South Korea football season to kick off on May 8
Seoul, April 24 (IANS) The South Korean men’s football season will kick off on May 8 after more than two months of delay due to...
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S.Korea prepares for another potential COVID-19 wave
Seoul, April 23 (IANS) South Korean health authorities said on Thursday that they were preparing for a possible second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic later...
South Korea’s GDP records sharpest decline since 2008
Seoul, April 23 (IANS) South Korea’s GDP contracted 1.4 per cent in the first quarter of 2020 compared to previous three months due to the...
S.Korea COVID-19 cases fall to single digits for 1st time
Seoul, April 19 (IANS) South Korea on Sunday reported eight new coronavirus cases, bringing the nation’s total infections to 10,661, with the daily increase falling...
Moon, Trump agree to cooperate on COVID-19 response, related N.Korea aid
Seoul, April 19 (IANS) South Korean President Moon Jae-in and his US counterpart Donald Trump have agreed to continue cooperation in response to the coronavirus...
S.Korea COVID-19 cases fall below 20 in two months
Seoul, April 18 (IANS) South Korea reported 18 COVID-19 cases on Saturday, marking the lowest daily increase in about two months. The new cases brought...
ITTF World Tour events in Australia, South Korea cancelled
Singapore, April 17 (IANS) The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) has confirmed that the Australian Open and the South Korean Open have been cancelled amid...
S.Korea reports 1st job loss since 2009
Seoul, April 17 (IANS) South Korea reported its first on-year job loss since 2009 in March as the coronavirus pandemic began inflicting damage on the...
N.Korean defector wins 1st-ever constituency seat S.Korea
Seoul, April 16 (IANS) A high-profile North Korean defector won a constituency seat in the South Korean general elections, becoming the first person hailing from...
N.Korea fires missiles on eve of founder’s b’day
Seoul, April 14 (IANS) North Korea fired what appeared to be cruise missiles off its east coast and air-to-ground missiles from fighter jets on Tuesday...
5G smartphone sales to hit 8.4mn units in S. Korea this year
Seoul, April 13 (IANS) Sales of 5G smartphones are expected to reach 8.4 million units in South Korea this year as handset manufacturers are racing...
S.Korea to test all US arrivals within 3 days of self-isolation
Seoul, April 13 (IANS) All arrivals from the US to South Korea will be tested for the novel coronavirus within three days of self-isolation, starting...
N.Korea holds parliamentary meet 2 days later than scheduled
Seoul, April 13 (IANS) North Korea held a session of its Supreme People’s Assembly (SPA) two days later than originally scheduled, state media reported Monday...
N. Korea set to hold parliamentary meeting
Seoul, April 10 (IANS) North Korea’s rubber-stamp legislature was to hold a once-or-twice-a-year session on Friday, with economic and public health issues expected to take...
Unicef raises N. Korea aid budget by $3 mn
Seoul, April 9 (IANS) Unicef said it has set this year’s budget for North Korea aid projects at US$22.5 million, up about $3 million from...
N.Korea could simplify parliamentary meet: Official
Seoul, April 7 (IANS) North Korea could simplify procedures for an upcoming parliamentary meeting, as the country was making all-out efforts to prevent the outbreak...
S Korea mulls wristbands to prevent self-isolators going out
Seoul, April 7 (IANS) South Korea is considering using electric wristbands to prevent people in self-isolation from going outside, an official said on Tuesday, amid...
51 people in S.Korea tests positive for COVID-19 after recovering
Seoul, April 6 (IANS) Fifty-one people in South Korea, who recovered after contracting COVID-19, have tested positive again, but the results might have been due...
S.Korea COVID-19 cases fall below 50 since Feb
Seoul, April 6 (IANS) South Korea recorded fewer than 50 new coronavirus cases on Monday, marking the lowest number since late February, as the nation...
S.Korea to hold parliamentary elections on April 15
Seoul, April 6 (IANS) South Korea will hold parliamentary elections on April 15 at 14,330 polling stations across the nation amid the coronavirus pandemic, the...