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Thu, February 27, 2020 | 21:16

Moon stresses need for 'clear turning point' in fight against coronavirus

Moon stresses need for 'clear turning point' in fight against coronavirus

President Moon Jae-in set this week as a deadline for a "clear turning point" in desperate efforts to counter the COVID-19 outbreak, as he made a visit to Daegu, the source of the rapid proliferation of the deadly virus recently in South Korea, on Tuesday.

2020-02-25 15:48

Gov't to conduct coronavirus tests on all Shincheonji followers

Gov't to conduct coronavirus tests on all Shincheonji followers

The government will conduct coronavirus tests on all followers of the Shincheonji Church of Jesus, as the religious group agreed to provide a complete list of its members, the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters (CDSC) announced Tuesday.

Bahk Eun-ji | 2020-02-25 15:41

Crusader or self-deceiver?

Volunteer and walk in Seoul's Lotus Lantern Parade

Volunteer and walk in Seoul's Lotus Lantern Parade

Every spring one of Seoul's largest festivals takes place to celebrate the birth of Buddha. The Lotus Lantern Festival, also called Yeondeunghoe, has a history stretching back 1,200 years in Korea.

Kim Ji-soo | 2020-02-25 15:23

Esper urges South Korea to pay more for combined defense

Esper urges South Korea to pay more for combined defense

U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Monday that South Korea can and should contribute more to its defense in terms of financial contributions to the upkeep of American troops on the peninsula.

2020-02-25 15:21

US Forces Korea imposes tougher process for installation access over coronavirus outbreak

Newly married Korean couple quarantined in Mauritius over coronavirus spread

Newly married Korean couple quarantined in Mauritius over coronavirus spread

According to Gangwon Ilbo daily, the couple - who left for Mauritius after their wedding ceremony in Chuncheon, Gangwon Province, on Feb. 22 - was taken to a quarantine facility after a health checkup at Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport. While the husband claims they don't have typical symptoms of coronavirus infection, health authorities there reportedly say t...

Park Si-soo | 2020-02-25 13:53

Gov't moves to prevent 'Korea-phobia'

Government seeks to bring extra budget into fight against economic slump

Government seeks to bring extra budget into fight against economic slump

The government and ruling party agreed Tuesday to push for an extra budget to avert an economic slowdown amid the fast spreading outbreak of the new coronavirus.

2020-02-25 13:48

Foreign community brief

An extended version of the 1993 film “Farewell My Concubine,” which won the Palme d'Or at the 46th Cannes Film Festival will be released in theaters on April 1, according to Yonhap News Agency. The film, directed by the veteran Chinese filmmaker Chen Kaige, stars top Chinese stars as Fengyi Zhang, Gong Li and the late Leslie Cheung. Cheung was especially popular with Korean f...

Kim Ji-soo | 2020-02-25 13:27

Don't go: US CDC raises travel advisory for Korea to highest level

Don't go: US CDC raises travel advisory for Korea to highest level

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) raised its travel advisory for Korea to the highest level Tuesday (KST) after the number of coronavirus cases in Korea surged past 800. The Level 3 warning means U.S. citizens should avoid all nonessential travel to Korea, where the COVID-19 virus has killed eight people and infected nearly 900 as of Tuesday morning.

Jung Min-ho | 2020-02-25 13:17

US Forces Korea imposes tougher process for installation access over coronavirus outbreak

US Forces Korea denies delaying joint training over virus concerns

US Forces Korea denies delaying joint training over virus concerns

U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) has denied media reports that joint military training between South Korea and the United States will be delayed over coronavirus concerns. “A recent media article reporting United States Forces Korea proposing the postponement of future combined training is inaccurate,” USFK said Tuesday. “Any decision regarding combined training will be an U.S.-ROK A...

Jung Min-ho | 2020-02-25 13:06

US Forces Korea imposes tougher process for installation access over coronavirus outbreak

South Korean tourists on 1st chartered flight return from Israel after entry ban

South Korean tourists on 1st chartered flight return from Israel after entry ban

About 220 South Korean tourists returned home from Israel on Tuesday on a chartered flight that the Middle Eastern nation arranged for them over concerns about the new coronavirus.

2020-02-25 11:59

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