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Sun, April 5, 2020 | 01:08

Hospitals as loopholes

The number of confirmed COVID-19 patients here surpassed 10,000, Friday, 74 days after the first South Korean was infected in the outbreak, Jan. 20.

2020-04-03 18:41

COVID-19 and mass layoffs

The worst fears about mass layoffs resulting from the coronavirus shock have become a reality. One of the sectors hit hardest is the aviation industry - low-cost carrier Eastar Jet is reportedly planning restructuring measures that will affect 750 employees, about 45 percent of its workforce.

2020-04-03 18:37

Reassessing online games

Almost all industrial sectors are reeling under the new coronavirus shock, but a few industries are benefitting from it. A case in point is digital gaming. According to foreign wire services, the World Health Organization has begun a campaign called #PlayApartTogether, recommending that people practice social distancing to contain COVID-19 by playing online games.

2020-04-02 16:06

Prelude to economic woes

Major economic data shows that the Korean economy is feeling the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. Industrial output, investment and consumption have just begun a downward spiral with business sentiment falling to an 11-year low. Yet this comes as no surprise considering the scope and severity of the economic fallout from the public health crisis.

2020-04-01 17:10

Adoption of online classes

Elementary, middle and high schools will begin the new school year with online classes starting April 9 as the country continues to fight the coronavirus pandemic. Senior students in middle and high schools will begin learning online that day, followed by freshmen and sophomores in secondary schools, and fourth to sixth graders in elementary schools April 16. First to third g...

2020-04-01 17:00

South Korea will enforce a two-week mandatory quarantine for all people entering the country from today, except for those visiting for diplomatic and government affairs.

2020-03-31 16:05

Shameful technology theft

The legal battle between two battery makers - LG Chem and SK Innovation - over the latter's alleged theft of trade secrets will likely end up with SK Innovation being defeated. According to a default judgment the U.S. International Trade Commission uploaded recently on its website, SK Innovation extracted information on a detailed list of anode and cathode materials used for ...

2020-03-31 16:01

Disaster relief money

The Moon Jae-in administration has decided to provide “emergency disaster relief money” to 70 percent of the nation's households to help them ride out the economic difficulties arising from the coronavirus pandemic. This decision is inevitable to help cushion the shock of the virus outbreak.

2020-03-30 17:10

Hanjin sibling feud

Hanjin Group Chairman Cho Won-tae has defended his control over management of Hanjin KAL, the group's holding company, in a feud with his elder sister Cho Hyun-ah. During the firm's shareholders meeting Friday, 56.67 percent of shareholders supported the reappointment of the chairman as an executive director.

2020-03-30 17:00

Long fight ahead

Despite the government's strengthened “social distancing” measures, the new coronavirus is showing few signs of abating in South Korea. Rather, concerns about a new wave of infections have been rising recently as new COVID-19 clusters have emerged and cases are continuously being reported from among those who have arrived from abroad.

2020-03-29 16:46

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