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Korea's Covid death toll accelerated last month

A quarter of all Covid-19 deaths in Korea took place since Korea relaxed its social distancing measures at the start of last month. A total of 41 people died from Saturday to Sunday, bringing the total death toll to 3,893, according to the Korea...

2021-12-06

Food, non-alcoholic drink prices are out of control

Food prices are driving inflation in Korea. According to data provided by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) on Saturday, the price of food and non-alcoholic beverages rose by 5 percent on-year during the ...

2021-12-05

North Korean leader sports new look

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un sported a noticeably slimmed-down appearance and longer hair style in photos of a Politburo meeting of the reclusive regime's ruling party that he presided over on Wednesday, as reported by the party's newspaper.

2021-12-03

Korea, U.S. vow to update outdated war planning

The United States and South Korea will update their joint wartime strategy for the first time in 11 years to factor in North Korea's enhanced nuclear and missile weapons capabilities, the two countries' defense chiefs announced Thursday.

2021-12-02

GM Korea starts to replace batteries in Chevy Bolt EVs

GM Korea will start replacing batteries of Chevy Bolt EVs recalled early this year due to a possible defect in batteries made by LG Energy Solution that could lead to fire, the carmaker said Thursday.

2021-12-02

Third-quarter growth not revised and 4% in 2021 still possible

Korea's economy grew at the same pace as earlier forecast in the third quarter of the year despite better-than-expected private consumption and robust exports, central bank data showed Thursday.

2021-12-02

[Journalism Internship] Korean university students studying abroad take classes — from Korea

Kim Eun-seo, 20, a freshman at the University of Melbourne, had to stay at her home on Jeju Island this year to take classes online instead of attending in-person classes at the Australian university due to the Covid-19 pandemic. “As much as I...

2021-12-02

1 in 7 married women in Korea are childless

One in seven married women in Korea have no children, and of them, half have no plans to give birth.

2021-12-01

Committee approves bill on Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership

The National Assembly’s committee on foreign affairs approved the bill to ratify the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) on Wednesday. The bill will have to be passed at the Assembly’s plenary session…

2021-12-01

Year-end giving

First lady Kim Jung-sook, fourth from right, along with officials from the Community Chest of Korea, kicks off the year-end charity fundraising at Seoul Plaza in front of Seoul City Hall in Jung District, central Seoul, on Tuesday.

2021-12-01

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