Senior South Korean and Chinese officials on Saturday reaffirmed plans to arrange a summit between their leaders “at an early date” once coronavirus concerns subside, Seoul’s presidential office said.
PPP Reaches Small Firms, South Korea Extends Rules: Virus Update
South Korea will extend Level 2 social-distancing measures, currently in place in Seoul and Busan, to the rest of the country beginning Sunday. Australia’s Queensland state imposed tougher …
Coronavirus live news: South Korea records most cases since March, Australian state of Victoria reports 182 cases
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Coronavirus update: No church, clubbing as South Korea strengthens lockdown, NZ keeps schools and businesses shut
South Korea bans large gatherings and removes fans from professional sports in unprecedented restrictions, as New Zealand keeps schools and businesses shut.
South Korea, China hold highest-level talks since coronavirus outbreak
Yang Jiechi, a member of the Communist Party Politburo, was meeting South Korea’s new national security advisor, Suh Hoon, in the southern port city of Busan to discuss coronavirus cooperation, …
Seoul infections drive COVID-19 spike in South Korea
South Korea reported the most new coronavirus cases in months on Friday, spurred by a surge in the capital city of Seoul.
Bangladesh, South Korea explore opportunities in tourism
Choi said the market held more potential as last year more than 17,000 arrivals in South Korea were from Bangladesh …
Church at centre of South Korea coronavirus outbreak says government fabricating tests
South Korea’s battle to contain a new outbreak of the coronavirus has been complicated by a political and religious fight between President Moon Jae-in’s administration and some of his fiercest …
North Korea’s Kim Jong Un delegates some powers to sister Kim Yo Jong, South Korean intelligence says
Kim Jong Un has reportedly given his sister, Kim Yo Jong, partial authority to oversee “general state affairs” in order to ease the North Korean leader’s workload, according to South Korean …
Kim Yo-jong, sister of North Korea’s Kim Jong-un, now ‘de facto second in command’
Ruler cedes some powers to sibling, according to Seoul, who will be responsible for relations with US and South Korea …