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N. Korea completes basic evacuation work for hospital construction in Pyongyang
North Korea has completed initial evacuation work for the construction of a general hospital in Pyongyang, only about 20 days after ground was broken for the project, state media reported Wednesday. North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has shown much interest in the Pyongyang General Hospital project, attending its groundbreaking ceremony on March 17 and ordering construction be completed by Oct. 10, the 75th founding anniversary of the ruling Workers' Party. "We have made achievements in com
North Korea April 8, 2020
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Korean Air calls for 6-month work stoppage for 70% of workforce
South Korea's No. 1 flag carrier, Korean Air Lines, said Tuesday that it will start a six-month-long work stoppage for more than 70 percent of its workforce, as the novel coronavirus wreaks havoc on the airline industry. The measure is part of an ongoing effort to survive the worsening business environment brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic that has caused air passenger movement to nosedive with countries around the world restricting movement of people. The stoppage, which will go into effec
Industry April 7, 2020
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Top diplomats of S. Korea, UAE hold phone talks over coronavirus response
The top diplomats of South Korea and the United Arab Emirates held phone talks Tuesday over bilateral cooperation in fighting the new coronavirus, the foreign ministry here said. The conversation between Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha and her UAE counterpart, Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, came after South Korea shipped 51,000 coronavirus sampling kits in emergency exports to the Middle Eastern country last month. The UAE foreign minister expressed gratitude for Korea's cooperation in respond
Foreign Affairs April 7, 2020
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Moon wishes for British prime minister's recovery
South Korean President Moon Jae-in sent a message Tuesday to British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who is receiving medical treatment for novel coronavirus. Moon wrote, in English, on his social media account, "I was struck by the news that you had been admitted to intensive care," recalling that Johnson seemed to be "in good shape" two weeks earlier when he took part in the virtual summit of the Group of 20 major economies on the pandemic. Moon added, "I send my best
Foreign Affairs April 7, 2020
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Hit by coronavirus, overseas voter turnout at record-low
Disrupted by the coronavirus pandemic, overseas citizens' voting in South Korea's parliamentary elections recorded the lowest-ever turnout of 23.8 percent, the National Election Commission (NEC) said Tuesday. Only 40,858 of 171,959 people eligible for overseas voting for the April 15 elections cast their ballots, amounting to the lowest rate since the system was introduced in 2012. The number was 45.7 percent in 2012 and 41.4 in 2016, according to NEC. Overseas voting was conducted from April
Politics April 7, 2020
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Moon appreciates quarantine workers' service at Incheon airport
President Moon Jae-in visited Incheon International Airport on Tuesday for a meeting with quarantine workers fighting the coronavirus on World Health Day, according to his Facebook message. He expressed gratitude to them for their dedicated service at the main gateway of South Korea, the front line of the country's fight against COVID-19. It is located an hour's drive west of Seoul. "Thank you, and thank you again," Moon wrote, praising them for working "day and night" to
Politics April 7, 2020
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Seoul stocks up for 4th day on hopes for virus slowdown
South Korean stocks ended higher Tuesday, extending their gains to a fourth straight session as investor sentiment improved over signs that the spread of the coronavirus could be slowing. The Korean won sharply rose against the US dollar. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) rose 31.72 points, or 1.77 percent, to 1,823.60. Huh Jae-hwan, a strategist at Eugene Investment Co., said expectations for the slowing spread of the coronavirus in the United States and Europe pushed u
Market April 7, 2020
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20대, 자가격리 중 '답답하다'며 지하철 타고 돌아다녀
