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S.Korea delegation heads to Iran to seek release of seized tanker

06 Jan 2021

A South Korean delegation is heading to Iran on Wednesday to seek the release of a chemicals tanker and its 20-member crew seized in Gulf waters by Iranian forces,...

South Korea expands ban on social gatherings nationwide

04 Jan 2021

South Korea expanded a ban on private gatherings larger than four people to the whole country, and extended unprecedented social distancing rules in greater Seoul as the number of...

South Korea extends distancing rules for 2 weeks

02 Jan 2021

South Korea is extending stringent distancing rules for two more weeks as authorities seek to suppress a viral resurgence, while confirming its first case of an apparently more contagious...

South Korea’s exports expanded at their fastest pace in 26 months

01 Jan 2021

South Korea’s exports expanded at its fastest pace in 26 months in December, on robust chip demand and improved global orders, providing additional signals that the recovery is on track...

S.Korea shuts ski resorts, winter tourism to curb COVID-19 spread

22 Dec 2020

South Korea on Tuesday moved to shut down all ski resorts and winter tourist spots in a bid to stop the novel coronavirus spreading as a third wave of...

South Korea orders schools to shut as COVID-19 cases spike

14 Dec 2020

South Korea ordered schools to close from Tuesday in the capital Seoul and surrounding areas as it battles its worst outbreak of novel coronavirus since the pandemic began, surpassing...

South Korea reports record 950 cases in COVID-19 ‘emergency’

12 Dec 2020

South Korea reported a record 950 daily coronavirus cases on Saturday, exceeding the late February peak of 909, with the president calling the country’s third wave of COVID-19 an...

US envoy says ties with S.Korea will remain strong under Biden

09 Dec 2020

A senior US envoy on Wednesday said the trust and alliance between Washington and Seoul will remain firm regardless of the upcoming change in administrations, South Korea’s foreign ministry...

South Korea reports biggest COVID-19 spike since March

26 Nov 2020

South Korea reported 583 new coronavirus cases on Thursday, the highest since March, as it grapples with a third wave of infections that appears to be worsening despite tough...

S.Korea fines Facebook $6m for sharing users' info without consent

25 Nov 2020

A South Korean agency for protecting personal information on Wednesday fined Facebook Inc 6.7 billion won ($6.06 million) and sought a criminal investigation for providing users’ personal information to...

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