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Korea, U.S. kick off scaled-down joint drills

South Korea and the United States on Monday kicked off a springtime combined military exercise in a scaled-back manner amid the Covid-19 pandemic, the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said.

2021-03-08

Exhibition highlights Georgia's wines and toastmasters

Eight thousand years of uninterrupted history in winemaking is on display at a special exhibition at the Korea Foundation Gallery in Seoul. “The first traces of grapes and vessels for winemaking in Georgia date back to the 6th millennium B.C., and...

2021-03-08

eBay Korea puts 'Smile' on users faces with its services

Competition for the acquisition of eBay Korea, one of the leading e-commerce retailers in Korea, is beginning to heat up as major retail and IT firms including Kakao and Shinsegae are stepping forward as potential bidders...

2021-03-08

Cost-sharing deal finally clinched, amount not disclosed

Korea and the United States reached agreement on defense cost-sharing Sunday after 18 months of wrangling and threats by the Donald Trump administration to charge Seoul up to $5 billion per year.

2021-03-08

Defense exports challenged as budgets cut globally

Korea’s exports of defense products are expected to suffer a setback as governments around the globe have been cutting military budgets amid the Covid-19 pandemic, a report showed Sunday.

2021-03-07

Almost two-thirds of large companies negative on hiring

Large companies either have no plans or have not yet decided whether to recruit new employees in the first half of the year.

2021-03-07

Scaled-down joint drills with U.S. start Monday

Korea and the United States will kick off a scaled-down springtime military exercise Monday, which will continue for nine days, Seoul's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said Sunday.

2021-03-07

Korea, Australia choose a 60th anniversary logo

The logo to commemorate the 60th anniversary of relations between Australia and Korea has been selected, according to a joint announcement by the Australian Embassy in Korea and the Korean Embassy in Australia Friday. The logo, which was chosen...

2021-03-07

Vaccines for over 1 million more people to come by May

AstraZeneca vaccines to cover 1.05 million people will arrive in Korea by May via the Covax scheme, Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun said Friday. “We will receive the AstraZeneca vaccines via Covax to cover 350,000 people within this month...

2021-03-05

LH scandal snowballs as land minister apologizes

Land Minister Byeon Chang-heum apologized Thursday after Korea Land and Housing Corp. (LH) employees were accused by civic groups of buying property using insider information.

2021-03-04

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