LG pushes to advance in clean tech
SEOUL-- LG Corp., South Korea's fourth-largest conglomerate, said Wednesday it plans to invest more than 2 trillion won (US$1.5 billion) over the next five years in clean technology, as part…
June 29, 2022
S. Korea to open beaches nationwide next month amid eased antivirus rules
SEOUL-- Beaches across South Korea will formally open for the summer holiday season next month, and the government will enforce antivirus guidelines amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the oceans ministry said…
Military reports 535 more COVID-19 cases
SEOUL-- South Korea's military reported 535 additional COVID-19 cases Wednesday, raising the total caseload among its service members to 176,379, the defense ministry said.The new cases included 395 from the…
Defector group says COVID-19 medicine sent to N. Korea via balloons
SEOUL-- A group of North Korean defectors said Wednesday it sent medicine that help with COVID-19 symptoms to North Korea using balloons earlier this week.Park Sang-hak, head of the Fighters…
S. Korea approves use of 1st homegrown COVID-19 vaccine from SK Bioscience
SEOUL-- South Korea on Wednesday approved the use of SKYCovione, the country's first homegrown COVID-19 vaccine developed by SK Bioscience Co., taking a major step toward achieving vaccine sovereignty in…
S. Korea’s new COVID-19 cases back up over 10,000 after 20 days
SEOUL-- South Korea's new coronavirus cases exceeded 10,000 for the first time in 20 days Wednesday, though in recent months the pandemic has shown a downward trend.The country added 10,463…