National Affairs
Dine in at cafes allowed, ban on indoor gyms, karaoke boxes lifted
The government on Jan. 18 allowed coffee shops in the Seoul metropolitan area to allow customers to dine in again. (Yonhap News) By Sarah Oqelee and Lee Hana Coff...
Jan 18,2021
NHK covers Korea's containment of COVID-19 via restaurant limits
The public Japanese network NHK on Jan. 14 said Korea's limit on the number of participants at private gatherings has effectively helped contain COVID-19. (Screen capture...
Jan 15,2021
Interior Ministry launches support team for COVID-19 vaccinations
Minister of the Interior and Safety Jeon Hae-cheol (third from left) on Jan. 12 inspects the preparation of COVID-19 vaccines at a testing center in Cheongju, Chungcheong...
Jan 13,2021
British daily analyzes vaccination delay in Korea
A temporary facility for COVID-19 testing on Dec. 17, 2020, is set up in Seoul's Jung-gu District. (Jeon Han) By Lee Jihae The British daily Guardian has analyzed...
Jan 11,2021
President pledges to overcome COVID-19 in New Year's address
President Moon Jae-in on Jan. 11 gives his New Year's address at Cheong Wa Dae. (Yonhap News) By Oh Hyun Woo and Kim Minji President Moon Jae-in on Jan. 11 named re...
Jan 11,2021
Foreign visitors must have negative COVID-19 tests upon arrival
All foreign nationals entering the country from Jan. 8 must submit a negative polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test result for COVID-19. The photo shows foreign nationals ...
Jan 05,2021
Moderna to supply 40M COVID-19 vaccines to Korea
The U.S. pharmaceutical company Moderna on Dec. 29 said it will begin in next year's second quarter its supply of 40 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines to Korea. (Yonhap ...
Dec 30,2020
'Nation to reach herd immunity by September next year'
Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) Commissioner Jeong Eun-Kyeong on Dec. 28 holds a regular briefing of the Central Disease Control Headquarters in Seoul....
Dec 29,2020
[Year-end review 2] Leading keywords during pandemic-stricken 2020
By Kim Minji and Lee Jihae Everyday life in 2020 saw a drastic change from that in other years, as the COVID-19 pandemic led to a new normal. There was life before the...
Dec 28,2020
Korea, Japan, China discuss sports cooperation amid pandemic
Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Park Yang-woo (right) on Dec. 24 takes part online in the third Korea- Japan-China meeting of sports ministers with his Japanese a...
Dec 28,2020