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S. Korea evacuates 80 citizens from Iran on charter flight

Mar 19, 2020

The South Korean government sent a charter flight to Iran on Thursday and evacuated 80 people from the Middle Eastern country, which is struggling with a severe coronavirus outbreak. The Asiana A...
Third athlete on national fencing team tests positive for COVID-19

Mar 19, 2020

South Korea’s national fencing team reported that a third athlete on the team had been confirmed to have the novel coronavirus, health officials said Thursday. The 36-year-old athlete tested positiv...
Seoul expands travel advisory to all countries

Mar 18, 2020

South Korea's foreign ministry said Wednesday it has issued a travel advisory for all countries previously not affected by its travel warnings prompted by the global spread of the new coronavirus. U...
Coronavirus spurs exodus of South Koreans from Europe

Mar 17, 2020

With the novel coronavirus spreading fast around the world, a growing number of South Koreans living in hard-hit countries such as Italy and France are seeking to flee home. There are some 5,000 ...
Seoul extends special quarantine to arrivals from Europe

Mar 16, 2020

South Korea on Monday extended special quarantine measures to cover arrivals from Europe, amid the surge in coronavirus cases in the region. Previously six countries from the continent -- Italy, ...
US welcomes Moon’s proposal for G-20 video conference

Mar 15, 2020

The US has welcomed South Korean President Moon Jae-in’s proposal for leaders of the Group of 20 countries to hold a video conference to address the escalating coronavirus outbreak, according to Cheo...
Top diplomats of S. Korea, Norway discuss coronavirus containment

Mar 14, 2020

The top diplomats of South Korea and Norway have discussed efforts to fight the novel coronavirus, the foreign ministry here said Saturday. During the telephone talks with her Norwegian counterpart,...
Moon, Macron discuss coronavirus response in phone talks

Mar 13, 2020

The leaders of South Korea and France had phone discussions Friday on ways to cooperate in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, Cheong Wa Dae said. Speaking with President Moon Jae-in for 35 min...
[News Focus] Chinese masks highlight amicable ties between Seoul, Beijing

Mar 10, 2020

China’s decision to provide masks to South Korea while imposing tit-for-tat entry restrictions on Japanese nationals is highlighting Seoul-Beijing relations. From Tuesday, China temporarily halted i...
Seoul raises travel warning on Italy over coronavirus

Mar 10, 2020

South Korea’s Foreign Ministry raised the travel alert for two additional regions of Italy effective Monday, amid the fast-rising number of COVID-19 cases. Seoul issued a “yellow warning,” which cal...
China to send relief items to S. Korea amid anti-virus effort

Mar 9, 2020

China is preparing to send masks and other relief items to South Korea to help the neighboring country fight the coronavirus, the foreign ministry said Monday. China plans to send about 1 million me...
Seoul, Tokyo tighten border, as virus ignites old spat

Mar 9, 2020

South Korea and Japan tightened border controls Monday over fears of the novel coronavirus, reigniting a long-standing spat. Both countries suspended their 90-day visa waiver programs for each other...
Seoul raises Japan travel warning on coronavirus fears

Mar 7, 2020

South Korea’s Foreign Ministry raised the travel alert for all regions of Japan on Saturday, amid growing concerns about the number of COVID-19 cases there. Effective Monday Seoul advised “restraint...
WHO addresses Seoul-Tokyo spat over coronavirus, calls on countries to stand together

Mar 7, 2020

The World Health Organization on Friday (Geneva time) urged countries to “stand together” on COVID-19, in response to the renewed diplomatic row between Seoul and Tokyo over travel restrictions in re...
Trump says US is working closely with S. Korea on virus

Mar 7, 2020

WASHINGTON (Yonhap) -- US President Donald Trump said Friday that the United States and South Korea have been working closely together as allies to deal with the coronavirus outbreak. The president ...