SEOUL, South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases fell to the lowest Saturday tally in 31 weeks amid a gradual downtrend as the government has taken steps to support people’s return to pre-pandemic normalcy.The country reported 14,624 new cases, including 41 fro…
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S. Korea’s new COVID-19 cases fall to lowest Sat. tally in 31 weeks
SEOUL, South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases fell to the lowest Saturday tally in 31 weeks amid a gradual downtrend as the government has taken steps to support people’s return to pre-pandemic normalcy.The country reported 14,624 new cases, including 41 fro…
S. Korea’s new COVID-19 cases fall to lowest Sat. tally in 31 weeks
SEOUL, South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases fell to the lowest Saturday tally in 31 weeks amid a gradual downtrend as the government has taken steps to support people’s return to pre-pandemic normalcy.The country reported 14,624 new cases, including 41 fro…
S. Korea’s new COVID-19 cases fall to lowest Sat. tally in 31 weeks
SEOUL, South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases fell to the lowest Saturday tally in 31 weeks amid a gradual downtrend as the government has taken steps to support people’s return to pre-pandemic normalcy.The country reported 14,624 new cases, including 41 fro…
Drug dealing rises in volume via contact-free methods in 2022: customs office
SEOUL– South Korea’s customs agency said Thursday that drug smugglers in 2022 tended to trade illicit substances in greater volume utilizing contact-free methods, namely mail and postal services.The number of drug smuggling cases involving volume that…
N. Korea warns of ‘toughest reaction’ to U.S. military drills with S. Korea
SEOUL– North Korea said Thursday it will take the “toughest reaction” to the U.S. move to expand joint military exercises with South Korea, as the U.S. defense chief has pledged to deploy more strategic assets to the Korean Peninsula to ensure its sec…
S. Korean football chief fails to reclaim seat on FIFA Council
SEOUL– South Korean football chief Chung Mong-gyu failed to regain a seat on FIFA’s main decision-making body Wednesday.Chung, president of the Korea Football Association, lost out in an election for the FIFA Council during the 33rd Asian Football Con…
State ordered to compensate family members of murder victim
SEOUL– A Seoul court on Wednesday ordered the state to pay more than 200 million won (US$162,500) in compensation to family members of a woman killed after an attempted rape by a man wearing an ankle monitor for sexual crimes.In 2012, the woman in her…
Nat’l women’s football coach calls on players to ‘break their own barriers’
ULSAN– Colin Bell, head coach of the South Korean women’s national football team, believes his squad has made significant strides during his three-plus years in charge.The Englishman also thinks there is always more that his players can give. It was t…