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S. Korean football season opener to be streamed live on YouTube, Twitter
The South Korean football league announced Wednesday it will stream its upcoming season-opening match live on YouTube and Twitter, complete with English-language commentary for international viewers. The Korea Professional Football League (K League) said the 2020 K League 1 opening contest on Friday between Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors and Suwon Samsung Bluewings will be available at K League's official YouTube channel (youtube.com/withkleague) and at its official Twitter account, @kleague. The matc
Soccer May 6, 2020
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상점 직원 옷에 코 닦고 KKK 두건 쓰고…미 마스크 거부 백태
일부 미국인들이 신종 코로나바이러스 감염증(코로나19) 방역을 위한 안면 마스크 착용을 거부하며 돌발 행동을 일삼아 경찰 당국이 골머리를 앓고 있다. 최근 미시간주의 한 상점에서 경비원이 손님에게 마스크 착용을 요청했다가 총에 맞아 숨지는 사건이 발생해 충격을 안겨준 가운데 미국 사회에서 마스크 쓰기를 노골적으로 거부하는 사례가 잇따라 나타나고 있다. 5일(현지시간) NBC방송에 따르면 미시간주에서는 상점 직원의 셔츠에 코를 닦은 한 남성이 경찰에 붙잡혔다. 이 남성은 지난 2일 마스크를 쓰지 않은 채 동네 매장인 '달러트리'에 들렀다가 직원으로부터 마스크를 착용해야 한다는 얘기를 들었다. 미시간주에서는 코로나19 행정명령에 따라 상점 직원과 고객 모두 매장 내에서 마스크를 착용해야 한다. 하지만, 이 남성은 불쑥 직원에게 다가가 직원이 입고 있던 셔츠로 자신의 얼굴을 문지르고 코까지 닦은 뒤 "이걸(상점 직원의 셔츠) 마스크로 쓰면 되겠다"고 말했다.
한국어판 May 6, 2020
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Minor indicted on charges of trading sexual abuse materials
An 18-year-old co-conspirator of a high-profile digital sexual exploitation ring was indicted on Wednesday for allegedly producing and distributing sexual abuse materials featuring women and girls. The Seoul Central District Prosecutors Office said it referred Kang Hun for trial after indicting him on charges of acting as an accessory to the operation of the "Baksabang" chatroom on the messaging service Telegram, which allowed paid members to view illegally taken photos and videos of
Social Affairs May 6, 2020
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Baseball league enjoys strong TV, online ratings on Opening Day
The South Korean baseball league has hit a home run with its television and online ratings on the first day of the new season. The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) announced Wednesday that the five Opening Day games from the previous day had an average rating of 1.47 percent on terrestrial and cable networks, up from 1.39 percent from last year's Opening Day. The 2020 season began belatedly Tuesday, after the original, March 28 start date was pushed back due to the coronavirus outbreak. With
Baseball May 6, 2020
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Moon hails opening of pro sports as meaningful step toward normal life
President Moon Jae-in said Wednesday that South Korea is setting a precedent for how to enjoy professional sports in the coronavirus era, a day after the opening of the country's new baseball season. Games began on Children's Day following a monthlong delay, though fans were not allowed into ballparks over concerns of COVID-19. Players were even prohibited from spitting on field. It demonstrated South Koreans' cautious return to normalcy, as COVID-19 infections have slowed remarkably in recen
Politics May 6, 2020
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Unification minister visits Panmunjom just days after DMZ gunfire
Unification Minister Kim Yeon-chul visited the inter-Korean truce village of Panmunjom on Wednesday, just days after South and North Korea exchanged gunfire at the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) separating the two sides. The unification ministry said Kim's visit was not related to the recent gunfire and was aimed at assessing preparations for the planned resumption of tours to the truce village, which have been suspended since the outbreak of African swine fever last year. On early Sunday, four bul
North Korea May 6, 2020
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Migration broker arrested over illegal entry of Pakistanis
South Korean immigration authorities have arrested a migration broker who allegedly faked corporate invitations to smuggle dozens of Pakistanis into the country. The Seoul office of the Korea Immigration Service said Wednesday it has referred the 57-year-old agent, surnamed Choi, to the prosecution on charges of violating the immigration act and forging private documents. Choi is suspected of arranging the illegal entry of 37 Pakistani people between November 2018 and September 2019 using sto
Social Affairs May 6, 2020
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Online shopping jumps nearly 12% on-year in March amid virus pandemic
