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How young Koreans find peace of mind in pet stones: The rock-collecting culture in South Korea recently made a comeback during the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Number of South Korea marriages edges up in 2023 after 11 years of falls: The number of marriages in South Korea rose in 2023 for the first time in more than a ...
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Quick Glance: South Korea Witnesses Increase in Marriage Rates in 2023 After Long Decline
- The number of marriages in South Korea rose in 2023 for the first time in more than a decade, driven by pent-up demand from couples who postponed their weddings during the pandemic.
- The slight uptick in marriages last year followed a significant decline in South Korea's fertility rate in 2023, as women, concerned about career advancement and the cost of raising children, delayed childbirth or opted not to have children.
- Marriages involving foreign partners saw a notable increase for the second consecutive year, rising by 18.3% to 19,717.
- The government has pledged to implement 'extraordinary measures' to address the low birth rate, with political parties promising public housing and easier loans for young South Koreans ahead of the April election.
North Korea's Kim calls for stronger war fighting capabilities against the US and South Korea
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Quick Glance: North Korea Seals Border with China
- North Korea is using the COVID-19 pandemic to seal its northern border with China.
- Satellite images reveal heightened security measures along the border.
- Measures include constructing new fences and enhancing existing security infrastructure.
- The border closure hinders trade and living conditions in North Korea.
BOK advised to enhance communication with market regarding monetary policy : A potential rate cut by the Bank of Korea (BOK) here is unlikely to stoke home ...
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Box office success of 'Exhuma' ignites optimism for media stocks : Optimism is growing that media stocks may finally emerge from the prolonged ...
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Korea's suicide rate falls slightly in 2022: data : Korea's suicide rate inched down in 2022 after the COVID-19 pandemic, though it remained at the highest ...
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New Corona data shows why severe courses are becoming increasingly unlikely: The coronavirus is mutating. Constant. This means that it tries to escape the ...
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Images show North Korea sealing its border with China: Guard posts along a stretch of the northern border have increased from fewer than 40 to 6,500.
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COVID-19 shrinks life expectancy in S.Korea for first time since 1970: Babies born in South Korea last year are expected to live 82.7 years, down from 83 ...
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Quick Glance: 2022 Sees Increase in US Life Expectancy
- Newborns in the US gained roughly a year in life expectancy in 2022 compared to 2021, indicating progress after two consecutive years of decline due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Life expectancy at birth for newborns in 2022 was 77.5 years, an increase from 2021, but still lower than the expected 78.8 years for those born in 2019, according to data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
- The biggest increase in life expectancy from 2021 was observed for non-Hispanic American Indians, by 2.3 years, followed by an increase of 2.2 years for Hispanic newborns.
- Previous declines in mortality due to COVID explained more than 80% of the increases in life expectancy in all groups, according to the report.
Young people opt out of gov't savings plans as cost of living soars : A man in his 20s surnamed Kim remembers closing a government-assisted savings account ...
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Nov. revenue of S. Korean films reaches 70 pct of pre-pandemic levels: SEOUL, Dec. 14 (Yonhap) -- Ticket sales of South Korean films in November reache...
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Seoul urged to bolster defense against Pyongyang's evolving cyber threat : What do the cyberattack on Sony Pictures Entertainment in 2014, Bangladesh’s ...
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South Koreans take first mask-free college exam since pandemic: Half a million South Koreans sat for the annual nationwide college entrance exam on Thursday ...
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[INTERVIEW] Korea to spearhead global initiative to fight disease threats : Korea will take the lead in strengthening global preparedness for infectious disease ...
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Changi Airport traffic crosses 90% of pre-pandemic levels for first time, fuelled by S. Korea travel
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European countries eye reopening embassies in North Korea after pandemic closureswww.asahi.com/ajw/articles/15182494
Drugs smuggled in through Incheon Airport surge since pandemic: lawmaker | Yonhap News Agency
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Foreign visitors to Japan in Jan. returns to pre-pandemic level - The Mainichi: TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The number of foreign visitors to Japan soared 79 ...
