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Moon backed for measures on outbreak
President Moon Jae-in gained bipartisan parliamentary support for the government’s measures to contain the coronavirus outbreak and minimize the economic fallout after a meeting with four leaders of ruling and opposition parties after at the National…
Feb 29,2020
USFK applies pressure with threat of a furlough
U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) issued a 30-day advance notice of a potential furlough to its Korean employees, apparently to further pressure Seoul in defense cost-sharing negotiations. Korea and the United States have been engaged in talks over how muc…
Feb 29,2020
Seoul asks Washington to exercise restraint
Seoul asked Washington to refrain from excessive measures after the U.S. State Department raised its travel advisory for South Korea by another level Wednesday, urging Americans to “reconsider” visiting the country as it struggles with the coronaviru…
Feb 28,2020
Joint military exercise postponed
South Korea and the United States will postpone their springtime combined military exercise scheduled for March due to the novel coronavirus outbreak, announced Seoul’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) on Thursday. In a joint press conference at the Mi…
Feb 28,2020
Foreign minister tries to stop nations from barring Koreans
Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha warned countries, including China, against excessive travel restrictions on Koreans. Chinese provinces and cities this week began barring travelers from Korea and quarantining visitors upon their arrival wit…
Feb 27,2020
Lawmakers put differences aside to fight outbreak
President Moon Jae-in will meet ruling and opposition party leaders at the National Assembly Friday to seek multipartisan support in combating the coronavirus outbreak across Korea, announced the Blue House on Wednesday. Main opposition United Fut…
Feb 27,2020
Ex-President Lee released after six days in prison
After six days in prison, former President Lee Myung-bak was released from jail on Tuesday, following an appeal of the ruling that put him in prison. The Seoul High Court said Tuesday that it has decided to suspend the imprisonment of Lee because…
Feb 27,2020
Moon takes trip to virus hotbed
President Moon Jae-in spent four hours in Daegu on Tuesday, where an outbreak of the novel coronavirus is mostly concentrated, to calm residents’ growing panic and promise support from the government. “The government will fight the battle against…
Feb 26,2020
Gov’t tells mask manufacturers to keep supplies at home
Korea imposed an export ban on face masks Tuesday. The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety said emergency measures will take effect starting today to control supplies of face masks and hand sanitizer. Exports of face masks are banned starting today, …
Feb 26,2020
Differences on cost sharing remain stark
The defense chiefs of Korea and the United States presented broadly different accounts on the issue of military cost sharing at a joint press conference Monday, exposing ever-wide differences between the two sides as they continue negotiations over t…
Feb 26,2020
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