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韩政府全力应对新型冠状病毒
韩政府全力应对新型冠状病毒
- Evening bus operations in Seoul reduced as COVID-19 alert level raised
- Aug 31,2020
- The Seoul metropolitan region on Aug. 30 implemented tougher measures for social distancing amid a resurgence of COVID-19 cases and raised the alert level to 2.5; the mea...
- Living across national cultures and politics of a global pandemic
- Aug 29,2020
- By Todd A. Henry Professor at University of California, San Diego When I left Seoul in early January 2020 after a year on sabbatical, who would have known how much our ...
- British expert calls Korea's response to COVID-19 'role model'
- Aug 28,2020
- The World Economic Forum on Aug. 24 published a column by Jim O'Neill, chair of the British think tank Chatham House, titled "South Korea's economy is doing better than a...
- Foreign residents of Seoul to get COVID-19 relief funds
- Aug 26,2020
- The Seoul Metropolitan Government on Aug. 26 said it will give emergency relief funds to foreign residents of the capital amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The photo above is o...
- Schools in Seoul metro area to hold online classes until Sept. 11
- Aug 25,2020
- Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education Yoo Eun-hae (right) on Aug. 25 announces at Government Complex-Seoul that all kindergarten, elementary, middle and high sc...
- Gov't eyes COVID-19 vaccines for at least 70% of population
- Aug 24,2020
- The government on Aug. 21 held the fifth meeting of a pan-government support committee for the treatment of COVID-19 and development of a vaccine. The photo above is of J...
- Korea shares COVID-19 election experience with Latin America
- Aug 19,2020
- The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the National Election Commission on Aug. 19 held a videoconference with the Organization of American States to share with Latin Americ...
- Church gatherings in Seoul area banned amid COVID-19 surge
- Aug 19,2020
- Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun on Aug. 18 gives a national address at Government Complex-Seoul on responding to COVID-19. (Yonhap News) By Lee Kyoung Mi and Lee Jihae...
- Korea's economic growth this year to lead OECD
- Aug 12,2020
- The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) on Aug. 11 released the report OECD Economic Surveys: Korea 2020 forecasting Korea's economic growth rate...
- BBC covers Korea's quarantine measures at beaches
- Aug 11,2020
- The BBC on Aug. 10 covered Korea's measures to contain COVID-19 at beaches as an exemplary model. (Screen capture from BBC Homepage) By Kim Minji and Yoon Sojung Th...