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City to open probe into allegations of sexual misconduct by late Seoul mayorSocial affairsJul 15, 2020The Seoul metropolitan government on Wednesday announced a plan to launch a probe into allegations of sexual abuse by the city's late mayor raised by his former secretary. Park Won-soon, the city's ... -
Japanese gets suspended prison term for breaching self-isolation rulesSocial affairsJul 15, 2020A Japanese man who became the first foreigner arrested by South Korean police in May for violating mandatory self-isolation rules aimed at containing the coronavirus was freed on Wednesday after bein... -
S. Korea raises guard against ASF to prevent 2nd wave: ministrySocial affairsJul 15, 2020SEJONG -- South Korea said Wednesday the country is making efforts to prevent a possible second wave of outbreaks of African swine fever on local farms amid a steady rise in the number of contaminate... -
FDI pledges to S. Korea drop 22% in H1 amid pandemicEconomyJul 15, 2020SEJONG -- Foreign direct investment (FDI) pledged to South Korea dipped 22.4 percent on-year in the first half of the year as the global virus pandemic limited trades across borders amid a global eco... -
S. Korea adopts alert system on crowded beaches to curb virus spreadSocial affairsJul 15, 2020SEJONG -- South Korea said Wednesday it has adopted an alert system on the country's 50 major beaches that will ban the entry of additional visitors in crowded areas to stem the spread of the new cor... -
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[Monitor] Record-high unemployment allowances paid out in JuneIndustryJul 15, 2020Over 1.11 trillion won was spent as allowances for job seekers in June this year, marking a record high monthly payout and jumping 62.9 percent on-year, the Employment and Labor Ministry said. The a... -
New virus cases below 40 for 2nd day; imported cases still on high plateauSocial affairsJul 15, 2020South Korea's new virus cases stayed below 40 for the second day in a row on Wednesday, but imported cases continued to rise, hampering the country's efforts to contain the virus. The country added ... -
USFK stresses S. Korea's anti-virus beach use guidelines after troop disturbancesSocial affairsJul 15, 2020The US Forces Korea (USFK) has told its troops to follow the anti-coronavirus beach use guidelines that the southeastern city of Busan issued earlier this week after unruly July Fourth celebrations b... -
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[Graphic News] Amazon becomes world’s most valuable brandWorld BusinessJul 15, 2020Amazon has overtaken Apple as the world’s most valuable brand, according to global market research conducted by Kantar. The report, titled 2019 Top BrandZ, claims the value of the e-commerce giant... -
KBO's emerging slugger surprised with own power surgeBaseballJul 15, 2020It wasn't supposed to come this early. No, when Kiwoom Heroes' outfielder Lee Jung-hoo got to work with his team trainers during the offseason, the idea was to put on muscle so he could start hittin... -
NK's paper stresses antivirus efforts at major gateways for tradeNorth KoreaJul 15, 2020North Korea's official newspaper on Wednesday stressed the importance of antivirus efforts at the country's major seaports and land-based gateways for trade as the communist state is striving to prev... -
Seoul stocks open higher on positive vaccine dataMarketsJul 15, 2020South Korean stocks opened higher Wednesday, buoyed by progress toward a new coronavirus vaccine. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) jumped 32.14 points, or 1.47 percent, to 2,2... -
S. Korea's export prices increase for 2nd month in JuneEconomyJul 15, 2020South Korea's export prices rose for the second consecutive month in June on rising international oil costs, central bank data showed Wednesday. The country's export price index, in terms of the loc... -
Job losses extend into June, unemployment rate up at 4.3%EconomyJul 15, 2020SEJONG -- South Korea lost about 352,000 jobs in June, marking the fourth consecutive monthly decline in the number of employed people as the coronavirus pandemic hammers job markets, data showed Wed... -
Korean War hero Paik laid to restSocial affairsJul 15, 2020SEOUL/DAEJEON -- South Korea held a funeral service Wednesday for Paik Sun-yup, a legendary Korean War hero credited with saving the country from falling under the control of North Korea, with the Ar...
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