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S. Korea reports 5 more cases of novel coronavirus, total now at 51Social affairsFeb 19, 2020South Korea confirmed 5 more cases of the novel coronavirus Wednesday, bringing the total number of infections here to 51, amid growing concerns that the respiratory illness is spreading across the c... -
US flies surveillance aircraft to monitor N. KoreaNorth KoreaFeb 19, 2020A US surveillance aircraft has flown over South Korea on an apparent mission to monitor North Korea, an aviation tracker said Wednesday. The US Air Force's E-8C, or JSTARS, was spotted in the skies ... -
S. Korean presidential plane arrives back from Japan with 7 evacuees aboardSocial affairsFeb 19, 2020A South Korean presidential plane with six nationals and a Japanese spouse onboard arrived back from Japan on Wednesday, completing the mission to evacuate them from a coronavirus-hit cruise ship. T... -
Burberry cancels invitations of Korean celebs to London show over coronavirus concernsSocial affairsFeb 18, 2020British luxury brand Burberry has cancelled its invitations of South Korean celebrities and branch workers to its show at London Fashion Week due to coronavirus concerns, the company said Tuesday. A... -
Man died of pneumonia not linked to novel coronavirusSocial affairsFeb 18, 2020South Korean health authorities said Tuesday that the death earlier in the day of a man who recently visited China was not related to the novel coronavirus. The Korea Centers for Disease Control and... -
North Korean defectors seek to create political partyPoliticsFeb 18, 2020North Korean defectors living here are pushing to create a political party that protects their rights and interests. On Tuesday, some 200 defectors launched a preparatory committee for establishment... -
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[News Focus] Recruitment of new faces remains key task for merged conservative partyPoliticsFeb 18, 2020After three years of disarray, conservatives managed to forge a united front to counter the main liberal force of the ruling party, boosting their chances in the upcoming general elections. The ques... -
NK reiterates it has no virus patientsNorth KoreaFeb 18, 2020North Korea has yet to see its people infected with the virus that causes COVID-19, which has left over 1,800 dead and 72,000 infected in neighboring China, its state-run newspaper reported Tuesday. ... -
S. Korea entering ‘new phase’ in virus fightSocial affairsFeb 18, 2020Patients with unclear transmission route rise to 3 -
New party woos soldiers with longer vacation pledgePoliticsFeb 18, 2020The newly formed main opposition United Future Party on Tuesday unveiled an election pledge to offer soldiers longer vacations, extended tenures and higher pay. It was the fledging party’s first cam... -
Government jet mobilized for evacuation of Koreans from cruise ship in JapanForeign AffairsFeb 18, 2020A South Korean government jet left Tuesday to evacuate Koreans aboard the coronavirus-stricken cruise ship in Japan, amid concerns of rapidly rising cases of COVID-19 onboard. The VCN-235 Air For... -
Seoul to improve living conditions in semi-basement apartments depicted in ‘Parasite’Social affairsFeb 18, 2020The Seoul City government will financially support 1,500 households living in semi-basement apartments like the one depicted in the Oscar-winning film “Parasite,” to improve their living conditions, ... -
Moon calls for ‘extraordinary measures’ to shore up economyPoliticsFeb 18, 2020President Moon Jae-in on Tuesday again called on the government to do all it can to deal with the economic fallout of the coronavirus outbreak. Speaking at a Cabinet meeting, Moon said the outbreak ... -
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[Newsmaker] Cabinet passes bill on soldiers’ child care leaveSocial affairsFeb 18, 2020The Cabinet on Tuesday passed a revised bill that encourages soldiers to take longer periods of leave for child care. Government officials including soldiers can take child care leave of up to three... -
Defense chiefs of S. Korea, US to hold talks in Washington next weekDefenseFeb 18, 2020The defense chiefs of South Korea and the United States will hold talks in Washington next week to discuss the security situation on the Korean Peninsula and other pending issues, Seoul's defense min...
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