National Affairs
Le Monde covers Korea's 'contactless' society amid COVID-19
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) ...
Sep 25,2020
Flights to Vietnam, Russia to resume late this month
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...
Sep 25,2020
'Stay-at-Home Challenge' to highlight home life amid COVID-19
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...
Sep 24,2020
BTS conveys message of hope at UN General Assembly
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...
Sep 24,2020
COVID-19-wary Italy, Spain benchmark Korea's response
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...
Sep 23,2020
'End-of-war declaration to open door to denuclearization, permanent peace on peninsula'
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...
Sep 23,2020
3 bus terminals in Seoul using AI robots to prevent COVID-19
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...
Sep 23,2020
President Moon gives speech marking UN's 75th anniversary
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...
Sep 22,2020
President helps pastor's message on COVID-19 go viral
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...
Sep 21,2020
Schools reopened in Seoul area amid slowed COVID-19 spread
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 ...
Sep 21,2020