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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
- S&P maintains Korea's 'AA' rating despite pandemic
- Apr 22,2020
- S&P Global Ratings agency announced on April 21 that it maintained Korea’s sovereign rating and credit rating prospects as "stable." (Yonhap News) By Xu Aiying and Yoo...
- Vox calls Korea's COVID-19 approach 'way out' for world
- Apr 21,2020
- By Lee Hana "Korea's success with widespread testing offers a way out for most countries that are stuck in lockdown." Vox, a U.S. digital media outlet, posted a YouTu...
- Gov't rebuts French lawyer critical of Korea's COVID-19 response
- Apr 21,2020
- The government on April 14 officially complained against a column posted on the French business daily Les Echos saying Korea is sacrificing individual freedom in respondi...
- President Trump calls Korea's response to COVID-19 'best model'
- Apr 20,2020
- President Moon Jae-in on April 18 held phone talks with U.S. President Donald Trump on bilateral cooperation to respond to the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The p...
- Social distancing campaign extended through May 5
- Apr 20,2020
- Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun on April 19 attends a meeting of the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters in Seoul, where it was announced tha...
- [Evergreen 2020] To medical professionals around the world fighting COVID-19
- Apr 19,2020
- "Evergreen Tree" is a song that instilled a lot of hope and courage in many Koreans during the 1997-98 Asian financial crisis. With today, April 19, marking the 60th a...
- Gov't adds 2nd supplementary emergency budget
- Apr 17,2020
- Minister of Economy and Finance Hong Nam-ki on April 16 speaks at a news conference following the government's addition of a second supplementary budget for this year. (M...
- FM Kang discusses women's roles amid pandemic in online summit
- Apr 17,2020
- Minister of Foreign Affairs Kang Kyung-wha on April 16 took part in a videoconference of female foreign ministers abroad under the theme of "COVID19 and Women: Avenues fo...
- Sequel to viral video on Korea's COVID-19 response released
- Apr 17,2020
- By Xu Aiying and Lee Jihae "A letter from Wonderland," the sequel to the video "Korea, Wonderland?" showing how the country is overcoming the novel coronavirus disease...
- What day can people buy masks in Korea?
- Apr 16,2020
- The novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has made the world far more aware of the importance of wearing masks. Korea began rationing masks in March so that each person co...