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Fri, July 10, 2020 | 00:48

Jordanian envoy visits importers' association

Jordanian envoy visits importers' association

Jordanian Ambassador to Korea Adel Adaileh, left, shakes hands with Korea Importers Association (KOIMA) Chairman Hong Kwang-hee during his visit to KOIMA in Seocho-gu, southern Seoul, June 30. They discussed ways to expand bilateral trade. Yonhap

Yi Whan-woo | 2020-07-06 14:32

Safety, security make Korea example for women's status

Safety, security make Korea example for women's status

Walking along the Han River in Seoul, even at midnight, one can see a substantial number of women and girls strolling around, exercising, bicycling, jogging or simply enjoying the river from its banks without any fear or personal insecurity - something that seems impossible to imagine in more than half of the world.

Yi Whan-woo | 2020-07-06 14:31

Indian Cultural Centre marks 10th anniversary

Indian Cultural Centre marks 10th anniversary

Seoul's Indian Cultural Centre celebrated its 10th anniversary, July 1, with a video conference jointly organized with the Embassy of India. Also called Swami Vivekananda Cultural Centre, it showcases India's rich cultural heritage and promotes cultural exchanges between the two countries through the development of various programs.

Yi Whan-woo | 2020-07-06 14:30

S. Korea under increasing pressure to re-impose stronger social distancing

S. Korea under increasing pressure to re-impose stronger social distancing

South Korea's health authorities are coming under growing pressure to increase the intensity of social distancing in the face of a steady rise in new virus cases in major cities such as Gwangju, but the reimposition of toughened infection preventive measures may be in place for those that report a sustained rise in new infections. The country last week adopted a three-tier so...

2020-07-06 13:48

Is Korean economy faring better in pandemic?

[Reporter's Notebook] Politicians and real estate policy

[Reporter's Notebook] Politicians and real estate policy

Political circles are in turmoil over ranking Cheong Wa Dae officials' ownership of multiple homes, which goes against the Moon Jae-in administration's key policy goal to settle the soaring housing prices problem.

Kim Rahn | 2020-07-06 13:43

S. Korea reports 48 new coronavirus infections

S. Korea reports 48 new coronavirus infections

South Korea saw its daily new virus cases slightly fall Monday, but a steady rise in both locally transmitted infections and imported cases continued to put a strain on the country's virus fight. The country added 48 cases, including 24 local infections, raising the total caseload to 13,137, according to the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC). The tally m...

2020-07-06 11:20

Is Korean economy faring better in pandemic?

China's Inner Mongolia warns after suspected bubonic plague case

China's Inner Mongolia warns after suspected bubonic plague case

Authorities in a city in the Chinese region of Inner Mongolia issued a warning on Sunday, one day after a hospital reported a case of suspected bubonic plague. The health committee of the city of Bayan Nur issued the third-level alert, the second lowest in a four-level system. The alert forbids the hunting and eating of animals that could carry plague and asks the public to r...

2020-07-06 10:23

Korea to offer telemedicine services for overseas builders

Korea to offer telemedicine services for overseas builders

Korea plans to start providing telemedicine services for overseas construction workers this year, the government said Sunday, amid heightened alert over new coronavirus infections among them.

2020-07-05 21:21

Moon's new diplomatic lineup raises concerns over ROK-US alliance

Moon's new diplomatic lineup raises concerns over ROK-US alliance

There is much interest in what kind of impact President Moon Jae-in's recent decision to fill his diplomatic and national security team with inter-Korean specialists will have on foreign policy. The big news about Cheong Wa Dae's reshuffle announcement on July 3 was the President's pick of Park Jie-won, one of the main negotiators of the historic 2000 first-ever inter-Korean ...

Do Je-hae | 2020-07-05 18:48

Athletes' human rights under spotlight after tragic death

Athletes' human rights under spotlight after tragic death

The death of 22-year-old female triathlete Choi Sook-hyun has brought human rights of Korean athletes to the fore, sparking public uproar over allegations that she was abused and assaulted for years by her coach and physiotherapist.

Bahk Eun-ji | 2020-07-05 16:06

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