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S. Korea Adds Around 140,000 COVID-19 Cases on Wed.

Written: 2022-08-24 09:52:45 / Updated: 2022-08-24 11:11:51

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PM Han: Ban on Visits to Nursing Facilities to Remain During Chuseok

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PM Han: Ban on Visits to Nursing Facilities to Remain During Chuseok

Written: 2022-08-24 09:50:02 / Updated: 2022-08-24 10:51:27

Prime Minister Han Duck-soo said on Wednesday that bans on in-person visits to nursing homes and other long-term care facilities will remain in ...

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Foreign Minister to Meet New UN Special Rapporteur on N. Korean Human Rights

Written: 2022-08-23 19:33:17 / Updated: 2022-08-23 22:22:50

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Tuesday that Minister Park Jin will meet with a new UN special rapporteur for North Korea’s human rights during ...

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Adoptees from Denmark Urge Probe into Alleged Human Rights Abuses

Written: 2022-08-23 19:18:15 / Updated: 2022-08-23 22:20:13

A group of Korean adoptees from Denmark has submitted a motion calling for a state investigation into alleged human rights abuses as they were denied ...

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Committee on Financial Reform of Health Insurance System Launches

Written: 2022-08-23 16:00:57 / Updated: 2022-08-23 16:01:51

The health ministry has rolled up its sleeves to carry out financial reforms of South Korea's health insurance system. The ministry has ...

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BAI to Inspect Nuke Phase-out Policy, Vaccine Management of Moon Gov’t

Written: 2022-08-23 15:47:57 / Updated: 2022-08-23 16:20:11

The state audit agency has decided to conduct an audit later this year on the nuclear phase-out policy pushed by the previous Moon Jae-in administration. The ...

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Nation's Registered Population Falls For Second Straight Year

Written: 2022-08-23 15:18:14 / Updated: 2022-08-23 15:25:33

South Korea's registered population fell for the second year in a row, coming in at around 51-point-six million as of the end of last year. According ...

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Lee Jae-myung's Wife Appears for Questioning over Corporate Credit Card Allegations

Written: 2022-08-23 14:55:10 / Updated: 2022-08-23 15:13:38

The wife of main opposition Democratic Party lawmaker and former presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung appeared before the police on Tuesday to ...

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Gov't: COVID-19 Infections May Decline From This Week

Written: 2022-08-23 14:41:32 / Updated: 2022-08-23 16:34:37

The government projects daily new COVID-19 infections to peak at around 200-thousand, and start declining from as early as this week. Assessing ...

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Independent Counsel Questions Ex-Air Force Chief over Mishandling Sexual Abuse-Suicide Case

Written: 2022-08-23 14:33:51 / Updated: 2022-08-23 15:02:25

A former Air Force chief appeared for questioning before an independent counsel as a witness in its investigation into the military's handling ...