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Kia halts 2 domestic plants following confirmed COVID-19 casesEconomySept 17, 2020Kia Motors Corp., South Korea's second-biggest carmaker, said Thursday it has suspended two of its domestic plants as at least eight workers have been confirmed to have contracted the coronavirus. K... -
Bioneer wins approval for clinical trials of COVID-19, influenza kitsSocial affairsSept 17, 2020South Korean small drug firm Bioneer Corp. said Thursday it has won approval from the local drug safety watchdog to conduct a clinical trial of multi-diagnostic kits that can detect both the novel co... -
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[Graphic News] Sales of food delivery app hit fresh high amid virus pandemicBusinessSept 17, 2020South Korean food delivery applications saw their sales hit a fresh high in August as more people refrained from dining out and stayed home amid the stricter social distancing scheme, data showed. ... -
Seoul, Beijing begin irregular flights amid pandemicEconomySept 17, 2020South Korea and China on Thursday began to operate irregular flights to allow Korean residents in China who returned here due to the coronavirus outbreak to go back, the transport ministry said. Kor... -
Finance minister asks lawmakers to approve extra budget by next TuesdayEconomySept 17, 2020SEJONG -- Finance Minister Hong Nam-ki on Thursday asked the National Assembly to approve a fourth supplementary budget by early next week, in order to give emergency handouts to small merchants ahea... -
NK state media highlight party officials' efforts to support typhoon-hit areasNorth KoreaSept 17, 2020North Korean state media on Thursday highlighted party officials' efforts to help with recovery efforts in eastern regions hit by recent back-to-back typhoons. The Korean Central News Agency said th... -
New virus cases tick up to over 150; cluster infections back in focusSocial affairsSept 17, 2020South Korea reported an uptick in daily new infections of the novel coronavirus Thursday due to sporadic cluster outbreaks and untraceable cases. The country added 153 more COVID-19 cases, including... -
Retail investors pour huge money into domestic, overseas stocksEconomySept 17, 2020South Korean retail investors have poured nearly 100 trillion won ($85.2 billion) into domestic and overseas stocks this year amid ample liquidity and low interest rates, data showed Thursday. Indiv... -
Esper says 'Quad' will be more effective than bilateral allianceWorld NewsSept 17, 2020WASHINGTON -- US Secretary of Defense Mark Esper on Wednesday reiterated the need to build a collective security alliance in the Indo-Pacific region, insisting his country must focus more on multilat... -
Seoul stocks open lower on Wall Street lossesMarketsSept 17, 2020South Korean stocks opened lower Thursday, taking a cue from overnight losses on Wall Street that stemmed from tech valuation concerns. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index fell 11.69 poi... -
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[Lee Kyong-hee] Risk literacy matters in coronavirus warViewpointsSept 17, 2020A virus doesn’t even have its own cells to replicate. It needs a host cell to multiply. A virus is a submicroscopic microbe. That means it is too small to be seen even with a microscope. However, thi... -
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[Noah Smith] Trump’s trade war failed. Can Biden do better?ViewpointsSept 17, 2020With the US presidential campaign heading into the home stretch, President Donald Trump will surely try to tout his record on economic issues. But the numbers don’t speak well of his policies. Unfort... -
[Editorial] Youn on trialEditorialSept 17, 2020Questionable if probe was thorough; apology least the ruling party owes
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N. Korea continues missile development: defense minister nomineeDefenseSept 16, 2020North Korea is continuing to develop its missile capabilities, defense minister nominee Gen. Suh Wook said Wednesday, vowing to sternly respond to any provocations. Suh made the remark in an opening... -
KB Financial chief Yoon Jong-kyoo likely to serve 3rd termMoneySept 16, 2020KB Financial Group Chairman Yoon Jong-kyoo should keep his seat for a third term, the banking group’s outside directors decided Wednesday, bolstered by his bold moves in expansion of nonbanking busin...
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