Seoul bus drivers end strike after city agrees to wage increase: Bus drivers in the South Korean capital of Seoul ended an hours-long strike on Thursday after a ...
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Quick Glance: Seoul Bus Drivers' Strike Causes Morning Commute Delays
- On Thursday, unionized bus drivers in Seoul went on a general strike to demand a wage hike, resulting in the near complete halt of bus operations in the capital and leading to delays for commuters during the morning rush hour.
- Following unsuccessful last-minute wage negotiations, the union with approximately 18,000 members at 65 companies proceeded with their threatened strike, impacting 7,210 intracity buses, constituting 97.6 percent of the capital's bus services.
- This general strike, the first since 2012, brought about significant inconveniences for passengers during the morning rush hour, causing delays in travel times for commuters and catching uninformed passengers off guard.
- To alleviate passenger inconveniences, the city government ramped up subway operations for the morning and evening rush hours and extended the subway operating hours until 2 a.m.
Korea seeks to halve HIV infections by 2030 : Health authorities in Korea have formulated countermeasures against human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections ...
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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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Japan received 25m tourists in 2023, reaching 79% of pre-COVID level: TOKYO -- Japan welcomed 25.06 million visitors last year, reaching 79% of the ...
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Korea vigilant as measles cases increase in Europe : Health authorities in Korea have strengthened monitoring of suspected measles patients in a bid to prevent a ...
koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2024/01/119_367875.html
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 ...
reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/covid-19-shrinks-life-expectancy-skorea-first-time-since-1970-2023-12-01/
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.
Korea to offer free rapid diagnostic tests for dengue virus : Rapid diagnostic tests for dengue fever will be accessible at all airports across the country ...
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Marriages with foreign spouses in Korea log largest growth in 2022 as pandemic eases
koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2023/11/281_364137.html
Seoul Plaza ice skating rink to open Friday : The seasonal iconic ice skating rink at Seoul Plaza is set to open on Friday until Feb. 11 next year ...
koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2023/12/281_365472.html
US encourages N Korea to allow more foreigners in - World News: The United States on Tuesday encouraged reclusive North Korea to open its borders to humanitarian ...
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Singapore to Pay Nurses Up to $74,000 to Keep Them as Population Ages: Singapore will pay nurses up to S$100,000 ($74,000) over 20 years as part of a long-term ...
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How well we are protected against new corona variants: The corona virus mutates again and again and new variants emerge. Researchers from South Korea have now ...
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S. Korea's weekly virus cases rise for 7 straight weeks, but pace slows down | Yonhap News Agency
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North Korea's Kim says his visit shows 'strategic importance' of Russia
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Korea stacks up 15m doses of Covid-19 vaccine for winter: The first batch of Pfizer’s vaccine for XBB.1.5, an omicron subvarient of Covid-19, has arrived ...
straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/korea-stacks-up-15m-doses-of-covid-19-vaccine-for-winter
Korea to downgrade COVID-19's infection level to lowest Aug. 31 : Health authorities have decided to downgrade the COVID-19 infection classification level to ...
koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2023/08/119_357640.html
South Korea recommends masks in crowded places as Covid-19 cases spike: July 26 saw 57,220 cases, the first time in 6 months that the caseload exceeded 50,000 ...
straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korea-recommends-masks-in-crowded-places-as-covid-19-cases-spike
South Korea detects H5N1 bird flu in two cats at shelter: South Korean authorities have placed a cat shelter in the capital Seoul under quarantine after ...
reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/south-korea-detects-h5n1-bird-flu-two-cats-shelter-2023-07-26/
S. Korea mulls over downgrading Covid-19 health risk, lifting all remaining mask mandates
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S. Korea confirms another avian influenza case in cat | Yonhap News Agency: SEOUL, July 31 (Yonhap) -- South Korea on Monday confirmed another avian influenza ...
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S. Korea's weekly virus cases rise for 5th consecutive week | Yonhap News Agency
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Quick Glance: South Korea Sees 5th Consecutive Weekly Rise in Virus Cases
- South Korea reported an increase in new coronavirus cases for the fifth consecutive week.
- The country had an average of 45,529 new infections during the week of July 25-31.
- Experts attribute the rise in cases to waning vaccine immunity and the emergence of immune evasive variants.
- The health authority plans to lower the COVID-19 disease level and transition to a normal state of the medical system.
Korea reports season's 1st avian influenza case : Korea on Monday confirmed a highly pathogenic avian influenza (AI) case at a duck farm for the first time ...
koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2023/12/119_364470.html
South Korea Declares War On Bedbugs As Pests Take Over Homes And Trains: Bedbugs nearly eradicated in the 1960s, have resurged in South Korea following the ...
ndtv.com/world-news/south-korea-declares-war-on-bedbugs-as-pests-take-over-homes-and-trains-4563035
Quick Glance: South Korea Fights Back Against Bedbug Infestation
- South Korea grapples with bedbug outbreaks during post-pandemic tourism boom.
