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One nation’s plan for success: Work less and make more babies
2 months, 4 weeks ago

One nation’s plan for success: Work less and make more babies

LA Times  

A currency trader stands near a screen showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index and foreign exchange rates at the KEB Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul last month. More than 60% of South Koreans in the labor force favor a four-day workweek, according to a survey last month by local polling company Global Research. Last year, Severance Hospital, one of …

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In a first since pandemic, North Korean flight lands in Beijing
1 year, 4 months ago

In a first since pandemic, North Korean flight lands in Beijing

Live Mint  

After years of isolation from the world due to COVID pandemic, North Korea is slowly opening its border to the world. There has been no information on who was the in the flight, but it is expected that it would on return carry back North Koreans who had been trapped in China by the years because of border closure, reported …

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North Korea signals reopening with first passenger flight in three years
1 year, 4 months ago

North Korea signals reopening with first passenger flight in three years

Live Mint  

BEIJING/SEOUL: An Air Koryo flight from Pyongyang landed in Beijing early on Tuesday for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns began in 2020, as North Korea cracks open its border to some passenger travel. It wasn't immediately clear who was aboard, but Western tour companies that operated in North Korea said it appeared to be a special flight …

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N. Korea food shortage worsens amid COVID, but no famine yet
1 year, 10 months ago

N. Korea food shortage worsens amid COVID, but no famine yet

Associated Press  

SEOUL, South Korea — There’s little doubt that North Korea’s chronic food shortages worsened due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and speculation about the country’s food insecurity has flared as its top leaders prepare to discuss the “very important and urgent task” of formulating a correct agricultural policy. Its specific agenda is unknown, but the party’s powerful Politburo earlier said that …

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North Korea chronic food shortage worsens amid COVID-19, but no famine yet
1 year, 10 months ago

North Korea chronic food shortage worsens amid COVID-19, but no famine yet

Firstpost  

It is difficult to know the exact situation in the North, which kept its borders virtually closed during the pandemic. Food shortages and economic hardships have persisted since a famine killed estimated hundreds of thousands of people in the mid-1990s Seoul, South Korea: There’s little doubt that North Korea’s chronic food shortages worsened due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and speculation …

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North Korea food shortage worsens amid Covid, but no famine yet
1 year, 10 months ago

North Korea food shortage worsens amid Covid, but no famine yet

India Today  

There’s little doubt that North Korea’s chronic food shortages worsened due to the Covid-19 pandemic, and speculation about the country’s food insecurity has flared as its top leaders prepare to discuss the “very important and urgent task” of formulating a correct agricultural policy. Its specific agenda is unknown, but the party’s powerful Politburo earlier said that a “a turning point …

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China to resume visas for South Koreans after COVID row
1 year, 10 months ago

China to resume visas for South Koreans after COVID row

Al Jazeera  

Move comes after Seoul last week scrapped COVID-related travel restrictions for arrivals from China. China will begin processing short-term visas for South Koreans for “business, transit and other private affairs” from Saturday, the Chinese embassy in Seoul said in a post on its official WeChat account on Wednesday. China stopped issuing short-term visas to South Koreans in January after Seoul …

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China suspends short-term visas for South Koreans: Why the retaliatory move
1 year, 11 months ago

China suspends short-term visas for South Koreans: Why the retaliatory move

Hindustan Times  

China has suspended issuing some short-term visas for South Korean nationals in retaliation against the latter’s curbs on Chinese travelers. The Chinese embassy and consulates in South Korea will stop issuing short-term visas for visits, business, tourism, medical care, transit and personal matters on Tuesday. China had warned earlier this month that it would hit back on such moves and …

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China Suspends Travel Visa For South Koreans Amid Protests Of COVID Curbs
1 year, 11 months ago

China Suspends Travel Visa For South Koreans Amid Protests Of COVID Curbs

ABP News  

The Chinese Embassy in Seoul on Tuesday announced the suspension of its short-term visa service for South Koreans in retaliation against the country's regulations travellers from the neighbouring country in the wake of the ongoing Covid-19 outbreak. China Welcomes First Batch Of International Travellers After Scrapping Quarantine Norms For the first time in three years, China on Sunday opened its …

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China suspends visas for South Koreans in retaliation for Covid test mandate for its flyers
1 year, 11 months ago

China suspends visas for South Koreans in retaliation for Covid test mandate for its flyers

India Today  

China suspended visas Tuesday for South Koreans to come to the country for tourism or business in apparent retaliation for COVID-19 testing requirements on Chinese travelers. A brief notice posted online by the Chinese Embassy in Seoul said the ban would apply until South Korea lifted its “discriminatory measures on entrance by China” to the country. Around a dozen countries …

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Taiwanese, Koreans and Hong Kongers can finally travel home. But others are out of luck
2 years ago

Taiwanese, Koreans and Hong Kongers can finally travel home. But others are out of luck

