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Visitors must obey rules on quarantine, says president

President Moon Jae-in warned of “strong legal measures” against anyone flying into Korea and violating the government’s self-isolation orders. Several local government offices have complained of foreigners and Koreans arriving from overseas disobe…

Apr 01,2020
Pompeo hopeful, in spite of North

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday said he remained hopeful about resuming denuclearization negotiations with North Korea, in spite of Pyongyang’s statement that day accusing him of making “reckless” remarks that made it lose interest in d…

Apr 01,2020
Furlough begins for Korean USFK employees

Thousands of Korean workers employed by the U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) are facing unpaid leave for an indefinite period of time starting Wednesday, in an unprecedented move, as Seoul and Washington have yet to seal a new bilateral defense cost-sharing …

Apr 01,2020
Migrants’ rights

Lee Jasmine, right, chairman of the special committee for migrant workers’ human rights of the Justice Party, argues in a press briefing in the National Assembly on Tuesday that migrant workers should not be excluded as beneficiaries of emergency rel…

Apr 01,2020
Ahn moved by act of kindness after time in Daegu

“The hospital was a battlefield,” said Ahn Cheol-soo, chairman of the minor opposition People’s Party, recalling the two weeks he spent volunteering at the Keimyung University Daegu Dongsan Hospital, where he treated coronavirus patients. Ahn arr…

Apr 01,2020
Payment plan will give funds to 14 million households

The government will give some kind of payments to 70 percent of the country’s households to counter the coronavirus outbreak, President Moon Jae-in said Monday. But they may be gift certificates or regional coupons to use in local markets. At an e…

Mar 31,2020
Seoul climate change summit to be postponed

An international climate change summit that was to be held in Seoul in late June is expected to be postponed to next year, according to diplomatic sources Monday. Korea has been preparing to host the second summit of Partnering for Green Growth an…

Mar 31,2020
KCNA calls latest test a crucial step

North Korea’s presumed missile test Sunday was part of a crucial step in “realizing a new strategic intention” for national defense, announced Pyongyang’s state media on Monday. The Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), a regime mouthpiece, said the …

Mar 31,2020
Voting at 65 global missions suspended due to pandemic

Korea’s election watchdog said Monday that it will suspend the ballot process at 65 diplomatic missions in 40 countries — including the United States — because of the coronavirus pandemic, which will affect nearly half of eligible oversea…

Mar 31,2020
Relief checks of 1 million won going to 14 million Korean families

The government will give cash payments to 70 percent of the country’s households to counter the coronavirus outbreak, President Moon Jae-in said Monday. At an emergency economic council meeting with top government officials, Moon unveiled the plan…

Mar 30,2020

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