신종 코로나바이러스 감염증(코로나19) 자가격리 기간에 집에만 있기 답답하다며 대중교통을 타고 돌아다닌 20대가 경찰 수사를 받게 됐다. 서울 노원경찰서는 감염병예방법 위반 혐의로 20대 남성 A씨를 입건하고 수사 중이라고 7일 밝혔다. 이달 초 동남아 국가에서 입국한 A씨는 보건당국으로부터 '14일 자가격리' 명령을 받았지만, 지난 6일 무단으로 외출한 혐의를 받는다. A씨는 지하철을 타고 이동하기도 한 것으로 조사됐다. 보건소는 A씨의 연락이 두절되자 6일 오후 1시 21분께 경찰에 신고했고, 경찰은 위치추적을 통해 약 한 시간 만에 주거지 주변에서 A씨를 발견했다. A씨는 "집 안에만 있기 답답해서 바람을 쐴 겸 나왔다"고 진술한 것으로 전해졌다. 경찰 관계자는 "A씨의 자가격리 위반 사실이 확인돼 보건당국의 고발을 기다리지 않고, 즉시 입건해 수사에 착수했다"고 설명했다. 경찰에 따르면 서울지방경찰청은 현재까지 A씨 등 자가격리
한국어판 April 7, 2020
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국립보건연구원, 코로나19 백신 '바이러스유사체' 후보물질 제작
국립보건연구원은 '바이러스 유사체'(Virus Like Particle·VLP)를 활용해 신종 코로나바이러스 감염증(코로나19) 백신 후보물질을 개발했다고 7일 밝혔다. 바이러스에는 유전물질이 있어 몸속에 들어와 복제할 수 있으나, 바이러스 유사체는 유전물질 없이 단백질로만 이뤄져 있다. 이 때문에 몸속에 들어와도 복제가 되지 않고 면역반응만 유도한다. 인유두종바이러스(HPV) 백신이 이런 바이러스 유사체로 만든 백신이다. 보건연구원 연구진은 인플루엔자바이러스 구조단백질에 코로나19 바이러스 스파이크(spike) 항원을 넣은 형태로 이번 백신 후보물질을 만들었다. 이렇게 서로 다른 바이러스의 단백질을 섞은 형태를 '합성항원 백신'이라고 하며, 유전자 재조합 기술로 합성할 수 있다. 앞서 고병원성 조류인플루엔자 백신 허가를 취득하고, 백신 플랫폼 개발에 투자하면서 이번 코로나19 백신 후보물질도 신속하게 제작할 수 있었다는 게 보건연구원의 설명이다. 다만 이
한국어판 April 7, 2020
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소지섭, 17살 연하 조은정과 결혼…"혼인신고 완료"
배우 소지섭(43)이 17살 연하 아나운서 출신 조은정(26)과 혼인신고를 마치고 7일 법적인 부부가 됐다. 소속사 51k(피프티원케이)는 이날 공식입장을 내고 "지난해 열애를 인정했던 두 사람은 서로에 대한 신뢰와 사랑을 바탕으로 평생의 동반자가 되기로 약속했다"며 이처럼 밝혔다. 소속사는 "일생에서 가장 중요하고 행복한 순간을 조용히 간직하고 싶다는 소지섭과 조은정의 뜻에 따라 식은 직계 가족들끼리 모여 조용히 치렀다"고 했다. 소규모 비공개 예식이나 스몰웨딩이 아니라 가족들끼리 식사하며 인사하는 것 정도로 전해졌다. 그러면서 "모두가 어려움을 겪고 있는 시기에 조금이나마 위로와 도움이 되고자 굿네이버스에 5천만원을 기부, 교육 취약 계층 아동들에게 태블릿 PC와 스마트 기기를 지원하는 것으로 식을 대신하기로 했다"고 덧붙였다. 소지섭은 소속사 공식 사회관계망서비스(SNS)에서 깜짝 결혼 발표로 놀랐을 팬들에게 &qu
한국어판 April 7, 2020
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2년전 서울서 쓰러지고 살아난 중국 교수, 마스크 1천장 '보은'
2년 전 서울에서 급성 심근경색으로 쓰러졌다가 응급조치로 살아났던 중국인 교수가 신종 코로나바이러스 감염증(코로나19) 대비를 위한 마스크 1천장으로 한국에 보답했다. 7일 서울시에 따르면 중국 산둥대 공하이얀(孔海燕) 교수는 최근 서울시 관광정책과에 편지와 함께 마스크 1천장을 보냈다. 공 교수는 편지에 "2018년 서울시가 베풀어 준 따스한 정이 제 가슴에 새겨져 어떻게 보답할지 계속 생각했다"며 "중국에서도 마스크 구하기가 쉽지 않았지만, 코로나19로 어려움을 겪는 여러분에게 보탬이 될까 보내드린다"고 적었다. 2018년 9월 공 교수는 서울에서 열린 '제7차 UNWTO 세계도시관광총회'에 참석했다가 심근경색이 오면서 의식을 잃었다. 현장에 있던 간호사와 행사 운영팀이 흉부압박 등 초동 조치에 나섰고 곧 도착한 119 구급대가 심폐소생술을 하면서 국립중앙의료원으로 옮겼다. 긴급 수술을 받은 공 교수는 이틀 만에 의식을 회복할 수 있었
한국어판 April 7, 2020
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S. Korea ranks 2nd in Q1 shipbuilding orders
South Korea received the second largest amount of new shipbuilding orders in the first quarter of the year after China, with global shipbuilding orders plunging 71 percent amid the spreading coronavirus outbreak, industry data showed Tuesday. South Korea won new shipbuilding orders totaling 360,000 compensated gross tons (CGTs) in the January-March period, accounting for 16 percent of overall orders around the globe totaling 2.33 million CGTs, according to the data from Clarkson Research Servi
Industry April 7, 2020
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US again flies spy plane over Korean Peninsula
A US surveillance aircraft has flown over South Korea, an aviation tracker said Saturday, on an apparent mission to monitor North Korea following a series of major weapons tests by the communist nation last month. The US Air Force's RC-135W Rivet Joint was spotted in skies above the eastern province of Gangwon and Gyeonggi Province near the capital city of Seoul, Aircraft Spots tweeted without specifying the exact time of the operation. It uploaded a similar post Saturday about detecting thi
Defense April 7, 2020
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[Newsmaker] From drive-thru markets to flower challenges, virus-hit businesses go creative
Small businesses and local governments in South Korea are testing out creative ideas as they seek to overcome a slump stemming from the new coronavirus that has infected more than 10,000 here. In the southern cities of Gimhae and Seosan, farmers have set up drive-thru markets to sell vegetables and fruit, taking a cue from the government's successful drive-thru virus screening centers. A package of 11 kinds of vegetables is being sold for 20,000 won (A social media challenge aimed at helping
Consumer April 7, 2020
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BOK to deliver additional $4.4b to banks via US currency swap this week
The Bank of Korea (BOK) said Tuesday that it will offer $4.41 billion to local banks this week in its second round of dollar funding using its bilateral currency swap arrangement with the US Fed that is designed to help prevent a foreign exchange liquidity crunch. The central bank held an online auction to provide up to $8.5 billion in seven-day debt and 84-day loans. Bids undershot the BOK target of $7 billion in 84-day loans and $1.5 billion in seven-day loans. "A total of $4.41 billi
Market April 7, 2020
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