LA Times  

Connie Su, a dental hygienist working in Newport Beach, plans to return to Taiwan on Dec. 27 after being separated from her family since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. “It’s scary” to be so out of reach of loved ones, said Grace Yoon of Fullerton, who will arrive in Seoul before Christmas to spend three weeks with her parents …

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North Korea increases ballistic missile tests
2 years, 7 months ago

North Korea increases ballistic missile tests

NPR  

North Korea increases ballistic missile tests AYESHA RASCOE, HOST: As President Biden's Asia trip continues, one of the region's key players is in the background but commanding a lot of attention just the same. RASCOE: The U.N. Security Council has sanctioned North Korea in the past over its ballistic missile tests. RASCOE: You know, former President Donald Trump's dialogue with …

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South Koreans vote for president in tight, bitter election
2 years, 9 months ago

South Koreans vote for president in tight, bitter election

India TV News  

Highlights The winner will take office in May and serve a single five-year term Lee and Yoon conducted one of the most bitter political campaigns in recent memory Both agreed that if they won they would not conduct politically motivated investigations South Koreans were voting for a new president Wednesday, with an outspoken liberal ruling party candidate and a conservative …

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Older Koreatown businesses struggle amid COVID surge
2 years, 10 months ago

Older Koreatown businesses struggle amid COVID surge

LA Times  

People walk past Quarters restaurant on 6th Street between Western and Vermont in Koreatown. “People are not coming.” On the surface, Koreatown’s 6th Street appears to be thriving as the pandemic enters its third year. “You have to continue to live your life, safely.” Brian Oh, left, and Ro Chei at Seongbukdong, a restaurant serving traditional Korean food on 6th …

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UN investigator: North Korea has never been more isolated
3 years, 2 months ago

UN investigator: North Korea has never been more isolated

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — North Korea has never been more isolated from the international community as a result of its drastic steps to prevent COVID-19, and the ruptured global ties are having “a dramatic impact on the human rights of the people inside the country,” the U.N.’s independent investigator on the reclusive northeast Asian nation said Friday. The Democratic People’s Republic …

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South Koreans asked to listen to slow music to help halt spread of COVID-19
3 years, 5 months ago

South Koreans asked to listen to slow music to help halt spread of COVID-19

ABC  

Music at South Korean gyms has been restricted in a new campaign designed to control the nation's latest COVID-19 outbreak, sparked by the highly contagious Delta variant. Key points: South Korea's government has introduced a raft of new measures to slow COVID-19's spread The new rules require gym-goers to only listen to slow music Health officials says the new rules …

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Kim Jong-un orders man is executed by firing squad for illegally selling films and music
3 years, 6 months ago

Kim Jong-un orders man is executed by firing squad for illegally selling films and music

Daily Mail  

Kim Jong-un reportedly ordered for North Korean man to be shot by firing squad for illegally selling films and music, while his family were forced to watch his execution. Kim Jong-un reportedly ordered for North Korean man to be shot by firing squad for illegally selling films and music, while his family were forced to watch his execution North Korean …

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Number of South Koreans dying after flu vaccine shot rises
4 years, 2 months ago

Number of South Koreans dying after flu vaccine shot rises

Live Mint  

At least 13 South Koreans have died after receiving flu shots in recent days, according to official and local media reports, ramping up fears about vaccine safety even as authorities rule out a link. Health authorities said on Wednesday they had no plans to suspend a programme to inoculate around 19 million people for free after a preliminary investigation into …

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5 South Koreans die after getting flu shots, sparking vaccine fears
4 years, 2 months ago

5 South Koreans die after getting flu shots, sparking vaccine fears

Live Mint  

Five people have died after getting flu shots in South Korea in the past week, authorities said, raising concerns over the vaccine's safety just as the seasonal inoculation programme is expanded to head off potential COVID-19 complications. Officials last month announced plans to procure 20% more flu vaccines for the winter than the previous year to inoculate 30 million people …

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The South Koreans left behind in a contact-free society
4 years, 4 months ago

The South Koreans left behind in a contact-free society

BBC  

The South Koreans left behind in a contact-free society Alamy Korea is moving towards a contactless society Like many people around the world, Lee Ye-rin has spent most of the last few months alone at home. More A recent local survey by job search engine Saramin showed that 71.6% of South Korean adults felt their ‘untact’ economic activities had increased …

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Kim Jong-un claims 'shining success' against COVID-19, urges North Koreans to maintain high alert
4 years, 5 months ago

Kim Jong-un claims 'shining success' against COVID-19, urges North Koreans to maintain high alert

Firstpost  

The North Korean leader stressed the importance of maintaining ‘maximum alert without relaxation on the anti-epidemic effort’, adding that the virus was still present in neighbouring countries. Seoul: North Korean leader Kim Jong-un told a meeting of the politburo of the ruling Workers Party the North had stopped the novel coronavirus from making inroads in the country, state news agency …

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