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Public Facilities in Seoul Metropolitan Area to Temporarily Close Until June 14

2020-05-31

The government is stepping up quarantine measures in the Seoul metropolitan area, including temporary suspension of public facilities such as ...

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S. Korean Central Bank Slashes Rate to Record Low amid Gloomy Outlook

2020-05-31

The Bank of Korea(BOK) says the South Korean economy will contract point-two percent this year due to the fallout of the coronavirus outbreak.Addressing ...

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Japanese WW2 Sex Slavery Victim Re-Accuses Civic Group of Misusing Funds

2020-05-31

Lee Yong-soo, a surviving victim of Japan’s wartime sexual slavery, held another news conference on Monday, further accusing the advocacy ...

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S. Korean High Schools Reopen for Seniors amid Sporadic Virus Outbreaks

2020-05-24

“Hi, how have you been? Did you miss school?”"You should properly wear your face masks, please."As students arrived at ...

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Moon Urges World to Unite under 'Spirit of Freedom for All'

2020-05-24

During the World Health Organization's annual assembly, President Moon Jae-in introduced how South Koreans chose to curtail individual ...

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Investigators Seize Accounting Data in Raid on NGO for Sex Slavery Victims

2020-05-24

The prosecution is going all out to get to the bottom of an alleged embezzlement scandal involving the organizer of the Wednesday Protest for the ...

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Moon Promises to Investigate Bloody Crackdown on May 18 Uprising

2020-05-24

On Monday South Korea commemorated the spirit of the May 18th democratic uprising in front of the old South Jeolla provincial building, where protesters ...

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April Employment Posts Steepest Decline in 21 Years

2020-05-17

Statistics Korea announced on Wednesday that the number of employed people dropped by 476-thousand in April from a year earlier. The figure represents ...

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Locally Transmitted COVID-19 Cases Drop Back into Single Digits

2020-05-17

After a turbulent week that saw the number of COVID-19 cases reported in South Korea spike following reports of the Itaewon cluster last week, the ...

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UN Friends Group Holds Inaugural Talks to Cope with COVID-19

2020-05-17

A South Korea-led multilateral group was launched on Tuesday to ensure effective cooperation against the coronavirus outbreak."Korea ...

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