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Most arrivals are required to self-quarantine

Starting Wednesday, almost everyone entering Korea will be required to self-isolate for two weeks, the incubation period of the new coronavirus. Limited exceptions are being made for a few specific visa categories. Prime Minister Chung Sye-ky…

Mar 30,2020
Is the law the problem? (KOR)

LEE DONG-HYUN The author is the deputy editor of industry 1 team of the JoongAng Ilbo. Marcus Tullius Cicero compiled the universal principles of Roman law, the basis of Western modern law. In “De Legibus” (On the Laws), he wrote, “Salus…

Mar 30,2020
Foreigners who break quarantine can be deported

Health officials warned Thursday that foreigners who ignore isolation orders and get busted roaming around “without a just reason” will be expelled from Korea. The Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters, the Korean government’s t…

Mar 27,2020
Tangible policies needed (KOR)

HAN AE-RAN The author is the head of the financial team of the JoongAng Ilbo. I heard a story from a former corporate executive about 20 years ago. The chairman was a good person and did not like employees working late. He ordered that th…

Mar 27,2020
Visitors arriving from U.S. face restrictions starting Friday

Travelers from the United States will face new restrictions when they enter Korea starting Friday, but not as rigorous as those on travelers from Europe. All travelers from the United States including Korean nationals will undergo temperature chec…

Mar 26,2020
Some thoughts on Telegram (KOR)

CHANG HYE-SOO The author is the head of the sports team of the JoongAng Ilbo. In 1825, American painter and inventor Samuel Finley Breese Morse (1791-1872) was in Washington D.C. when he received a letter from a messenger on a horse from…

Mar 26,2020
Name, pic of Telegram trafficker disclosed

The police on Tuesday released the identity of an alleged leader of an illegal pornography ring that enslaved dozens of women, including children, and offered videos of violent sex crimes through an instant messaging app. Cho Ju-bin, 25, is the s…

Mar 25,2020
Enjoying wartime presidency (KOR)

JUNG HYO-SIK The author is a Washington correspondent of the JoongAng Ilbo. On Sunday, U.S. President Donald Trump said, “We’re at war […] And we’re fighting an invisible enemy […] No American is alone as long as we are united.” He added,…

Mar 25,2020
Cytokine storm (KOR)

HA HYUN-OCK The author is the head of the welfare administration team of the JoongAng Ilbo. “Did you say an ‘immune storm?’ Aren’t you lucky to be young and healthy, as you have a strong immune system?” asks Yoo Si-jin, a special forces ca…

Mar 24,2020
Shocked public wants Telegram trafficker identified

Following the arrest of a 26-year-old who allegedly kept dozens of women, including underage girls, in sexual slavery and offered chats showing videos of violent sex through an instant messaging app, public demands rose for the release of his full na…

Mar 23,2020

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