Like it or not, Koreans and Chinese are bound as close neighbors.
A survey by Hankook Research conducted last month showed that even with the lifting of the mask mandate, 75 percent of respondents said they would still chose to wear a mask on public transportation.
The government should be careful not to return to the draconian control of people’s daily lives if autonomous quarantine fails to curb potential risk factors.
The Ygovernment has made a decision to lift the 27-month indoor mask mandate for Covid-19, except on public transit, in taxis and at hospitals.
Masks will remain compulsory at public transport and medical facilities. Vaccination rate — one of the four criteria — does not meet the goal.
Skiers stuck on a ski lift at Alpensia Resort in Pyeongchang, Gangwon, are rescued by the fire department on Monday. According to the Gangwon fire department, the ski lift stopped around 4 p.m. with some 40 passengers on board.
China has resumed online streaming of a Korean movie after six years, the presidential office said Tuesday, lifting a ban placed on all Korean cultural content over the deployment of a U.S. missile defense system in the country.
We hope the government focuses on taming the fluctuating exchange rates to help stabilize rapidly rising prices before it is too late.
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