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Third wave brings S. Korea’s COVID-19 positivity rate to over 3%
Output of domestic alcohol down 10%, yet imports double in 5 yrs: data
S. Korea ups response against highly pathogenic bird flu
Ruling party raises coronavirus vaccine supply target to 44m people
Scientists discover bones of sea lions from Ulleung
S. Korean firms tipped to report earnings improvement in Q4
Iran's supreme leader vows revenge over slain scientist
N. Korea steps up virus control along inter-Korean border: state media
Auto recalls top 2m this year: data
Infection tally below 500 for first time in 3 days, tougher virus curbs eye...

Nov 27, 2020 World

[Graphic News] Elon Musk overtakes Bill Gates to grab world‘s 2nd-richest ranking

　Tesla co-founder Elon Musk passed Bill Gates to become the world’s second-richest person. 　The 49-year-old entrepreneur‘s net worth soared $7.2 billion to $127.9 billion, driven by yet another surge in Tesla’s share price. Musk has added $100.3 billion to his net worth this year, the most of anyone on the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, a ranking of the world‘s 500 richest people. In January he ranked 35th. 　His advance up the wealth ranks has been driven largely by

Iran's supreme leader vows revenge over slain scientist

TEHRAN (AP) -- Iran's supreme leader on Saturday demanded the "definitive punishment" of those behind the killing of a scientist who led Tehran's disbanded military nuclear program, as the Islamic Republic blamed Israel for a slaying that has raised fears of reignited tensions across the Middle East. After years of being in the shadows, the image of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh suddenly was to be seen everywhere in Iranian media, as his widow spoke on state television and officials publicl

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Recent signing of RCEP suggests need for US reentry into TPP: CRS report

WASHINGTON -- The recent signing of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) by South Korea and 14 other countries in Asia reinforces the need for the United States to sign a similar deal in the region, a report suggested Wednesday. The report from the Congressional Research Service also suggested the US may have to consider reentering the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement to protect its interests in the region. "Some Members of Congress and analysts saw TPP as an op

Nov 26, 2020
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[Newsmaker] Biden Cabinet picks prioritizes experience

NEW YORK (AP) -- Competence is making a comeback. President-elect Joe Biden has prized staying power over star power when making his first wave of Cabinet picks and choices for White House staff, with a premium placed on government experience and proficiency as he looks to rebuild a depleted and demoralized federal bureaucracy. With an eye in part toward making selections who may have to seek approval from a Republican-controlled Senate, Biden has prioritized choosing qualified professionals wh

Nov 25, 2020
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[Newsmaker] What is it like to take part in a vaccine trial?

MIAMI (AFP) -- A key facet of the global mad scramble by Pfizer, Moderna and other pharma groups to develop a viable coronavirus vaccine is the recruitment of tens of thousands of volunteers willing to participate in clinical trials. Agence France-Presse’s correspondent in Miami, Leila Macor, took part in such a trial organized by US biotech firm Moderna, which announced Monday that its experimental vaccine was nearly 95 percent effective. Why did Macor, who suffers from asthma, decide t

Nov 25, 2020
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Biden introduces security team 'ready to lead the world'

WASHINGTON (AFP) -- US President-elect Joe Biden introduced Tuesday a seasoned national security team he said was prepared to resume US leadership of the world after the departure of President Donald Trump. "It's a team that will keep our country and our people safe and secure," Biden said, introducing his picks for secretary of state, national security advisor, intelligence chief, and other key cabinet jobs. "It's a team that reflects the fact that America is back. Ready to lea

Nov 25, 2020
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[Graphic News] No. of S. Korean students in US shrinks amid pandemic

　The number of South Korean students in the United States dropped this year, a US report showed, amid the coronavirus pandemic that has led to a plunge in the number of travelers between the two countries. 　However, the number of US students in Korea has jumped sharply over the same period, according to the report from the US State Department. 　In the 2019-2020 school year, the number of Korean students enrolled in US schools came to 49,809, down 4.7 percent from a year earlier, according

