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Tue, June 15, 2021 | 21:00

Moon expedites bid to turn Korea into global vaccine hub

President Moon Jae-in is expediting his bid to turn Korea into a global vaccine manufacturing hub by seeking to form a partnership with CureVac for the production of the German drug maker's next-generation vaccine. Moon, who was on a trip to Austria, had a videoconference with CureVac CEO Franz-Werner Haas, Tuesday (local time), and asked him to cooperate with Korean firms.

2021-06-15 19:01

'Embracing Black joy through struggle:' Korea's Black community celebrates Juneteenth

Juneteenth was a word not known to many outside of the U.S. ― as well as some inside it either ― before this last year. According to Google Trends, searches for the word “Juneteenth” reached their highest level in 2020 since 2004, the earliest data available. According to data, the word didn't only trend in the U.S., but worldwide too.

2021-06-15 17:50

[RAS Korea] World's oldest Korean studies journal publishes 95th volume

One hundred and twenty-one years in the making, Royal Asiatic Society (RAS) Korea has published the 95th volume of its now-annual “Transactions.” RAS Korea's journal began humbly in 1900, the year of the society's founding, with a small, 90-page booklet. Yet its contents represented some of the world's first-ever academic studies of Korea in the English language. Interrupted ...

2021-06-15 17:50

High school junior found dead after being accused of cheating

A high school junior has been found dead after pleading her innocence when a teacher accused her of cheating on an English assessment test.

2021-06-15 16:15

HIV testing put on backburner amid pandemic

With public health centers across Seoul focusing their attention on the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) testing at state-run clinics is taking a backseat to treating coronavirus infections, raising concerns over possible blind spots in the management of HIV infections and transmission. According to the Seoul Metropolitan Government, there are o...

2021-06-15 16:12

Concerns growing over COVID-19 vaccination errors

As Korea's vaccination drive against COVID-19 gathers pace, a number of vaccine-related errors have been reported nationwide, prompting concern among people waiting their turn to be inoculated. The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said 105 vaccine administration errors have been reported out of the 14.79 million that had been given as of Sunday.

2021-06-15 16:03

Quarter of Korea's population vaccinated

Over 600 drug offenders arrested in 3-month crackdown

An intensive police crackdown on drug offenses for the past three months resulted in the arrests of over 600 suspects, the National Police Agency (NPA) said Tuesday.

2021-06-15 15:46

Korea's diplomatic academy chief calls Suga's cancellation of talks with Moon 'discourtesy'

Japan committed a "discourtesy" by canceling agreed-upon talks between President Moon Jae-in and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga during the recent Group of Seven (G-7) summit in Britain, the head of South Korea's state diplomatic academy said Tuesday.

2021-06-15 15:35

[SPECIAL REPORT] Single foreign parents face many citizenship hurdles to stay in Korea

Marhabo Jumaboeva, 38, is a citizen of Uzbekistan who lives with her two children as a single mother in Incheon. She divorced her Korean husband in 2016, ending nine years of marriage. The main reason was that her mother-in-law was overly protective of her son and looked down on Jumaboeva because she was a foreigner. “I don't regret my choice. But the divorce, which was an un...

2021-06-15 15:13

Ruling party seeks to expand alternative holidays

The ruling Democratic Party (DP) said Tuesday it will seek to pass legislation this month to expand alternative statutory holidays.

2021-06-15 15:02

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