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July 7, 2020 Travel

Hantan River area listed as UNESCO Global Geopark

The Hantan River area near the inter-Korean border has been designated as a UNESCO Global Geopark, officials said Tuesday. The UN body made the decision to add the 1,165-square-kilometer area to the...

USFK expresses regrets over soldiers' unruly behavior at beach

The US Forces Korea on Tuesday expressed regrets over its soldiers' unruly behavior in the southeastern city of Busan on US Independence Day last week, vowing to fully cooperate with South Korean aut...

July 7, 2020
Social affairs
S. Korea to provide US$4m in aid to 14 countries hit by locust swarms

South Korea decided Tuesday to provide US$4 million in humanitarian aid to 14 countries suffering from food crises due to desert locusts, the foreign ministry said. The assistance will be provided t...

July 7, 2020
Foreign affairs
Sports ministry to cooperate with legal authorities to root out abuse in athletics

The sports ministry vowed Tuesday to work closely with legal authorities to help eliminate abuse in athletics while reaffirming its commitment to zero tolerance against any misconduct. The announcem...

July 7, 2020
Social affairs
Seoul stocks snap 3-day winning streak on growing virus concerns

South Korean stocks fell by more than 1 percent Tuesday amid growing fears over the resurgence of the new coronavirus at home and overseas. The Korean won rose against the US dollar. The benchmark K...

July 7, 2020
Markets
S. Korea's ultrafine dust emissions fall 8.5% in 2017: data

South Korea's ultrafine dust emissions fell 8.5 percent on-year in 2017 as manufacturers cut back coal usage and old vehicles were replaced, government data showed Tuesday. The country's ultrafine d...

July 7, 2020
Social affairs
Seaside villages opt to close beaches due to coronavirus fears

People dreaming of vacationing at a secluded beach this summer, away from coronavirus-prone crowded places, will have fewer destinations to choose from, as a growing number of villages on the East Se...

July 7, 2020
Social affairs
BLACKPINK's new song debuts at No. 33 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart

BLACKPINK landed at No. 33 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart with its latest single "How You Like That," according to the American music trade publication Tuesday, setting a new record for K-pop girl grou...

July 7, 2020
K-pop
Hyundai Motor, SK chiefs vow to bolster EV biz partnership

The heir apparent of Hyundai Motor Group met with the head of refinery-to-battery conglomerate SK Group on Tuesday to discuss cooperation in the electric vehicle (EV) business. Hyundai Motor Group E...

July 7, 2020
Transport
S. Korea to end mask rationing scheme on Sunday

South Korea will terminate a mask rationing system on Sunday as the supply of face masks designed to help fight the new coronavirus has stabilized, the country's drug safety agency said Tuesday. As ...

July 7, 2020
Social affairs
Mascot for policewomen to become more gender neutral

Posuni, a character symbolizing policewomen, will become more gender neutral, police said Tuesday, as part of efforts to eliminate gender stereotypes. The Korean National Police Agency said it consi...

July 7, 2020
Social affairs
N. Korea's paper says border control tightened to fight virus

North Korea is beefing up its border control to prevent an outbreak of the coronavirus, the country's state newspaper said Tuesday, after leader Kim Jong-un called for "maximum alert" against the hig...

July 7, 2020
North Korea
Global shipbuilding orders at historic low in H1

Global new orders of ships fell to a historic low in the first half of the year amid the coronavirus pandemic, industry sources said Tuesday. In the January-June period, global new shipbuilding orde...

July 7, 2020
Transport
S. Korea loses footholds in Chinese market amid tightened competition: KIEP

South Korea accounted for the biggest share of imports to China in 2019, but its slice has been shrinking in recent years due to intensifying competition with other Asian players, a think tank said T...

July 7, 2020
Economy
S. Korea beefs up screening in airport to prevent ASF

South Korea said Tuesday it has installed six additional X-ray devices at its main airport as it strengthens the guard against African swine fever (ASF). The move raised the number of X-ray devices ...

July 7, 2020
Social affairs

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