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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

Going against the tide

In mid-February, a record cold wave hit Texas, resulting in more than 3 million households and offices without power. As the outage lasted several days, more than 40 people died. During the blackout, some residents received...

2021-03-04

Growth stats from last year recall 1998, 2008

Korea’s economic growth last year was the lowest since the 1998 Asian economic crisis, according to data from the Bank of Korea Thursday.

2021-03-04

University of Sheffield becomes first in Britain with 'Learn! Korean with BTS' curriculum

The University of Sheffield is the first British university to adopt “Learn! Korean with BTS,” a Korean curriculum featuring K-pop boy band BTS, according the Korea Foundation on Thursday. The university's online Korean classes using the ...

2021-03-04

Chief negotiator aims to conclude talks to renew SMA

Seoul’s chief negotiator for the defense cost-sharing agreement pledged he will do his “utmost” to conclude negotiations for the bilateral Special Measures Agreement (SMA) as he departed for Washington Thursday for talks with his U.S. counterpart.

2021-03-04

Three more deaths following vaccines, direct causation unlikely

Two people died after receiving AstraZeneca vaccines in South Jeolla on Thursday, and one in Daejeon. A 52-year-old patient at a long-term care hospital in Jeonju, North Jeolla, was administered the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine at 9:10 a.m. Tuesday …

2021-03-04

Kakao may buy eBay Korea, and threaten Coupang's rank

Kakao is exploring the purchase of eBay Korea, which is expected to cost the successful buyer 5 trillion won ($4.4 billion).

2021-03-04

'Comfort woman' asks top envoy to take case to ICJ

Lee Yong-soo, a former “comfort woman” victim, met Foreign Minister Chung Eui-yong on Wednesday and asked the Korean government to raise the sexual slavery issue at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to hold Japan accountable.

2021-03-03

Businesses pile up debt, except for manufacturers

Businesses borrowed a record amount to survive the coronavirus pandemic last year.

2021-03-03

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