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N. Korea’s new suspected COVID-19 cases fall below 20,000
SEOUL, North Korea's new suspected COVID-19 cases dropped below 20,000, according to its state media Sunday.More than 19,310 people showed symptoms of fever over a 24-hour period until 6 p.m. the previous day, the official Korean Central News Agency sa...
N. Korea’s new suspected COVID-19 cases stay below 20,000 for 2nd day: state media
SEOUL, North Korea's new suspected COVID-19 cases remained below 20,000 for the second consecutive day, according to its state media Monday.More than 18,820 people showed symptoms of fever over a 24-hour period until 6 p.m. the previous day, the offici...
Military reports 335 more COVID-19 cases
SEOUL, South Korea's military reported 335 additional COVID-19 cases Sunday, raising the total caseload among its service members to 172,316, the defense ministry said.There were 239 new cases from the Army, 58 from the Air Force, 15 from the Navy, 15 ...
S. Korean Pianist Lim wins top prize in Van Cliburn int’l competition
SEOUL, South Korean Pianist Lim Yunchan has won the top prize in a prestigious international piano competition in the United States, becoming the youngest-ever winner of the 60-year-old contest, its website showed Sunday.Lim, the 18-year-old student of...
PM Han leaves for Paris to drum up support for 2030 World Expo bid
SEOUL, Prime Minister Han Duck-soo departed for Paris on Sunday to rally international support for South Korea's bid to host the 2030 World Expo in its southern port city of Busan.During his first overseas trip since taking office last month, Han plans...
Canadian Korean War veteran to be laid to rest in Busan U.N. cemetery
SEOUL, The remains of a Canadian veteran of the 1950-53 Korean War will be laid to rest in the U.N. cemetery in South Korea's southeastern city of Busan later this week in line with his dying wish, the veterans affairs ministry said Sunday.The ministry...
Blue Jays’ Ryu Hyun-jin undergoes season-ending elbow operation
SEOUL, Toronto Blue Jays starter Ryu Hyun-jin has undergone season-ending elbow surgery, a procedure that will keep him out for at least a year.The Blue Jays announced Saturday in Toronto, before hosting the New York Yankees, that Ryu received "revisio...