South Korea and Kazakhstan will strengthen their cooperation in the economic sector, including the automobile industry and resources. Moon Seung-wook, Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy attended the “Korea-Kazakhstan Business Round Table” held on Tuesday (August 17). The meeting was held on the occasion of Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev’s visit. It is the first […]
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North slams US-South Korea military drills, casts doubt on North-South summit
The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Sunday night urged South Korea to cancel its regular joint military exercises with the United States and said a North-South leader-level summit remains unlikely in the short term, the official Korean Central News Agency reported. The joint military drills are “an undesirable prelude which seriously undermines the will […]
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North , South Korea agree to restore severed communication links
North and South Korea restored their cross-border communication lines that had been severed for over a year, the South Korean presidential office said on Tuesday. An official statement said that the two Koreas decided to resume their direct communication hotlines as of 10:00 am local time. This comes 13 months after North Korea cut off all communication lines with South […]
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South Korea reports 1,316 more Covid-19 cases, 165,344 in total
South Korea reported 1,316 more cases of COVID-19 as of midnight Thursday compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 165,344. It was slightly up from the record daily high of 1,275 tallied in the previous day, continuing to break records for the second consecutive day. The daily confirmed […]
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US, South Korea willing to reduce tensions by diplomatic steps towards North Korea
The United States and South Korea are deeply concerned about the issue of the denuclearization of North Korea and willing to reduce tensions via diplomatic steps, US President Joe Biden said during a joint press conference with South Korean President Moon Jae-in. “My team consulted closely with President Moon’s team throughout the process of our DPRK [North Korea policy] review, […]
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South Korea reports 731 new Covid-19 cases
South Korea has recorded 731 new coronavirus cases, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said today, as the country battles to stem the number of infections with more testing and vaccination efforts. New cases are centered on the greater Seoul area and have spread to over a dozen […]
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US, Japan, South Korea vow to continue cooperation to Denuclearize North Korea
The national security advisors from the United States, Japan, and South Korea have agreed to continue trilateral cooperation to denuclearize North Korea, the three officials said in a joint statement provided by the White House. “The national security advisors shared their concerns about North Korea’s nuclear and ballistic missile programs and reaffirmed their […]
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South Korea says North fired ‘projectiles’ into sea
North Korea fired two projectiles into the sea early today, the South’s military said, in what could be its first ballistic missile test during the administration of Joe Biden. The nuclear-armed North has a long history of using weapons tests as provocations, in a carefully calibrated process to forward its […]
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South Korea reports 346 more Covid-19 cases, 99,421 in total
South Korea reported 346 more cases of COVID-19 as of midnight Monday compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 99,421. The daily caseload was down from 415 in the previous day, falling below 400 in seven days. The daily number of infections hovered above 100 since Nov. 8 […]
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Injured Son Heung-min out of South Korea friendly against Japan
Tottenham Hotspur’s Son Heung-min will miss South Korea’s friendly against Japan this week because of injury, the Korea Football Association said. Star striker Son’s controversial international call-up after limping off against Arsenal in the Premier League eight days ago had threatened to set up a club-versus-country showdown. The hamstring injury […]
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South Korea probing two deaths after AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine
South Korean authorities said today they are investigating the deaths of two people after a media report said the pair ― both with pre-existing conditions ― died within days of receiving AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine. A 63-year-old nursing home patient with cerebrovascular disease developed symptoms, including high fever, after being given […]
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South Korea vaccinates 18,000 to start ambitious Covid-19 campaign
South Korea said 18,489 people received their first doses of AstraZeneca PLC’s vaccine by midnight on Friday as it launched an ambitious Covid-19 inoculation campaign, and will begin using Pfizer/BioNTech vaccines today. The first to receive the shots are healthcare workers, staffers at assisted care facilities, and other high-risk people, […]
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South Korea kicks off Covid-19 vaccination campaign
South Korea launched its Covid-19 inoculation campaign today, with shots to be administered in some 200 nursing homes, in an effort that officials call the first step in returning the country to a more normal life. The first doses of AstraZeneca’s vaccine began to be given at 9 am (0000 […]
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South Korea eases coronavirus curbs, to announce vaccine plan
South Korea eased some of its strictest social distancing rules for businesses today, but kept limits on private gatherings as authorities prepared to unveil plans for the roll out of the first coronavirus vaccines later this month. The decision comes after a subdued Lunar New Year holiday last week. Daily […]
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South Korea advises caution on AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine for elderly
A panel of South Korean advisers has urged caution over the use of AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine for people older than 65, citing a lack of data, the food and drug safety ministry said today. A decision to limit the use of the vaccine, which is on track to become the […]