Online shopping surged nearly 12 percent from a year earlier in March, data showed Wednesday, an apparent outcome of the new coronavirus outbreak that forced people to stay home. The value of online transactions came to about 12.58 trillion won ($10.3 billion) in the month, up 11.8 percent from the same month last year, according to the data from Statistics Korea. The increase followed a 24.5 percent on-year spike the previous month. The sharp increase in March was largely attributed to the
Consumer May 6, 2020
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BOK offers additional $1.33b to banks via US currency swap
The Bank of Korea (BOK) said Wednesday it will deliver an additional $1.33 billion to local banks under its bilateral currency swap arrangement with the US Fed that is designed to help stabilize the local foreign exchange market. The BOK held its sixth online auction to provide FX liquidity earlier in the day, but bids undershot the target amount of $4 billion. The central bank said it will temporarily suspend its online bids, noting the shortfall in bids may indicate abundant liquidity in th
Economy May 6, 2020
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S. Korea already made best offer in defense cost talks with US despite calls for flexibility: source
South Korea has already made its best possible offer in defense cost-sharing talks with the United States, a diplomatic source said Wednesday, after a senior US official urged Seoul to show flexibility. On Tuesday, Marc Knapper, deputy assistant secretary of state for Korea and Japan, renewed Washington's call for flexibility, stressing that the US has been "very flexible up until now." "I cannot mention the number, but the foreign minister has already said that the offer was t
Foreign Affairs May 6, 2020
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UNC drawing up report on DMZ gunfire case after field inspection
The US-led United Nations Command is drawing up a report on a recent border shooting incident between South and North Korea after a field inspection into the southern side of the Demilitarized Zone, officials said Wednesday. On Sunday, four bullets from North Korea hit a South Korean guard post in the central part of the DMZ in Cheorwon, Gangwon Province, prompting South Korean troops to fire back, according to the Joint Chiefs of Staff. UNC, which administers the DMZ and enforces the armisti
North Korea May 6, 2020
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Film industry likely to go back to normal under relaxed social distancing
As South Korea switched to an everyday form of social distancing from Wednesday, the film industry, hit hard by the novel coronavirus pandemic, is slowly moving to go back to normal. The number of daily moviegoers plunged to an all-time low of 15,000 on April 5 as people have been asked to stay at home to prevent further the spread of infection. The country's total COVID-19 infections surpassed 10,000 on April 3. Consequently, the monthly number of viewers hit 972,000 for April, marking the f
Film May 6, 2020
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Exports of foodstuffs up 3.8% through April amid pandemic
South Korea's exports of agricultural and meat products increased 3.8 percent in the first four months of 2020 from a year earlier, data showed Wednesday, on the back of rising demand for processed foodstuffs around the globe amid the new coronavirus pandemic. Outbound shipments of such goods reached $2.38 billion during the January-April period, according to the data compiled by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs. "Amid the lockdowns around the globe, shipments of snac
Economy May 6, 2020
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S. Korea reports no new local virus cases for 3rd day amid lax social distancing
South Korea reported only two more cases of the new coronavirus, all of which are imported cases, on Wednesday, marking no local new infections for the third consecutive day amid relaxed social distancing. The new infections brought the nation's total case load to 10,806, according to the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC). On Tuesday, the country added just three cases, the lowest figure in more than two months. The country decided to lift its strict social distancing s
Social Affairs May 6, 2020
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PM calls for maintaining daily social distancing as new quarantine scheme begins
South Korea's prime minister called on citizens Wednesday to thoroughly maintain social distancing in their daily lives as the country began to relax quarantine rules amid a declining number of new coronavirus infections. After the implementation of strict social distancing measures for six weeks, the government began to switch to an "everyday life quarantine" scheme Wednesday to allow people to carry out social and economic activities under quarantine rules. "We should bear in
Social Affairs May 6, 2020
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