SEOUL-- The ruling and opposition parties agreed Sunday on a 62 trillion-won (US$49.4 billion) extra budget aimed mainly at helping pandemic-battered small merchants and others, revising up the original government…
SEOUL-- The National Assembly on Sunday passed a 62 trillion-won (US$49.4 billion) extra budget bill to support small merchants affected by the pandemic, just three days before the local elections.The…
North Korea's daily new suspected COVID-19 cases stayed below 100,000 for the second straight day, according to its state media Sunday, Trend reports citing Yonhap.More than 89,500 people showed symptoms…
SEOUL-- North Korea on Sunday indicated that it may ease COVID-19 curbs as the country's pandemic situation has shown signs of improvement and of disease transmission coming under control.North Korean…
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and other top officials discussed revising stringent anti-epidemic restrictions during a meeting Sunday, state media reported, as they maintained a widely disputed claim that…
SEOUL-- New COVID-19 cases stayed below 20,000 for the fourth consecutive day Sunday, as the omicron-fueled spread of the virus has slowed down in recent weeks.The country added 12,654 new…