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Can tax cuts change PM Sunak's political fortunes? Sunak's cabinet is likely to cut taxes in 2024 Opinion polls predict PM Sunak to lose elections in 2024 ... Show more #RacetoPower
Cologne infectiologist explains study: Do those who have been vaccinated and those who have recovered remain protected from new corona variants?
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How Germany, Belgium navigate public health insurance amid demographic challenges
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North Korea: China, Russia in first post-pandemic visits: Russian and Chinese delegations are the first to visit after the country shut borders due to the ...
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Quick Glance: North Korea: First Post-Pandemic Visits by China and Russia
- Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu welcomed at an airport in Pyongyang on July 25.
- Some analysts suggest that the presence of Chinese and Russian envoys at this year's 'Victory Day' parade - known as the Korean armistice of 1953 in the North - hints at a potential easing of Covid restrictions.
- This comes weeks after images of North Koreans without masks were shown in state media.
- The Russian delegation arrived in North Korea late on Tuesday and received a warm welcome on the tarmac at an airport in Pyongyang.
Kim Jong Un expected to meet with Putin to discuss arms deal: It’s unclear how far Kim and Putin’s military cooperation could go, but any sign of warming ...
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COVID-19 deaths hit record high in Korea for 2022: A record-high number of deaths ― 372,939 ― hit Korea last year as the COVID-19 pandemic took the lives of ...
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According to data that Rep. Nam In-soon of the main opposition Democratic Party of Korea received from the National Health Insurance Service ... Show more www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2023/10/119_361025.html
North Koreans ‘sealed off and starved to death in pandemic’: A defector also said that he witnessed a man executed for listening to South Korean music
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Number of Chinese travelers to S. Korea remains far below pre-pandemic levels | Yonhap News Agency
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Hyundai Bioscience, U.S. NIH to co-develop broad-spectrum antiviral drug | Yonhap News Agency
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What young people demand in response to high living costs, pandemic disruptions, climate crisis, conflicts – Report
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Int'l flight passengers recover to 64.8 pct of pre-pandemic level in H1: data | Yonhap News Agency
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Quick Glance: International flight passengers recover to 64.8% of pre-pandemic level in H1: data
- Between January and June, a total of 29.5 million people boarded international flights, accounting for 64.8% of the 45.6 million in the same period in 2019.
- The number of travelers to the Middle East and Africa recovered at the fastest pace, with 527,000 boarding flights to the regions, up 11.3% from 474,000 in the same period in 2019.
- The recovery rate of passengers heading to Japan was 75.5%, followed by the Asian region, except for Japan and China, with 73% and Oceania with 72.8%.
- Incheon International Airport, the main gateway to South Korea, is packed with people on July 28, 2023.
Online shopping up 9.1% on soaring travel demand : Online shopping in Korea increased 9.1 percent on-year in July from a year earlier, data showed Monday ...
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No. of air passengers recover to 83.8% of pre-pandemic level in July : The number of air passengers recovered to nearly 84 percent of the pre-pandemic level in ...
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It's not all grim across regional theater. Some venues offer ways to beat the post-pandemic blues
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COVID-19 a lesson to better prepare for next pandemic: As a region, ASEAN has also responded swiftly in addressing the growing crisis, including through the ...
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S Korea detains boat carrying suspected N Korean escapees: The news comes amid Seoul witnessing an increase in the number of North Koreans crossing the border.
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Quick Glance: 4 North Korean defectors discovered on a small boat in South Korean waters
- A South Korean coast guard ship discovered the boat on Tuesday morning south of the eastern sea border between the two Koreas, following a report from a fishing boat.
- The four individuals on board identified themselves as North Koreans, according to the coast guard.
- A military statement suggested that the North Koreans were suspected of defecting to South Korea, but did not provide further details.
- In May, nine individuals fled by boat from the west coast of the Korean Peninsula, as reported by South Korea's Unification Ministry.
Korea downgrades COVID-19 to lowest infection level : The infection level of COVID-19 was reduced to the lowest Class 4, on a level with seasonal flu ...
