Military reports 45 more COVID-19 cases
SEOUL– South Korea’s military on Wednesday reported 45 additional COVID-19 cases, including 41 breakthrough infections, raising the total caseload among its personnel to 2,822. Of the new cases, 18 people…
December 15, 2021
Moon departs Australia to return home from state visit
SYDNEY/SEOUL– President Moon Jae-in departed Sydney on Wednesday to return home from a four-day state visit to Australia during which the countries agreed to expand cooperation on securing stable supply…
Job growth extended for 9th month in Nov. amid economic recovery
SEOUL– South Korea reported job additions for the ninth straight month in November amid the economic recovery, but employments in in-person service sectors still remained under strain amid the latest…
Seoul’s daily COVID-19 infection cases exceed 3,000 for 1st time
SEOUL– The number of new daily COVID-19 cases in Seoul surpassed 3,000 for the first time on Wednesday, setting a grim milestone for the capital since the onset of the…
Military starts deploying new 7.62mm machine guns
SEOUL– South Korea on Wednesday started deploying new 7.62 mm-caliber machine guns to the Army under a project to replace the existing decades-old equipment and reinforce combat capabilities, the arms…
‘Parasite’ stars set to return to silver screen next month
SEOUL– Heroes of Bong Joon-ho’s Oscar-winning black comedy “Parasite” will return to the South Korean silver screen next month with their respective new projects after two pandemic-disrupted years. Lee Sung-kyun,…