As a partisan debate rages over whether and how to reopen the country, America is drifting, with no coherent strategy from the White House. States are opening up helter-skelter. President Donald Trump contradicts his experts and rages at perceived enemies, leaving ordinary citizens confused and angry. In a sane world, the Trump team would be assessing models adopted by nations that have handled COVID-19 better than we have. It would be devising an American model to transition to a safe new norm

Even at the peak of the novel coronavirus outbreak in February, masks were not mandatory in South Korea. But as the country struggles to navigate an exit from the public health crisis, face coverings are increasingly becoming a legal mandate. On Sunday, Incheon became the latest municipality to require all passengers on mass transit to wear masks, following in the footsteps of the capital. “This is to protect our community from the dangerous virus. We urge all citizens to wear masks o

According to a survey conducted in April by the Ministry of SMEs and Startups, four out of 10 startups in South Korea were hopeful of a positive impact from the COVID-19 pandemic, such as wider opportunities for new business models. (khnews@heraldcorp.com)

  진행자: 손지형, Paul Kerry 1. School resumptions postponed amid specter of second wave 아이튠즈(아이폰): https://itunes.apple.com/kr/podcast/koliaheleoldeu-paskaeseuteu/id686406253?mt=2 팟빵 (안드로이드): http://www.podbbang.com/ch/6638 요약: 이태원 클럽발 집단감염 발생으로 개학이 다시 한 차례 연기됨. [1] The reopening of schools, which was scheduled for Wednesday for high school seniors, has been postponed in South Korea amid the specter of another wave of COVID-19 infections. *postpone: 연기하다 *the specter of: -의 망령 *a wave of: 한

US electric carmaker Tesla Motors sold 4,070 vehicles in South Korea in the first three months this year, becoming the third most sold imported auto brand here, data by the Trade Ministry and the Korea Automobile Manufacturers Association showed. Tesla’s sales jumped to 2,499 units in March from 1,433 in February and 138 in January, boosted by the sales of the Model 3, data showed. Tesla, who is not a member of the Korea Automobile Importers and Distributors Association, reports its sa

For critical weeks in February and early March President Donald Trump claimed COVID-19 would magically disappear by itself or with warmer weather. That didn’t work. So, with the death toll at more than 75,000 and rising, the president needs a new magic formula to deflect public attention from his slow and chaotic response. And to blur the blame for the tens of thousands of new deaths that will stem from reopening the country without a national testing strategy. The miraculous formula? Bl

A 3.8 magnitude earthquake hit North Korea in Kangwon Province at 7:45 p.m. on Monday. The epicenter is estimated to be some 37 kilometers Northwest of Pyeonggang in Kangwon Province. The vibration could be felt in Gyeonggi Province in South Korea, according to the Korea Meteorological Administration. Civilians residing in more southern parts of the South Korean capital city Seoul swarmed to social media to say they also felt the trembles.   KMA said the earthquake

The number of investors holding Samsung Electronics shares surged more than five times after the company divided the face value of stocks two years ago, data showed Sunday. According to data filed by the Financial Supervisory Service, common shares issued by Samsung Electronics, the world’s largest chipmaker, were held by more than 1.36 million investors in the first quarter, a 565 percent increase from the same quarter two years ago, with 241,513 investors. Stocks worth 1.25 trillion w

Production and sales in the service industry in Jeju during the first quarter of the year saw a two-digit rate of decline due to the coronavirus pandemic, data from Statistics Korea showed. Fifteen other regions also saw significant drops in their sales. Only Seoul saw its production rise. In Jeju, the drop in travelers led to a 47 percent drop in sales at duty free shops. Only South Jeolla Province, which do not have major department stores or duty free shops, saw a slight rise in retail sal