Nov 25, 2020
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Biden transition OK'd to start as Trump runs out of options

WASHINGTON (AP) - The federal government recognized President-elect Joe Biden as the “apparent winner” of the Nov. 3 election, formally starting the transition of power after President Donald Trump spent weeks testing the boundaries of American democracy. Trump relented after suffering yet more legal and procedural defeats in his seemingly futile effort to overturn the election with baseless claims of fraud. Trump still refused to concede and vowed to continue to fight in

Nov 24, 2020
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EU announces latest vaccine contract with Moderna

BRUSSELS (AFP) - The EU said Tuesday it would sign a sixth contract for an upcoming coronavirus vaccine, this time for up to 160 million doses of a jab developed by US firm Moderna. “According to the results of clinical trials, this vaccine could be highly effective against Covid-19,” European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said. “Once the vaccine is indeed proven as safe and effective, every member state will receive it at the same time on a pro rata basis,”

Nov 24, 2020
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GSA ascertains Joe Biden as apparent winner of US election: transition team

WASHINGTON -- The US General Services Administration (GSA) on Monday ascertained Joe Biden and his running mate, Kamala Harris, as the apparent winners of the US presidential election, Biden's transition team said. "The GSA Administrator has ascertained President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris as the apparent winners of the election, providing the incoming administration with the resources and support necessary to carry out a smooth and peaceful transfer of power,&q

Nov 24, 2020
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Americans defy virus guidelines for high-risk Thanksgiving

NEW YORK (AFP) -- Busy airports and serpentine queues at testing sites: many Americans plan to celebrate Thanksgiving with extended family Thursday despite authorities warning they risk exacerbating the coronavirus pandemic engulfing the country. Stopping short of issuing an outright ban, the US government's health protection agency has for the first time called on Americans not to travel for the annual holiday, which sees families get together over turkey, yams and cranberry sauce and for many

Nov 24, 2020
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[Graphic News] Paris, Zurich and HK world’s most expensive cities

　Paris and Switzerland’s Zurich tied Hong Kong as the world’s most expensive cities this year as the COVID-19 pandemic impacted the prices of everyday items, according to a report from the Economist Intelligence Unit. 　Singapore fell to fourth place as foreign workers left the country after losing their jobs. 　The research was based on the prices of 138 everyday goods and services in around 130 cities worldwide.

Nov 24, 2020
World Business
Biden names Antony Blinken as new secretary of state

WASHINGTON -- US President-elect Joe Biden on Monday tapped former Deputy Secretary of State Antony Blinken to be his first secretary of state in a pre-inauguration nomination of five other top security officials that included national security adviser. Jake Sullivan, a senior policy adviser to former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, was tapped the new national security adviser, while Alejandro Mayorkas, former deputy secretary of homeland security, was named the new head of the Department o

Nov 24, 2020
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Hong Kong activists including Joshua Wong in custody after guilty protest plea

HONG KONG (AFP) -- Three young Hong Kong dissidents including Joshua Wong were remanded into custody on Monday after pleading guilty to inciting a rally during last year's pro-democracy protests, deepening the crackdown against Beijing's critics. Hong Kong was convulsed by seven straight months of huge and often violent democracy rallies last year in which millions took to the streets. Beijing has refused demands for free elections and authorities have pursued democracy supporters with crimin

Nov 23, 2020
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AstraZeneca/Oxford vaccine 70% effective at tackling coronavirus

LONDON (AFP) -- A coronavirus vaccine developed by drug firm AstraZeneca and Oxford University has shown 70 percent effectiveness in trials involved 23,000 people, they said in a statement on Monday. The announcement comes after other trials of drugs developed by Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna announced effectiveness above 90 percent. The results ranged between 62 and 90 percent efficacy depending on the vaccine dosage, according to Monday's statement. AstraZeneca chief executive Pascal Soriot s

Nov 23, 2020
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