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Korea's national response to COVID-19 outbreak
Korea's national response to COVID-19 outbreak
- FM discusses bilateral cooperation with Vietnamese PM
- Sep 18,2020
- Minister of Foreign Affairs Kang Kyung-wha (left) on Sept. 17 speaks to Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc at the latter's official residence in Hanoi during a co...
- Forbes ranks Korea 3rd safest for COVID-19 among 100 nations
- Sep 18,2020
- The U.S. business magazine Forbes on Sept. 3 ranked Korea third safest for COVID-19 among 100 countries. (Screen capture from Forbes) By Kim Minji and Lee Jihae ...
- Korea to top OECD in economic growth rate this year
- Sep 17,2020
- The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) on Sept. 16 released the OECD Interim Economic Outlook, in which it forecast the Korean economy to decli...
- French network calls Korea 'model in fight vs. COVID-19'
- Sep 17,2020
- TF1, the largest private broadcasting network in France, on Sept. 15 called Korea's response to COVID-19 "a model." (Screen capture from TF1's homepage) By Kim Young...
- 7 temporary flights to China to start on Sept. 17
- Sep 16,2020
- Seven temporary flights to China will start on Sept. 17 to allow Korean residents of China who got stuck in Korea because of the pandemic to return home. The photo shows ...
- Op-ed: Korea stressed gov't policy, people's choices in tackling COVID-19
- Sep 15,2020
- The National Interest, a U.S. bimonthly magazine on international affairs, on Sept. 14 published the op-ed "Lessons from Seoul's second coronavirus wave." (Screen capture...
- Eased social distancing means restaurants can open past 9 p.m.
- Sep 14,2020
- Minister of Health and Welfare Park Neunghoo on Sept. 13 holds a regular briefing of the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasure Headquarters at Government Complex-Seo...
- President shares video encouraging overcoming COVID-19 together
- Sep 14,2020
- The YouTube video titled "Until We Rise Again" shared by President Moon Jae-in on Sept. 13 is a collaborative work by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and 1 Mi...
- Small biz owners, self-employed to get COVID-19 relief funds
- Sep 14,2020
- President Moon Jae-in on Sept. 10 chairs the eight meeting of the Emergency Economic Council at Cheong Wa Dae. (Yonhap News) By Kim Hyelin and Lee Jihae Small busi...
- Limited export of protective masks to be allowed from Sept. 15
- Sep 11,2020
- The export of surgical masks will be allowed from Sept. 15 on a limited basis. The photo above is of masks displayed on Sept. 10 at a retail outlet in Seoul. (Yonhap News...