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  • PM calls for active participation in COVID-19 vaccine program

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    PM calls for active participation in COVID-19 vaccine program

    Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun on Thursday called on the public to actively participate in the government's public coronavirus vaccine program, as authorities move swiftly to make last minute preparations on the eve of the nationwide inoculation campaign. Earlier in the day, trucks and ships packed with the first of some 1.5 million doses of AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccines headed to long-term care hospitals and public health centers across the country. "Please have trust in the government

  • Impeachment trial postponed for judge in power abuse case

    Impeachment trial postponed for judge in power abuse case

    An impeachment trial for Judge Lim Seong-geun has been rescheduled to a later date, the Constitutional Court said Thursday. The court originally planned to hold a pretrial preparation session Friday, two days before he retires as a judge, where both sides set forth their main arguments and a list of evidence, and discuss how to proceed with the upcoming trial. The court said it has yet to determine the date for the session. The National Assembly led by the ruling Democratic Party voted to imp

    Today

  • Spring blossom, cultural festivals canceled or downsized over COVID-19 fears

    Spring blossom, cultural festivals canceled or downsized over COVID-19 fears

    Spring is just around the corner, but almost all spring blossom and cultural festivals across the country are likely to be called off for the second consecutive year amid little signs of a letup in coronavirus outbreaks, officials said Wednesday. Many local governments have already decided to cancel their annual spring flower festivals again this year due to fears of COVID-19 transmission, though some others are considering holding festivals on a sharply reduced scale or in a non-face-to-face m

    Feb 24, 2021

  • 1st batch of COVID-19 vaccines shipped in S. Korea ahead of public inoculation program

    1st batch of COVID-19 vaccines shipped in S. Korea ahead of public inoculation program

    Shipments of the first batch of COVID-19 vaccines for South Koreans began Wednesday as health authorities gear up to launch a public inoculation program later this week. The inaugural shipments of vaccines developed by British-Swedish pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca were made at a drug manufacturing plant of SK Bioscience Co. in Andong, 270 kilometers southeast of Seoul. The delivery began as the country was preparing to begin a public vaccination program on Friday using AstraZeneca vaccines

    Feb 24, 2021

  • Google Korea reviews lowering planned in-app commission rate: lawmakers

    Google Korea reviews lowering planned in-app commission rate: lawmakers

    The South Korean unit of US tech giant Google Inc. is considering lowering its planned commission rate for in-app purchases, lawmakers said Tuesday, amid complaints from local software developers over steep commission costs. According to lawmakers from the parliamentary committee on science and technology, Google Korea representatives have told committee members that they were persuading the company headquarters to lower its planned 30 percent commission on in-app purchases. Google has announ

    Feb 23, 2021

  • Conflict between doctors, govt. reignites over bill on disqualifying convicted doctors

    Conflict between doctors, govt. reignites over bill on disqualifying convicted doctors

    A conflict between doctors on one side and the government and the ruling party on the other has become heated over a bill that would disqualify medical doctors convicted of felonies. An association of doctors threatened to carry out "a general strike" of angry doctors across the country if the bill is put to a full-floor vote at the National Assembly, while the government warned of stern actions if the strike is launched, especially as national COVID-19 vaccinations are set to begin l

    Feb 23, 2021

  • No relief money for violators of antivirus regulations: PM

    No relief money for violators of antivirus regulations: PM

    Those who violate social distancing restrictions will not be eligible for an upcoming batch of emergency cash handouts, South Korea's prime minister said Tuesday. Chung Sye-kyun was warning of stern measures, including the so-called "one-strike, you're out" punishment, amid continued reports of some shops, restaurants and other businesses nationwide breaching a set of rules aimed at curbing the spread of COVID-19. "At invisible places, there are frequent cases of social commitme