- Government initiates comprehensive four-week campaign to combat bedbug infestation.
- Immediate disinfection implemented in suspected bedbug locations.
- South Korea confirms 30 cases of bedbugs and plans to invest almost 2 million euros to tackle the issue.
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 ...
koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2023/08/119_358194.html
S. Korea's new COVID-19 cases fall below 20,000 amid downtrend | Yonhap News Agency
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Opinion | Labor Lessons From the Pandemic: New research confirms that if you pay people not to work, they won’t.
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Scientists Raise Alarm as More Cats Die from Avian Flu: In the first cases of H5N1 bird flu detected in cats in the country for seven years ...
newsweek.com/cats-die-bird-flu-south-korea-1815489
Korea reports net inflow of migrants in 2022 amid eased virus concerns : Korea reported a net inflow of migrants in 2022, data showed Thursday ...
koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2023/07/281_354862.html
Health authorities warn of infectious diseases transmitted from overseas : Health authorities urged people to guard against infectious diseases transmitted from ...
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Shibuya mayor: Don't visit here on Halloween: Shibuya in Tokyo has become famous as one of the go-to places to drink and wear costumes every end of October.
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A new federal program and other community efforts will continue providing free vaccines for uninsured people, but experts say it won't be as easy for them to access the shots
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S. Korea's new COVID-19 cases tick up amid eased curbs | Yonhap News Agency: SEOUL, March 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's new COVID-19 cases rose to over ...
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S. Korea likely to downgrade COVID-19 on par with seasonal flu this month | Yonhap News Agency
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South Korea records first locally transmitted monkeypox case: South Korea records first locally transmitted monkeypox case
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New COVID-19 cases at 9-month low; gov't lifts mask mandate on public transportation
koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2023/03/281_347410.html
(LEAD) S. Korea postpones plan to ease virus curbs amid recent COVID-19 surge | Yonhap News Agency
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Korea considers lifting mask mandate on public transportation : The government is considering lifting the mask mandate for public transportation soon ...
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International marriages hit 3-year high amid eased entry restrictions : The number of international marriages hit a three-year high in 2022, with the ...
koreatimes.co.kr/www/biz/2023/03/488_347231.html
China halts short-term visas in South Korea, first response to COVID curbs: The Chinese embassy in South Korea has suspended issuing short-term visas for South ...
reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/chinas-embassy-south-korea-halts-issue-short-term-visas-2023-01-10/
Quick Glance: China Hits Back at South Korea, Japan in Covid Retaliation
- China has suspended issuing some visas for South Korea and Japan in Beijing's first retaliation against Covid-related curbs on Chinese travelers.
- Chinese consulates in South Korea will stop issuing short-term visas for visits, business, tourism, medical care, transit and personal matters from Tuesday, the Chinese Embassy in Seoul said in a statement.
- The suspension will be adjusted if South Korea removes its "discriminative inbound restrictive measures" targeting China, it added.
Most people masked up on 1st day of lifting of mandate rules: An indoor mask mandate imposed nationwide comes to an end, Monday, with few exemptions such as ...
koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2023/01/281_344462.html
2023 Hyundai Ioniq 6 Beats the Tesla Model 3 on Range: The numbers are in, and it's close but decisive: the Ioniq 6's EPA range estimate beats the Tesla Model ...
motortrend.com/news/2023-hyundai-ioniq-6-us-epa-range-estimate-tesla-model-3/
North Korea convenes meeting on agricultural stability amid food shortage woes: North Korea held a cabinet-level meeting to discuss the issue of agricultural ...
reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/north-korea-convenes-meeting-agricultural-stability-amid-food-shortage-woes-2023-03-15/
S. Korea confirms avian influenza cases in cats for first time in 7 years | Yonhap News Agency
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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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Chinese traveler arrested after fleeing covid isolation, Korean police say: The arrest ended a two-day manhunt in South Korea, where almost one-third of ...
washingtonpost.com/world/2023/01/05/chinese-covid-tourist-escape-korea-quarantine-arrest/
China defends its retaliation against South Korea, Japan COVID-19 curbs: BEIJING: Chinese state media defended on Wednesday (Jan 11) the retaliatory measures ...
channelnewsasia.com/asia/china-short-term-visa-suspension-south-korea-china-discrimination-tourists-3197596
Quick Glance: Torches "ward off evil" at Fukuoka Prefecture shrine celebration
- The Oniyo Fire Festival is a national important intangible folk cultural asset held at the Daizenji Tamataregu shrine in Kurume, a city in Fukuoka Prefecture's southern section.
- During the major ceremony, parishioners clothed in loincloths light enormous torches and march them around the temple grounds.
- They are supported by wooden poles made of a variety of oak.
- Just before 9 p.m., six torches were lighted.
