Speed skater Kim Bo-reum finishes 5th in women’s mass start
Kim Bo-reum ranked fifth in the women’s mass start in speed skating at Beijing 2022 on Saturday, falling short of her second straight medal in the event. Kim finished the…
February 19, 2022
Amid soaring virus cases and supply crunch, self-test kit purchase curbs monitored
South Korea’s drug authorities began the monitoring of whether COVID-19 self-test kit purchase restrictions are going smoothly amid a supply crunch and soaring virus cases. The Ministry of Food and…
Olympics) S. Korean IOC member Ryu Seung-min re-elected as vice chair of Athletes’ Commission
South Korean International Olympic Committee (IOC) member Ryu Seung-min has been reelected as vice chair of the IOC Athletes’ Commission. The IOC announced Saturday that Ryu, the 2004 Olympic men’s…
S. Korea’s military reports 649 new COVID-19 cases
South Korea’s military reported yet another record daily high of 649 new COVID-19 infections among its personnel on Saturday, raising the total caseload to 11,570. It marks the second day…
Ahn resumes presidential campaigning after deaths of workers
Presidential candidate Ahn Cheol-soo of the minor People’s Party resumed campaigning Saturday after a three-day pause due to the accidental deaths of two campaign workers this week. Ahn suspended his…
Ruling party unilaterally advances extra budget bill
The ruling Democratic Party (DP) unilaterally passed a 14 trillion-won (US$11.6 billion) extra budget bill aimed at supporting small businesses hit by COVID-19 curbs through the parliamentary budget committee in…