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Korea's national response to COVID-19 outbreak
Korea's national response to COVID-19 outbreak
- Int'l students coming to Korea must take 3 COVID-19 tests
- Jan 29,2021
- Travelers on Jan. 26 wait to take tests for COVID-19 before departure at Terminal 2 of Incheon International Airport. (Yonhap News) By Elena Kubitzki and Yoon Sojung ...
- Gov't plans for COVID-19 vaccinations this year announced
- Jan 29,2021
- Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency Commissioner Jeong Eun-kyeong on Jan. 28 announces at her agency's headquarters the government's comprehensive plans for COVID...
- IMF raises Korea's economic growth forecast to 3.1% this year
- Jan 27,2021
- The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Jan. 26 raised its growth forecast for the Korean economy this year to 3.1% in its World Economic Outlook update. (Yonhap News) ...
- Economy shrank 1% last year, lowest among developed countries
- Jan 26,2021
- The Bank of Korea on Jan. 26 said real GDP growth last year was minus 1% from 2019. (Yonhap News) By Lee Hana and Lee Jihae The Bank of Korea on Jan. 26 said real...
- President talks with Costa Rica in year's 1st phone summit
- Jan 26,2021
- President Moon Jae-in on Jan. 22 speaks on the phone from Cheong Wa Dae with Costa Rican President Carlos Alvarado Quesada. (Cheong Wa Dae) By Xu Aiying and Lee Jiha...
- Incheon airport takes over as busiest in Asia
- Jan 22,2021
- Bloomberg on Jan. 21 said Incheon International Airport of Korea had the most travelers in Asia last year. (Screen capture from Bloomberg site) By Elias Molina and Yoo...
- KOCIS, EBS jointly produce documentary series 'Post Corona'
- Jan 21,2021
- By Kim Yeojin and Kim Minji Video = EBS Documentary's YouTube channel The Korean Culture and Information Service (KOCIS) under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tou...
- [COVID-19: Year 1] Stats prove Korea's effective response to crisis
- Jan 20,2021
- Since reporting its first case of COVID-19 last year on Jan. 20, Korea has flattened the curve thanks to voluntary public cooperation and the government's preemptive resp...
- [COVID-19: Year 1] 5 keywords defining Korean quarantine in 2020
- Jan 19,2021
- Since reporting its first case of COVID-19 last year on Jan. 20, Korea has flattened the curve thanks to voluntary public cooperation and the government's preemptive resp...
- President says sufficient volume of vaccines procured swiftly
- Jan 18,2021
- President Moon Jae-in on Jan. 18 holds his first in-person news conference of the new year at Cheong Wa Dae with reporters attending in person and via videoconferencing. ...