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Government teases eased social distancing measures for second half

Health authorities will ease the social distancing scheme from the second half of the year after completing vaccination for the older population in June, stating that a large number of the vulnerable population will be immunized by then.

2021-05-12

India's raging pandemic hits Samsung, LG

Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics are being hurt by the coronavirus crisis in India as partial lockdowns affect their production lines there.

2021-05-12

Korean companies active in India providing support

Local companies operating in India are offering humanitarian aid to help in its fight against Covid-19.

2021-05-12

U.S. says it could share vaccines with North Korea

The United States is open to sharing Covid-19 vaccines with North Korea if it gets a request, CNN reported Tuesday, which could be a step toward resuming diplomatic dialogue with Pyongyang.

2021-05-12

Total employment rises the most in 6 years

The number of people working in Korea was up 652,000 last month on year, according to Statistics Korea. It was the second consecutive month of on-year gains and took the total number of people employed to 27.2 million.

2021-05-12

Thank you

At a Covid-19 test site at St. Mary’s Hospital in Daejeon, nurses wearing protective gear hold roses which the hospital management handed out on Tuesday, a day ahead of International Nurses' Day which falls on May 12.

2021-05-11

Korea churns out vaccines for 60+ hoping to slash fatality rates

The government projected that the number of Covid-19 deaths and serious cases will decrease sharply after vaccination for the older population wraps up in the first half of the year.

2021-05-11

Tax revenues jump as economy starts to recover

According to the Ministry of Economy and Finance on Tuesday, in the first three months of this year the government collected 88.5 trillion won in taxes. That is a first quarter record and a 27.3 percent increase on year.

2021-05-11

[THINK ENGLISH] 인도에서 한국교민 172명 항공편 귀국

Some 170 Koreans residing in India, a Covid-19 hotspot which may have produced a more transmissible virus variant, returned home Tuesday on a special flight. The Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters said Tuesday that a special...

2021-05-11

A report full of self-praise

The economy cannot do any better from the so-called self-evaluation report card on economic policies and achievements over the past four years under President Moon Jae-in. According to the report published by the Ministry of...

2021-05-10

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