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97-year-old woman is the oldest to recover from coronavirus in South Korea
05:46 | 27/03/2020
A 97-year-old became the oldest woman in South Korea to recover from the coronavirus, according to a new report.
"Coronavirus infections could surge in autumn", Korean expert warns
22:41 | 24/03/2020
There could be a surge of coronavirus infections in autumn, according to the forecast Monday (Mar 23) of Oh Myung-don, a renowned infectious diseases physician at Seoul National University Hospital, citing patterns of virus spread observed with the 1918 Spanish flu.
A study shows that people with Type A blood may be more vulnerable to coronavirus
21:14 | 18/03/2020
People with type A blood are more likely to catch coronavirus while those with type O seem more resistant, a preliminary study of about 2,000 patients in China showed.
South Korea to declare "special disaster zone" admist Covid-19 escalation
08:33 | 14/03/2020
By declaring "special disaster zone", South Korea's epicenter Daegu and nearby North Gyeongsang Province will receive more rapid emergency relief and better administrative and financial support.
South's Military: North Korea fires two unidentified projectiles into East Sea
13:46 | 02/03/2020
North Korea fired two unidentified projectiles from a coastal area Monday (Mar 2).
RBW & Kakao M's Vietnamese boy band to debut Feb 27
16:49 | 26/02/2020
D1Verse, a Vietnamese boy band launched by Korean music companies RBW and Kakao M, is scheduled to make is official debut on Thursday (Feb 27), The Korea Times reported.
COVID-19 outbreak: 70 new infection cases reported in RoK
15:53 | 24/02/2020
The Republic of Korea (RoK) reported a huge rise in the number of confirmed new coronavirus (COVID-19) infection cases on Monday (Feb 24) with 70 more cases.
Novel coronavirus: South Korea advises citizens to defer travel to Japan, Singapore, Vietnam and three others
16:32 | 11/02/2020
In addition to mainland China, South Korea has "strongly advised" its citizens to refrain from travelling to Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, Japan and Taiwan (China), reported The Korea Times.
One in 4 migrant workers in RoK’s Gwangju struggling with unpaid wages: Korea Times
11:12 | 17/12/2019
One out of four migrant workers in the Republic of Korea (RoK)’s Gwangju say they are struggling to get unpaid wages, The Korea Times reported a survey on Monday (Dec 16).
Measures to protect foreign brides from domestic violence: Korea Times
10:22 | 23/11/2019
The Republic of Korea (RoK)’s men with criminal records will be banned from bringing marriage migrants to the country, and foreign brides who suffer domestic violence will be able to easily report to police through a multilingual app, the government announded on Friday (Nov 22).
