticsSept 5, 2020The National Assembly resumed operations on Saturday after a brief shutdown caused by a main opposition party official testing positive for the new coronavirus. "Everyone who had been selectively ch...
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