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Gov’t passes extra budget bill for 4th round of emergency relief fundsThe South Korean government passed an extra budget bill for the fourth round of COVID-19 relief funds at a Cabinet meeting held o…Mar. 03, 2021 07:28
‘Minari’ wins best foreign-language film at Golden Globes“Minari,”directed by Korean-American Lee Isaac Chung, has won best foreign language film at the Golden Globes on Sunday. It is th…Mar. 02, 2021 07:19
Local medical and law schools must select students from regional areasFrom 2023 when current high school sophomores go to college, medical schools and law schools in local cities are obliged to selec…Mar. 01, 2021 07:17
South Korea begins COVID-19 vaccinationCOVID-19 vaccination finally began in South Korea on Friday. A total of 5,266 patients and employees under 65 years old at 213 el…Feb. 27, 2021 07:31
Moon visits Gadeok Island with government and ruling party figuresSouth Korean President Moon Jae-in visited Busan on Thursday for a briefing on megacity construction in the southeastern region. …Feb. 26, 2021 07:21
Ruling party’s hardliners talk tough on serious crimes investigation officeVoices are growing among a hardline faction within the ruling Democratic Party of Korea to speed up the establishment of serious …Feb. 25, 2021 07:34
Repeated guarding failureA North Korean defector was captured 10 times on the surveillance camera when he crossed the border in the East Sea on February 1…Feb. 24, 2021 07:39
Consumer index rises while number of jobs and incomes dropOil and good prices are rising fast. According to Korea National Oil Corporation on Monday, domestic gasoline prices have risen f…Feb. 23, 2021 07:33
Herd immunity should be achieved in November as plannedSouth Korea starts COVID-19 vaccination from Friday. Some 270,000 among patients and workers at nursing hospitals and facilities …Feb. 22, 2021 07:27
Gov’t plans to establish offices in N. Korea for inter-Korean exchangesThe revision of the Inter-Korean Exchange and Cooperation Act submitted to the National Assembly includes a provision that allows…Feb. 20, 2021 07:08
Quasi-taxes comparable in amount to corporate taxesSouth Korean companies paid 67.59 trillion won in quasi-taxes in 2019. It is a significant amount equivalent to 93.7 percent of t…Feb. 19, 2021 07:30
NIS’ illegal investigations should be examined after by-electionsThe National Intelligence Service confirmed the existence of documents investigating over 1,000 figures in different fields, incl…Feb. 18, 2021 07:30
Details of providing 836,000 homes missed out in the briefing for MoonPresident Moon Jae-in said Tuesday that there was a need for “groundbreaking expansion” in housing supply as Land Minister Byun C…Feb. 17, 2021 07:35
S. Korea’s future competitiveness depends on follow-up agreement of LG-SK battery disputesThe United States International Trade Commission on Wednesday (local time) sided with LG Energy Solution, which accused its rival…Feb. 16, 2021 07:24
Ruling party wastes time while those in need are waiting for relief fundSouth Korean presidential office Cheong Wa Dae, the ruling Democratic Party of Korea and administrative leaders on Sunday outline…Feb. 15, 2021 07:36
By-elections with 15-month tenure are filled with outrageous pledgesBoth the ruling and opposition parties are making outrageous pledges, such as extremely expensive development plans or giveaways,…Feb. 11, 2021 09:02
Justice Minister Park’s first nominations in prosecutionSouth Korean Justice Minister Park Beom-gye on Sunday announced nominations of chief prosecutors and above for the first time aft…Feb. 08, 2021 07:30
Government’s new housing measures are far from perfectThe Moon Jae-in administration announced Thursday the “Feb. 4 housing supply measures,” its 25th housing plan, which aims to buil…Feb. 05, 2021 07:49
Does PPP follow in ruling party's footsteps?People Power Party floor leader Joo Ho-young said in a parliamentary speech on Wednesday, “The party will cooperate closely if th…Feb. 04, 2021 07:52
Individuals, businesses make the highest donation in historyLove Thermometer Tower recorded as high as 114.5 degrees Celsius amid the COVID-19 crisis. The Community Chest of Korea announced…Feb. 02, 2021 07:31

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