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No plan yet to offer COVID-19 booster shots in Korea
Social affairs
Aug 17, 2021
Nursing homes suffer outbreaks among vaccinated residents, staff
[Newsmaker] Last remaining Koreans evacuate Afghanistan
Foreign affairs
Aug 17, 2021
The last remaining South Koreans, including the country’s ambassador, were evacuated from Afghanistan on Tuesday, following the Taliban’s abrupt takeover of the country. South Korea’s Foreign Ministry on Tuesday said four Korean nationals -- three diplomats and one civilian -- left the Kabul airport at around 9 a.m. Seoul time, and safely arrived in a third country in the Middle East. The three embassy personnel, including Ambassador Choi Tae-ho, had remained in Afghani
NK views its relations with China as ‘fundamentally distrustful:’ think tank
North Korea
Aug 17, 2021
North Korea views its ties with China as “fundamentally distrustful,” despite its economic dependence on its largest trading partner, a US think tank said Tuesday. In a report titled “Wilson Memo: The Unique Relationship Between China & North Korea,” the congressional relations office at Washington’s Woodrow Wilson Center analyzed China-North Korea relations to help US policymakers make informed policy on the North. “North Korea is relativel
[News Focus] Koreans worked 200 more hours than OECD average in 2020
Social affairs
Aug 17, 2021
SEJONG -- South Koreans were found to have worked longer by about 200 hours last year compared to the average of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. In the Paris-based organization’s analysis of annual work hours logged by its 36 members, Korea ranked No. 3. Turkey was not included in the count. The OECD defined average annual hours worked as the total number of hours actually worked per year divided by the average number of people in employment per year. Each e
[Newsmaker] Five-term lawmaker Hong Joon-pyo announces 2nd presidential bid
Politics
Aug 17, 2021
Rep. Hong Joon-pyo, a five-term lawmaker of the main opposition People Power Party (PPP), officially announced Tuesday he will run in the presidential election slated for March. Hong, who lost the 2017 election against President Moon Jae-in, held an online press conference announcing his second bid for the presidency, in which he pledged to "correct the nation heading in the wrong direction." The former prosecutor-turned-politician presented a vision in which South Korea wins respect
Korea, Kazakhstan agree to boost ties in Seoul summit
Foreign affairs
Aug 17, 2021
Kazakh president becomes first foreign leader to visit Seoul since pandemic began
Unification ministry will keep close watch on NK response to joint exercise: official
North Korea
Aug 17, 2021
South Korea will keep a close eye on how North Korea will respond to a major joint military exercise under way with the United States, the unification ministry said Tuesday, as Pyongyang remains silent in contrast to angry reactions to last week's preliminary exercise. The nine-day computer-simulated Combined Command Post Training, which kicked off Monday, is based largely on a computer simulation with no field training, in consideration of the virus situation, according to South Korea's Joint
Military to deploy amphibious bridging vehicles by 2027
Defense
Aug 17, 2021
The military plans to deploy advanced amphibious bridging vehicles by 2027 to boost operational capabilities, the arms procurement agency said Tuesday. Under a 500 billion-won ($426.5 million) contract, the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) and Hanwha Defense will develop and produce the localized version of the European M3 Amphibious Rig for their deployment starting around 2027, according to the agency. The M3 rig was developed by the European manufacturer General Dynamics Eu
Military reports 7 COVID-19 cases
Defense
Aug 17, 2021
Seven service members have tested positive for the new coronavirus, the defense ministry said Tuesday, the latest in a series of infections across the country. Five Army members, one Navy officer and one Marine Corps officer were confirmed to have contracted the virus during the three-day holiday that ended Monday, bringing the total caseload among the military population to 1,555, according to the ministry. (Yonhap)
Moderna to provide more vaccines to Korea in August, September: govt.
Social affairs
Aug 17, 2021
After repeated delays in vaccine shipments, Moderna apologizes to Korea, government says
[Herald Interview] Parliament should represent teens, LGBT people
Politics
Aug 17, 2021
Teenagers should be allowed to run for National Assembly seats, says lawmaker in her 20s
Tourist arrivals in S. Korea tumble 95% in H1
Social affairs
Aug 17, 2021
Tourist arrivals in South Korea plunged more than 95 percent in the first half of the year due to global travel curbs amid the coronavirus pandemic, data showed Tuesday. The data from the state-run Korea Tourism Organization (KTO) showed 73,000 foreign tourists visited South Korea in the January-June period, down 95.4 percent from a year earlier. The figure accounted for 17.5 percent of all foreigners who visited South Korea in the six-month period. In particular, it was much fewer than the 2
Weddings again under threat as ‘unfair’ Level 4 rules allow only up to 49 guests
Social affairs
Aug 17, 2021
Couples face losses as virus rules criticized for inconsistency
Prosecutors raid Hyundai Heavy for allegedly hampering FTC probe over unfair trade
Social affairs
Aug 17, 2021
Prosecutors have raided Hyundai Heavy Industries Co.'s headquarters in the southeastern city of Ulsan for allegedly destroying evidence to avert the antitrust watchdog's investigation into unfair business practices, judicial sources said Tuesday. According to the sources, the Seoul Central District Prosecutors Office recently searched the company's office in Ulsan, about 415 kilometers southeast of the capital, to seize internal documents. Last year, People's Solidarity for Participatory Democ
Revered independence fighter awarded medal 78 years after death
Politics
Aug 17, 2021
South Korea awarded a posthumous medal of honor Tuesday to Hong Beom-do, a historic independence fighter, whose remains returned from Kazakhstan two days earlier. President Moon Jae-in conferred the Order of Merit for National Foundation on Hong in a ceremony attended by Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev at Cheong Wa Dae. Hong, who served as commander of Korea's independence army, is revered for leading victories in the troops' battles against Japanese forces during the 1910-45 colonial r
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