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Korea's national response to COVID-19 outbreak
Korea's national response to COVID-19 outbreak
- Le Monde covers Korea's 'contactless' society amid COVID-19
- Sep 25,2020
- The French major daily Le Monde on Sept. 23 said Korea has further developed a noncontact society due to the spread of COVID-19. (Screen capture from Le Monde website) ...
- Flights to Vietnam, Russia to resume late this month
- Sep 25,2020
- Flights from Korea to Vietnam and Russia, which had been suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic, will resume from Sept. 25 and Oct. 3, respectively. The photo is of empty...
- 'Stay-at-Home Challenge' to highlight home life amid COVID-19
- Sep 24,2020
- The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism is hosting through Oct. 24 "Korea's Stay-at-Home Challenge," in which participants share through video how they spend time wit...
- BTS conveys message of hope at UN General Assembly
- Sep 24,2020
- By Xu Aiying and Lee Jihae Video = BangtanTV's YouTube channel "Our tomorrow may be dark, painful, difficult. We might stumble or fall down. Stars shine brightest wh...
- COVID-19-wary Italy, Spain benchmark Korea's response
- Sep 23,2020
- The Spanish media outlet Iberoeconomia on Sept. 21 gave major coverage of Korea's economic policy for alleviating a business slowdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic. (Scree...
- 'End-of-war declaration to open door to denuclearization, permanent peace on peninsula'
- Sep 23,2020
- President Moon Jae-in on Sept. 22 told a videoconference of the U.N. General Assembly in New York that an end-of-war declaration will open the door to the complete denucl...
- 3 bus terminals in Seoul using AI robots to prevent COVID-19
- Sep 23,2020
- Seoul's Seocho-gu Office on Sept. 22 announced the deployment of artificial intelligence-based robots at three inter-city bus terminals ahead of the Chuseok (Korean Thank...
- President Moon gives speech marking UN's 75th anniversary
- Sep 22,2020
- President Moon Jae-in on Sept. 21 gives an address as the leader of the rotating chair country for MIKTA, an informal partnership comprising Mexico, Indonesia, Korea, Tur...
- President helps pastor's message on COVID-19 go viral
- Sep 21,2020
- By Lee Kyoung Mi and Lee Jihae Video = Kim Sunjoo, Choi Taesoon Seoul | June 9, 2020 "To wear a mask means to become calm. It means refraining from lying or ma...
- Schools reopened in Seoul area amid slowed COVID-19 spread
- Sep 21,2020
- Schools were reopened on Sept. 21 in Seoul, Gyeonggi-do Province and Incheon thanks to the easing of social distancing guidelines to Level 2. The photo shows students on ...