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Korea's national response to COVID-19 outbreak
Korea's national response to COVID-19 outbreak
- Record-high gov't budget passed for next year
- Dec 03,2020
- National Assembly Speaker Park Byeong-seug on Dec. 2 passes next year's budget worth KRW 558 trillion at the National Assembly's plenary session. (Yonhap News) By Xu A...
- 3rd-quarter growth hits 2.1%, exports rise 4% in November
- Dec 01,2020
- The Korean economy grew 2.1% in the third quarter after posting negative growth in the first and second quarters due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Exports last month grew 4% ...
- Video on economic recovery amid COVID-19 attracts nearly 700K views
- Nov 30,2020
- By Kim Hyelin and Lee Jihae A video showing how Korea is stimulating its economy amid the COVID-19 pandemic has gained global attention. "Economy in Wonderland" is t...
- President Moon hosts talks with visiting Chinese FM Wang
- Nov 27,2020
- President Moon Jae-in on Nov. 26 shakes hands with Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi at Cheong Wa Dae. (Yonhap News) By Kim Hyelin and Lee Jihae P...
- Korea ranked 2nd in soft power by UK magazine Monocle
- Nov 27,2020
- The British global affairs magazine Monocle in its latest issue has ranked Korea second in global soft power after Germany. (Screen shot of Monocle website) By Lee Han...
- NYT hails Korea for reducing public fears over flu vaccines
- Nov 25,2020
- The New York Times, in the Nov. 24 article titled "How South Korea’s Flu Vaccine Scare Offers Lessons for Other Nations," said the Korean government and scientists allevi...
- BBC includes 'virus-hunter' Jeong in top 100 women's list
- Nov 25,2020
- Dr. Jeong Eun-Kyeong, the head of the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency, is one of the BBC's 100 most influential women of this year. She is pictured here on Oc...
- President Moon urges fair distribution of COVID-19 vaccines
- Nov 23,2020
- President Moon Jae-in on Nov. 21 speaks from Cheong Wa Dae to a videoconference of the G20 summit. (Yonhap News) By Kim Hyelin and Lee Jihae President Moon Jae-in...
- 'No-destination' flights to run for 1 year with duty-free shopping
- Nov 20,2020
- The government on Nov. 19 announced that it would allow "no-destination" flights in Korea for a year. (Yonhap News) By Lee Hana "No-destination" flights that take off...
- Seoul drone show brightens night sky, stresses hope
- Nov 19,2020
- By Xu Aiying and Lee Jihae Photos, video = Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport A high-tech drone show on Nov. 13 at Seoul's Olympic Park was held to thank ...