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Quarantines to be waived for people inoculated abroad

Starting next month, people traveling to Korea for important business and family visits who have been vaccinated abroad will no longer have to do 14-day quarantines.

2021-06-13

Inoculations ramp up, along with vaccine mishaps

The first death in Korea after a Janssen Covid-19 vaccine was reported Sunday, while five people were accidentally administered five doses of the vaccine each last week, apparently without ill effect.

2021-06-13

Easing of Covid restrictions lifts hopes of concert-goers

The Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasure Headquarters announced Friday that it will loosen the restrictions placed on music concert venues from June 14, signaling the possibility of live K-pop concerts and outdoor music festivals...

2021-06-11

National Assembly temporarily shut after four positive tests

The National Assembly was temporarily shut Friday after four members of the ruling Democratic Party (DP), including a lawmaker, tested positive for Covid-19.

2021-06-11

Select gyms and driving ranges can soon stay open till midnight

Gyms and indoor golf driving ranges in some parts of Seoul will be allowed to stay open until midnight starting from Saturday in an effort to help revive small businesses hit by the coronavirus pandemic.

2021-06-10

'Travel bubbles' to start with a whole lot of rules

Korea will reopen its borders to fully-vaccinated tourists traveling in groups from countries where the Covid-19 outbreak has subsided, including Singapore, Taiwan and Guam, as early as next month.

2021-06-09

Pyongyang officially pulls plug on going to Olympics

North Korea will not be part of the Tokyo Olympics, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) confirmed Tuesday, the first time it will skip the Summer Games in 33 years.

2021-06-09

Summer vacation beckons more people and extra prevention

The government called for strengthened preventive measures for Covid-19 during the summer vacation period, advising companies to advance the beginning of the summer vacation period and stagger employees' days off.

2021-06-08

Aircon for one

Portable air conditioners on display at a store in Yongsan, Seoul, on Tuesday.

2021-06-08

Rolling in dough, government wants to splurge

Tax collections in the first four months of 2021 were up 32.5 percent on year, giving the government the wiggle room to pass a supplementary budget without selling more debt.

2021-06-08

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