    Feb 23, 2021

  • Moon’s top aide returns to work after offering to resign over personnel spat

    Moon’s top aide returns to work after offering to resign over personnel spat

    Cheong Wa Dae heaves big sigh of relief, brushing off lame-duck speculation

    Feb 22, 2021

  • Homegrown COVID-19 vaccine may be available early next year: minister

    Homegrown COVID-19 vaccine may be available early next year: minister

    South Korea could produce locally developed vaccines against the novel coronavirus early next year, the ICT minister said Monday, as the country seeks to prepare for a drawn-out fight against the pandemic. Minister of Science and ICT Choi Ki-young said the government will continue to support development of local vaccines against the virus even though the country has secured enough vaccines from foreign pharmaceutical companies, such as Pfizer, Moderna and AstraZeneca. The country plans to roll

    Feb 22, 2021

  • Govt. to set up new investigative body for industrial disasters

    Govt. to set up new investigative body for industrial disasters

    The Ministry of Employment and Labor on Monday announced a decision to establish a new government body in charge of investigating fatal and serious industrial disasters, ahead of the enforcement of a new law aimed at increasing the punishment of business owners for on-duty deaths and employee injuries. In a report to the National Assembly, the ministry said it will establish the Occupational Safety and Health Headquarters within its organization this year before spinning it off as an independen

    Feb 22, 2021

  • [Newsmaker] Lawmakers condemn Myanmar military coup, call for democracy

    [Newsmaker] Lawmakers condemn Myanmar military coup, call for democracy

    South Korean lawmakers on Monday called for a restoration of democracy in Myanmar and raised concerns about atrocities against ethnic minorities, after the military junta took control in a coup.   Myanmar’s military on Feb. 1 overthrew the country’s democratically elected government and detained civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi. A state of emergency was declared, rolling back efforts to end more than 50 years of military dictatorship and establish a democratic government through the

    Feb 22, 2021

  • Moon's senior secretary entrusts decision on his resignation offer to the president: Cheong Wa Dae

    Moon's senior secretary entrusts decision on his resignation offer to the president: Cheong Wa Dae

    President Moon Jae-in's senior secretary for civil affairs and justice is likely to stay in the job at least for the time being despite his resignation offer that has grabbed public attention, according to Cheong Wa Dae on Monday. Having returned from a four-day leave, Shin Hyun-soo has "entrusted" a decision on his letter of resignation to the president, Chung Man-ho, Moon's senior secretary for public communication, told reporters. Shin was quoted as saying that he would do his bes

    Feb 22, 2021

  • S. Korea to start administering 117,000 doses of Pfizer vaccine on Feb. 27: PM

    S. Korea to start administering 117,000 doses of Pfizer vaccine on Feb. 27: PM

    South Korea will begin administering 117,000 doses of Pfizer vaccines to medical staff on Saturday as the vaccines are expected to arrive in the country later this week, Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun said Sunday. "On Feb. 26, 117,000 doses of Pfizer vaccines will arrive in the country and the vaccines will be administered to medical staff treating coronavirus patients starting on Feb. 27," Chung said during a meeting on the COVID-19 response held at the government complex in Seoul.

    Feb 21, 2021

  • Supreme Court chief justice apologizes, but refuses to quit

    Supreme Court chief justice apologizes, but refuses to quit

    Supreme Court Chief Justice Kim Myeong-su apologized again Friday for lying about his alleged role in the recent impeachment of a senior judge as he faces growing heat from opposition lawmakers to step down. "I give my deep apology for causing grave disappointment and concerns with my uncareful reply," the chief justice said in a post uploaded in the intranet for judges and court employees. This marks his second apology over the controversy after the first one issued early this mont

    Feb 19, 2021

  • Moon says govt. open to special 'consolatory money' for Korean people over coronavirus damages

    Moon says govt. open to special 'consolatory money' for Korean people over coronavirus damages

    President Moon Jae-in floated the idea Friday of providing South Korean people with special "consolatory money" once the COVID-19 pandemic is overcome, according to his office. It was unveiled during his meeting with leaders of the ruling Democratic Party (DP) at Cheong Wa Dae. The president was responding to the proposal of offering another batch of emergency cash handouts to support people and businesses against the fallout of the pandemic, Cheong Wa Dae spokesman Kang Min-seok sai

    Feb 19, 2021

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