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Hollywood plunges into all-out war on the heels of pandemic and a streaming revolution
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Consumer sentiment at 13-month high in June amid easing inflation | Yonhap News Agency
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Gov't to fully lift remaining COVID-19 mask mandate next month : The government will adjust the COVID-19 pandemic's infection classification level to the ...
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Government under fire for excluding state, territory decisions from COVID-19 inquiry
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Quick Glance: Australia plans independent inquiry into COVID pandemic response
- A three-member panel, including an epidemiologist, public service expert, and economist, will conduct the inquiry, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced at a press conference.
- Albanese stated the need to examine successes and areas for improvement with a focus on the future.
- The opposition coalition, which was in power during the peak of the pandemic, expressed concerns about the inquiry becoming a 'witch-hunt'.
- The opposition also criticized Albanese's government for excluding state-level restrictions, such as the stop-start lockdowns imposed by the Victoria government of Melbourne, which endured a total of 262 days in lockdown, one of the longest in the world.
Should we go back to wearing face masks? : The number of daily new COVID-19 cases has increased for five consecutive weeks to surpass 40,000 ...
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Drew Barrymore defends decision to resume talk show amid strikes: Drew Barrymore has addressed the backlash to her decision to resume her daytime talk show ...
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Quick Glance: Drew Barrymore delays season launch due to Hollywood strikes
- National Book Awards drop Barrymore as host for this year.
- Barrymore waits for labor issues to be resolved before resuming production of her talk show.
- Her show resumed in New York last week and was picketed by striking writers.
- Talk shows fall under a separate contract, the Network Code, different from the one actors and writers are striking.
Global Bonds at Mercy of Treasuries in Echo of 2020 Debt Selloff: Global bonds are getting hammered as Treasuries bulldoze their way through the world market to ...
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🔊🇰🇵 North Korea spent the pandemic beefing up its border wall with Russia and China. @joshjonsmith tells Reuters World News podcast how it cements power in Pyongyang
Podcast: Deep fakes want your vote, and North Korea’s wall: Follow on Apple, Google or Spotify. Read the episode transcript.
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North Korea amends constitution to bolster nuclear power status, calls US and allies ‘worst threat’
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What government can do and what it won’t do: The expiration of the child tax credit helped push poverty higher. One senator described this as a function of ...
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Quick Glance: Biden's Safety Net Collapses: Alarming Rise in Poverty Rates
- President Joe Biden's efforts to combat poverty are spiraling out of control.
- The child poverty rate has more than doubled to 12.4 percent.
- The shrinking Covid safety net will significantly increase the poverty rate compared to 2021.
- Despite low unemployment and wage growth, voters remain skeptical of the president's economic record.
S. Korea's new COVID-19 cases fall below 20,000 amid downtrend | Yonhap News Agency
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More foreign tourists turn backs on Myeong-dong due to pricey food : Thai tourist Kaewjai Kittatornnithi visited Myeong-dong, a popular tourist district in ...
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Sara Duterte highlights AI challenges, pandemic disruption in SK education summit
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MCA secretary-general Datuk Chong Sin Woon has announced that the four hotly-contested vice-president posts were won by Datuk Seri Dr Wee Jeck Seng ... Show more thestartv.com/c/news cutt.ly/TheStar fb.com/TheStarOnline
Johor executive councillor Ling Tian Soon and Mike Chong won the MCA Youth chief and deputy chief posts respectively in the party election on Saturday (Sept ... Show more thestartv.com/c/news cutt.ly/TheStar fb.com/TheStarOnline
Korea's fiscal deficit narrows on-year through May : Korea's fiscal deficit narrowed in the first five months of 2023 from a year earlier as the country cut ...
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The last Covid reopening? North Korea eases its pandemic self-isolation: Kim Jong-un seeks to strengthen ties with Beijing and Russia while maintaining ...
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North Korean hackers play the ‘long con’ by targeting experts : North Korea's cyberattack capabilities are becoming more sophisticated in the service of Kim Jong ...
