Gov’t pushing to nurture 150,000 semiconductor talents over next 10 yrs
SEOUL, July 19 (Yonhap) -- South Korea plans to nurture about 150,000 semiconductor talents over the next 10 years to help keep up its competitive edge in chipmaking and tackle…
July 19, 2022
N. Korea celebrates 22nd anniv. of joint cooperation declaration with Russia
SEOUL, July 19 (Yonhap) -- North Korea on Tuesday marked the 22nd anniversary of a joint declaration with Russia on bilateral cooperation, casting the two countries' relations as reaching a…
Yoon gov’t to push for launch of N.K. human rights foundation
SEOUL, July 19 (Yonhap) -- The government of President Yoon Suk-yeol will actively push for the launch of a North Korean human rights foundation in line with the law, the…
Moderna says committed to making omicron-adaptive vaccine candidate available in Aug.
SEOUL, July 19 (Yonhap) -- Moderna Inc., a U.S. biotech company specializing in messenger RNA (mRNA) coronavirus vaccines, is committed to making its new bivalent vaccine candidate available next month,…
New COVID-19 cases jump to over 73,000 as subvariant spreads
SEOUL, July 19 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's new coronavirus cases jumped to over 73,000 on Tuesday as a highly contagious omicron subvariant is spreading fast amid eased virus curbs.The country…
Military reports 1,384 more COVID-19 cases
SEOUL, July 19 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's military reported 1,384 additional COVID-19 cases Tuesday, raising the total caseload among its service members to 190,511, the defense ministry said.The new cases…