South Korea tightens curbs in Seoul as COVID-19 cases hit new high
The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) reported 631 new cases as of midnight Saturday.
Dec 06, 2020, 13:50 PM IST
South Korea reaches a deal to buy AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine candidate
South Korea has reached a deal with the Britain-based company, AstraZeneca to purchase its coronavirus vaccine candidate.
Dec 03, 2020, 12:26 PM IST
South Korea to tighten social distancing, warns of new COVID-19 crisis
South Korea will impose stricter social distancing rules for the greater Seoul area a month after easing them, officials said on Tuesday
Nov 17, 2020, 13:17 PM IST
South Korea appealed for Biden's 'summit-level' interests in North Korea talks
South Korea has raised the need for US President-elect Biden`s administration to pay attention to reopen denuclearisation talks with North Korea.
Nov 11, 2020, 14:00 PM IST
Singapore temporarily halts use of two influenza vaccines after 48 dies in South Korea
However, South Korea said that it would carry on with the state-run vaccination programme as they found no direct link between the deaths and the shots.
Oct 26, 2020, 07:27 AM IST
Saudi Arabia has fastest 5G download speed, S Korea second --Full list of 15 countries
Saudi Arabia delivered an average 5G download speed of 377.2 Mbps.
Oct 20, 2020, 16:24 PM IST
COVID-19: Japan, South Korea lift entry ban on business travel
Foreigners and other long term settlers will only be allowed to enter after completing a two-week quarantine period.
Oct 07, 2020, 00:16 AM IST
South Korea enters space race, announces launch of its first lunar mission in 2022
South Korea’s space research institute has announced that it is on track to launch the country’s first lunar mission in the second half of 2022. According to an official announcement, this will be the first launch of a lunar orbiter, which is slated for the second half of 2022.
Sep 29, 2020, 10:38 AM IST
Very sorry: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un apologises for killing South Korean official
North Korea expressed regret on Friday for having shot dead a South Korean man to prevent the spread of coronavirus, the South`s national security adviser said, amid growing public and political outrage.
Sep 25, 2020, 14:57 PM IST
South Korea to secure coronavirus vaccines for 60% of population
South Korea aims to secure a supply of novel coronavirus vaccines for 30 million people, or 60% of its population, Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun said on Tuesday.
Sep 15, 2020, 14:31 PM IST
South Korea eases social distancing for two weeks ahead of major holiday
South Korea on Sunday eased its tough social distancing policy for the next two weeks in the densely populated Seoul metropolitan area, with new daily novel coronavirus cases hovering stubbornly within triple digits.
Sep 13, 2020, 13:32 PM IST
Striking trainee doctors return to work as South Korea battles second virus wave
Thousands of trainee doctors in South Korea returned to work on Tuesday after ending a more than two-week strike as the country grappled with sustained three-digit rises in new daily coronavirus infections.
Sep 08, 2020, 12:55 PM IST
Typhoon Haishen threatens South Korea after wreaking havoc in Japan
South Korea hunkered down as Typhoon Haishen travelled northwards along the country`s east coast on Monday, a day after the powerful storm battered Japan`s southern islands where four people are missing following a landslide.
Sep 07, 2020, 13:48 PM IST
Typhoon Maysak pummels South Korea, ship goes missing in rough waters
A powerful typhoon ripped through South Korea's southern and eastern coasts with tree-snapping winds and flooding rains on Thursday, knocking out power to more than 270,000 homes and leaving at least one person dead.
Sep 03, 2020, 11:21 AM IST
North Korea releases new pictures of leader Kim Jong-Un days after reports claimed he was in coma
Days after a South Korean diplomat claimed that North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un was in a coma, the communist nation has issued new photos of the reclusive leader.
Aug 26, 2020, 15:16 PM IST
South Korea closes most schools in Seoul area to battle resurgent coronavirus
South Korea on Tuesday ordered most schools in Seoul and surrounding areas to close and move classes back online, the latest in a series of precautionary measures aimed at heading off a resurgence in coronavirus cases.
Aug 25, 2020, 07:52 AM IST
Kim Jong-un is in coma claims South Korean diplomat as North Korea passes power to Kim Yo-jong
Fuelling rumours about the failing health condition of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, a former aide to South Korea’s late president Kim Dae-Jung, Chang Song-min has claimed that Kim is in a coma and that’s why his sister Kim Yo-jong has been given powers.
Aug 23, 2020, 22:15 PM IST
South Korea, China hold highest-level talks; discuss trade, denuclearisation, coronavirus response
The two countries resumed exchanges last month when Seoul sent a high-level diplomat for a bilateral economic meeting.
Aug 22, 2020, 18:00 PM IST
South Korea battles worst coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak in months, warns of tighter rules
South Korea warned on Monday of tighter novel coronavirus restrictions as new outbreaks appeared, including one linked to a church where more than 300 members of the congregation have been infected but hundreds more are reluctant to get tested.
Aug 17, 2020, 11:46 AM IST
South Korea to allow fans back into baseball, soccer games
The South Korean government announced on Friday it will begin allowing a limited number of fans back into baseball and soccer stadiums as soon as Sunday, under new rules aimed at preventing the spread of the coronavirus.
Jul 24, 2020, 11:29 AM IST
