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Regulations loosen up in Seoul before switch to 'With Corona'

The government announced that social gatherings of up to eight people will be allowed in the greater Seoul area after 6 p.m. starting Monday, seen as a step toward ultimately shifting to a scheme of living with Covid-19 next month.

2021-10-15

Gov’t orders hospitals outside of Seoul to prepare more I.C.U. beds

The Korean government issued an executive order Friday to secure more hospital beds in areas outside of the Seoul metropolitan area to cope with the continued high number of Covid-19 patients.

2021-09-10

Solutions for corona blues for jobs

The young generation of Korean society is prone to be subject to policy experiment or victim of circumstances of the times. In the Kim Dae-jung administration, Education Minister Lee Hae-chan abolished various academic tests,...

2021-09-09

Giving up

Staff pack up kitchenware at a restaurant in Seoul Wednesday after it was forced to shut due to the coronavirus pandemic.

2021-08-05

Staying away

Revenue at the three major department store operators in Korea — Shinsegae, Lotte and Hyundai — dropped by more than 10 percent in the first week since the Level 4 social distancing scheme was initiated on July 12 compared to a week earlier.

2021-07-21

Korea, Israel say vaccine swap can serve as 'model’ for global cooperation

Korea and Israel struck the world's first vaccine swap deal on July 7, and President Moon Jae-in and Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett agreed Friday it could serve as a "model of international cooperation" amid the global inoculation effort.

2021-07-16

Discount diagnosis

A customer looks through coronavirus self-test kits at a convenience store in Seoul on Wednesday. Convenience store franchise 7-Eleven is running a buy one, get one free promotion

2021-07-14

North accuses U.S. of 'sinister' uses of aid

North Korea’s Foreign Ministry accused the United States of using humanitarian aid for “sinister” political purposes amid the Covid-19 pandemic.

2021-07-12

Department stores shut branches as Covid-19 returns

Department store branches were temporarily closed in southern Seoul after employees at the locations were found to have been infected with Covid-19.

2021-07-07

Back to masking in Seoul as Covid cases spike

Facemasks will remain mandatory in the greater Seoul area — even for vaccinated people — due to a recent surge in virus cases.

2021-07-04

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