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
One in three South Korean COVID-19 patients improve with remdesivir
One in three South Korean patients seriously ill with COVID-19 showed an improvement in their condition after being given Gilead Sciences Inc`s antiviral remdesivir, health authorities said.
Jul 13, 2020, 10:20 AM IST
North Korea destroys inter-Korean liaison office as tensions rise
Pyongyang's official Korean Central News Agency said the North destroyed the office to correspond with the mindset of the enraged people to surely force human scum and those, who have sheltered the scum, to pay dearly for their crimes, apparently referring to North Korean defectors who for years have floated anti-Pyongyang leaflets across the border
Jun 16, 2020, 15:21 PM IST
South Korea's President Moon Jae-in urges North Korea to keep peace deals, return to talks
Moon`s remarks came as South Korea marked the 20th anniversary on Monday of the first summit between the two nations, which had pledged to step up dialogue and cooperation.
Jun 15, 2020, 16:09 PM IST
South Korea succumbs to Kim Jong-un's sister Kim Yo Jong's threats over 'balloon protests'
South Korea bows to pressure asserted from Kim Jong-un's sister on activists who fly anti-North Korea leaflets over the border. South Korea says it will introduce new laws to ban the protests in a desperate effort to keep its faltering diplomatic efforts alive, as per a report by The Daily Mail.
Jun 05, 2020, 09:08 AM IST
North and South Korea exchange gunfire across border at guard post
North and South Korea exchanged gunfire around the South`s guard post early on Sunday, raising tension a day after North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ended an almost three-week absence from public life with state media showing him visiting a factory.
May 03, 2020, 11:25 AM IST
Amid rising suspense, South Korea says North Korea leader Kim Jong Un is 'alive and well'
Amid rising speculations over the health of North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un, South Korea has reiterated that the reclusive leader is "alive and well."
Apr 27, 2020, 09:22 AM IST
Amid rising suspense, South Korea says North Korea leader Kim Jong Un is 'alive and well'
Amid rising speculations over the health of North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un, South Korea has reiterated that the reclusive leader is "alive and well."
Apr 27, 2020, 09:22 AM IST
Coronavirus COVID-19: South Korea holds presidential election with necessary precautions
The voting for South Korea parliamentary election started on Wednesday (April 15) despite the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic but with all necessary precautions, including hand masks and sanitizers.
Apr 15, 2020, 09:15 AM IST
South Korea reports 147 new coronavirus cases, concerns of cluster outbreaks continue
The daily tally marked the 10th day in a row that the country has posted new infections in the mid-100s or below, although up from 87 recorded the day before, according to the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC).
Mar 21, 2020, 09:58 AM IST
Coronavirus: South Korea reports 74 new cases, church cluster outbreak near Seoul
One new cluster surfaced in Seongnam city south of Seoul, the capital, where at least 40 members of a Protestant church tested positive, including the pastor, after services on March 1 and March 8, despite government calls to cancel mass gatherings.
Mar 16, 2020, 14:51 PM IST
North Korea launches three unidentified projectiles off its east coast
The South’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement that three unidentified projectiles were fired eastwards over the sea from the Sondok area in South Hamgyong province.
Mar 09, 2020, 07:16 AM IST
Coronavirus: Death toll reaches to 3,120, over 91 thousand cases reported globally
Iran remians the most affectd country due to the novel coronavirus recording more than 66 death cases. The second most affected country is Italy with 54 death cases, followed by South Korea recording 28 deaths.
Mar 03, 2020, 16:04 PM IST
North Korea fires two unidentified projectiles, says South Korea military
The North carried out a series of weapons tests late last year, the last of them in November, often describing them as multiple launch rocket systems, although others called them ballistic missiles.
It also carried out static engine tests, most recently in December.
Coronavirus outbreak: US, South Korea postpone joint military exercises
More than 80 percent of the South's cases are in Daegu -- South Korea's fourth largest city with a population of 2.5 million -- and the neighbouring province of North Gyeongsang.
Feb 27, 2020, 09:59 AM IST
Coronavirus scare: South Korea reports 169 new cases, including first US soldier
Of the new cases, 134 were from Daegu city, where a branch of the Shincheonji Church of Jesus, which has been linked to outbreaks, is located, the Korea Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (KCDC) said.
Feb 26, 2020, 10:32 AM IST
Coronavirus death toll in Iran rises to 16 as worries deepen
Iran has the highest number of deaths from coronavirus outside China, where the virus emerged in late 2019. Among the infected was the deputy health minister, who tested positive for coronavirus, state media said.
Feb 25, 2020, 19:38 PM IST
South Korea on highest alert against coronavirus as coronavirus cases soar
South Korean President Moon Jae-in said on Sunday that the government had raised the country's coronavirus alert by one notch to the fourth and highest level in a bid to contain a surge in new cases.
Feb 23, 2020, 21:19 PM IST
Coronavirus global death toll reaches 2247; Iran reports two more deaths
South Korea remained the worst-infected country outside China as it confirmed 52 more cases of novel coronavirus taking the total figure to 156.
Feb 21, 2020, 22:36 PM IST