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North Korea not responding to US attempts to discuss American soldier who ran across border
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Quick Glance: New nuclear war planning talks between US and South Korea
- South Korean President emphasizes the importance of the new nuclear consultative group to strengthen deterrence against North Korea
- China and North Korea criticize the group's formation as raising tensions on the Korean peninsula
- The group aims to improve transparency and access for South Korea in defense and deterrence planning
- Inaugural meeting to be led by high-level officials from both countries to exchange information and discuss steps to enhance nuclear deterrence
(LEAD) S. Korea postpones plan to ease virus curbs amid recent COVID-19 surge | Yonhap News Agency
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North Korea shows signs of worsening food shortage during COVID pandemic: Speculation about North Korea’s food insecurity has flared as its top leaders prepare ...
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Korean film sales recover to 50 pct of pre-pandemic levels in H1 | Yonhap News Agency
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N. Korea food shortage worsens amid COVID, but no famine yet: SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — There’s little doubt that North Korea’s chronic food shortages worsened ...
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S. Korea's fiscal deficit narrows on-year through May | Yonhap News Agency: SEJONG, July 13 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's fiscal deficit narrowed in the ...
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Commuters still wear masks despite end of mask mandate on public transportation : Most people kept wearing their face masks on buses and the subway, Monday ...
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‘An addiction’: masks come off slowly in Hong Kong as habit outlasts Covid: Asian financial hub was one of last places to lift mandate but many prefer to keep ...
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Paid articlePaid Korea to lift mask mandate for most indoor spaces Jan. 30: Prime Minister Han Duck-soo said Friday that South Korea plans to lift the mask mandate for most ...
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Air passengers in H1 reach 84 pct of pre-pandemic levels, topping 53 million | Yonhap News Agency
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Childcare centers, academies returning to pre-pandemic normality : Childcare centers and private tutoring academies are getting closer to a return to ...
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China Covid: France, Spain, S Korea and Israel tighten rules: France, Spain, South Korea and Israel tighten rules for Chinese arrivals as cases surge in China.
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Korea moves to shorten COVID-19 isolation period to 5 days : The government is considering shortening the mandatory COVID-19 isolation period to five days from ...
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Korea, China agree to increase flights to pre-pandemic levels : Korean and Chinese aviation authorities have agreed to gradually increase the number of flights ...
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Civil servant mined cryptocurrency on government property during height of Covid pandemic
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'More the merrier': Asia tourist hubs ready for China influx: From Sunday, travellers arriving back in China will no longer need to quarantine ...
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Will indoor mask mandate be fully lifted earlier than expected? : Authorities are cautiously raising the possibility of fully lifting the mandatory indoor ...
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South Koreans don’t have to wear masks anymore. But many want to.: It was one of the first countries with a covid outbreak, and one of the last to end its indoor ...
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North Koreans struggle to escape, thanks to covid and Kim: Just 67 North Koreans arrived in South Korea last year, marking the second year of record-low arrivals ...
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SK Bioscience says ‘national pride’ prevents China from accepting foreign Covid jabs
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Paid articlePaid Prices of clothes, shoes increase at fastest pace in 31 yrs in May | Yonhap News Agency
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Number of abandoned newborns more than halves within four years: The number of babies abandoned at “baby boxes” more than halved last year ― from 2018 ― due ...
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S. Korea's COVID-19 cases hit below 20,000 on average last week | Yonhap News Agency
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WHO working with China on Chinese New Year COVID-19 risks, voices concern over data
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Quick Glance: Packed parking lots and overflowing funeral homes: Satellite images reveal the true scope of China's Covid outbreak
- Maxar Technologies shared satellite images that revealed the true scope of the Covid outbreak gripping China's 1.4 billion people, as funeral homes struggle to meet rising demand for their services.
- The true extent of Covid deaths in China is captured by satellite image.
- Within a day, a new parking space was built at a funeral home on the outskirts of Beijing, indicating the prevalence of Covid-related deaths in China.
- Some funeral homes have stated that they no longer provide memorial services, allowing only a few minutes for each family to grieve.
Korea's suicide rate up in 2021 amid pandemic: data : Korea's suicide rate slightly increased in 2021 amid the pandemic, data showed Monday ...
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Too many emergency text alerts? Gov't to halt daily COVID-19 notifications : It's no exaggeration to say that emergency text alerts have become a part of ...
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