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No going back to normal for Korea's bathhouses, jjimjilbang

Businesses across the board are recovering from the pandemic, but one type — the public bath — sustained such damage that it's proven fatal in the case of many establishments.

2022-06-27

[WORD_ON_THE_WEB] 'Tighten the entry procedures'

The first confirmed case of monkeypox was reported in Korea. It has been only 40 days since the first patient was reported in Britain on May 7th.

2022-06-27

Oh, the places you'll go!

People look around Korea Travel Expo 2022 held at the Dongdaemun Design Plaza. Various local tourist destinations were introduced at the event, aiming to attract more visitors as travel demand surges. The event ran from Thursday through Sunday.

2022-06-19

Enigma of arrivals

Travelers view the flight information display screen in the departure hall of Incheon International Airport Terminal 1 Wednesday afternoon following the normalization of international flights.

2022-06-08

[WORD_ON_THE_WEB] 'Working at home is so much better'

With Covid-19 dying down, office that shifted to working from home during the pandemic have to decide what the future holds.

2022-05-24

Seven-day quarantine for Covid patients extended for another month

The mandatory seven-day isolation is among some of the last remaining Covid rules that Korean health officials have yet to scrap, as new daily cases remain in the tens of thousands.

2022-05-20

North won't accept Covid medicines from South or U.S., defector says

Ryu Hyun-woo, a North Korean defector who formerly served as Pyongyang’s acting ambassador to Kuwait, said Tuesday that the North’s pride will get in the way of asking Seoul or Washington for help containing the Covid-19 outbreak.

2022-05-17

For bars and restaurants, it's a time of ka-ching

Alleys with restaurants and bars are bustling again with the lifting of social distancing restrictions, and the pandemic almost feels like a thing of the past.

2022-05-17

[WORD_ON_THE_WEB] 'The situation is too dire for them to reject our help'

With Covid-19 spreading rapidly in North Korea, the South Korean government plans to officially offer aid to the neighboring country.

2022-05-17

Marvel's 'Doctor Strange' tops films released in Korea since 2020

Marvel film “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness” has the best opening score among films released in Korea since the Covid-19 pandemic. According to the Korean Film Council, “Doctor Strange,” released...

2022-05-05

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