Center offers free STI testing to foreign residents of Korea : Up past Itaewon's colorfully named Hooker Hill and Homo Hill, medical professionals showed up in ...
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Korea's new COVID-19 cases fall below 20,000 ahead of lifting of indoor mask mandate
koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2023/01/119_344394.html
North Korea locks down capital city over 'respiratory illness': Authorities in the North Korean capital Pyongyang have ordered a five-day lockdown due to rising ...
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Quick Glance: North Korea closes down its capital city due to "respiratory illness": report
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- According to NK News, which monitors North Korea, the notice did not mention COVID-19, but stated that residents in the city are required to stay in their homes until the end of Sunday and must submit to temperature checks multiple times per day.
- Instead, it reported daily numbers of feverish patients, reaching 4.77 million out of a population of about 25 million.
Celebrities head back abroad to film K-food reality shows : Reality shows that combined travel with food hit their peak before the coronavirus with a handful of ...
koreatimes.co.kr/www/art/2023/03/688_347455.html
South Korea to require COVID tests for Hong Kong, Macau travellers: South Korea's health authorities said on Tuesday it will impose mandatory COVID-19 tests on ...
reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/south-korea-require-covid-tests-hong-kong-macau-travellers-2023-01-03/
South Korea drops indoor anti-COVID mask mandate, infection fears linger: South Korea on Monday scrapped a face mask mandate for most indoor public places in a ...
reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/south-korea-drops-indoor-anti-covid-mask-mandate-infection-fears-linger-2023-01-30/
South Korea seeks Chinese national missing from COVID quarantine: South Korean authorities said on Wednesday they were trying to track down a Chinese national ...
reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/south-korea-seeks-chinese-national-missing-covid-19-quarantine-2023-01-04/
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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(LEAD) N. Korea has apparently lifted mask mandate | Yonhap News Agency: (ATTN: ADDS ministry official's remarks in paras 6-8, byline)By Lee Minji SEOUL, Ju ...
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COVID-19 isolation period likely to be shortened to 5 days in May : The mandatory COVID-19 isolation period is expected to be reduced to five days from the ...
koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2023/03/281_348024.html
S. Korea's new COVID-19 cases fall below 20,000 ahead of lifting of indoor mask mandate | Yonhap News Agency
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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 ...
koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2023/01/119_343965.html
Japan to drop mask guidance, relax COVID strategy : Japan's government will drop its recommendation to wear masks indoors and downgrade its medical ...
koreatimes.co.kr/www/world/2023/01/501_344369.html
Australia and Canada announce COVID travel rules for arrivals from China: The two countries join a number of others - including the UK, US, India, Spain ...
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Korea to lift post-arrival PCR test requirement on visitors from China starting Mar. 1
koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2023/02/119_345921.html
SK Bioscience says ‘national pride’ prevents China from accepting foreign Covid jabs
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COVID-positive Chinese national escapes quarantine facility : A man of Chinese nationality has escaped a quarantine facility, Tuesday night ...
koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2023/01/119_342982.html
France, UK impose Covid tests on China arrivals, as WHO urges more transparency: France and Britain on Friday joined a growing list of nations imposing Covid ...
hongkongfp.com/2022/12/31/france-uk-impose-covid-tests-on-china-arrivals-as-who-urges-more-transparency/
South Korea lifts indoor mask mandate as cases fall to seven-month low: The mask mandate will remain in place at hospitals, pharmacies and on public ...
straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korea-lifts-indoor-mask-mandate-as-cases-fall-to-seven-month-low
'More the merrier': Asia tourist hubs ready for China influx: From Sunday, travellers arriving back in China will no longer need to quarantine ...
straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/more-the-merrier-asia-tourist-hubs-ready-for-china-influx
China scraps visa-free transit for South Koreans, Japanese over COVID-19 curbs: BEIJING: Beijing said on Wednesday (Jan 11) it would scrap visa-free transit for ...
channelnewsasia.com/asia/china-scrap-visa-free-transit-south-korea-japan-covid-19-3198036
Civil servant mined cryptocurrency on government property during height of Covid pandemic
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Relaxed mask-wearing rules unlikely to result in uptick in COVID cases: experts : An indoor mask mandate, which has been in place for two years and three months ...
koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2023/01/119_343999.html
South Korea imposes travel restrictions on arrivals from China amid Covid surge: South Korea took steps on Friday to limit travellers from mainland China ...
hongkongfp.com/2022/12/30/south-korea-imposes-travel-restrictions-on-arrivals-from-china-amid-covid-surge/
WHO working with China on Chinese New Year COVID-19 risks, voices concern over data
channelnewsasia.com/asia/who-working-china-chinese-new-year-covid-19-risks-voices-concern-over-data-3199066
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.
China blocks visas for S Korea and Japan over Covid restrictions: It's a tit-for-tat move that Beijing says is in response to discriminatory restrictions.
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