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[Newsmaker] Korea to invest W9tr to speed up digital transformation

[Newsmaker] Korea to invest W9tr to speed up digital transformation

ScienceJan 26, 2022

South Korea will inject a record-high 9 trillion won ($7.5 billion) this year into its drive for digital transformation as part of the country’s Digital New Deal plan, the Ministry of Science and ICT said Wednesday. The biggest portion of the state fund, 5.9 trillion won, will be poured into strengthening the ecosystem of data, network and artificial intelligence. By the end of this year, it pl...

[Newsmaker] N.Korea appears to fire two cruise missiles from inland area: S.Korean military

DefenseJan 25, 2022

North Korea fired two suspected cruise missiles from an inland area Tuesday morning, its fifth weapons test this year. “North Korea is presumed to launch two cruise missiles this morning,” a South Korean military official told reporters on condition of anonymity. “The missiles are estimated to have traveled mostly inland although further analysis is needed,” the military official said, adding t...
[Newsmaker] COVID pass will not be required from people who have been hospitalized with vaccine side-effects

Social affairsJan 24, 2022

People who have been hospitalized due to adverse events and allergic reactions to COVID-19 vaccines are exempt from the country’s vaccine pass mandate, starting on Monday. According to the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters, the government will grant the exemption if people have received hospital treatments within six weeks after they received their first dose of COVID-19...

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