...November 2019. During talks with his Chinese counterpart, Li Shangfu, Lee will discuss ways to restart high-level and working-level dialogue between the two sides that has been halted due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the ministry. The bilateral talks come as signs of tensions emerged with Seoul moving to align closer with Washington to confront North Korea and other regional and global...

...et on Wednesday added new urgency for the strengthening of such defense drills, as observers saw it as part of an effort to further enhance the regime's ballistic missile technology and build space-based reconnaissance capabilities in the long term. The drills had not been held since 2017, amid COVID-19 restrictions and the previous administration's drive for inter-Korean reconciliation. (Yonhap)

...November 2019. During talks with his Chinese counterpart, Li Shangfu, Lee will discuss ways to restart high-level and working-level dialogue between the two sides that has been halted due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the ministry. The bilateral talks come as signs of tensions emerged with Seoul moving to align closer with Washington to confront North Korea and other regional and global...

...n Friday as almost all pandemic-related restrictions were lifted this month. The country reported 19,724 new infections, including 33 imported cases, bringing the total caseload to 31,747,839, the Ko... on Wednesday and Thursday. Friday's tally is higher than the 17,933 cases a week earlier and the 19,577 cases two weeks ago. The country reported 11 COVID-19 deaths, raising the death toll to 34,81...

...d industry. Local drugmaker SK Bioscience this week gained approval from UK authorities for its COVID-19 vaccine. South Korea and Italy -- two like-minded countries sharing similar values with respec...ate change and another potential pandemic, which would lead to supply chain disruptions as with COVID-19. “Avoiding all of them is in the best interests of all countries and not just a few,” Failla s...

...ill likely cause a growth recession and a global cutback on investments. Posco is no exception,” Choi said during an interview with Kathleen Stephens, a former US ambassador to South Korea. “The COVID-19 (pandemic) sent the entire world into a dizzying spin. We all felt the close call of a near industry collapse. Hence, protectionism may be a natural manifestation of the post-crisis sentiments,” ...

South Korea lifted nearly all its COVID-19 restrictions Thursday, including the isolation mandate for COVID-19 patients, as the country lowered the COVID-19 crisis level from the top level on Thursday. On May 11, President Yoon Suk Yeol declared that the government would downgrade the status of the COVID-19 crisis from "serious," the highest level, to "alert," starting from Thursday, June 1. Wi...

...en losing ground amid the slump in the stock market, remained unchanged from the previous year at 600 billion won following a recent recovery. On the back of a recovery in consumption amid eased COVID-19 restrictions, however, the government collected 19.4 trillion won in value-added tax in April, up 1.8 trillion won from the previous year. Despite the falling tax revenue, Finance Minister Choo Kyung-ho has reiterated that South Korea is not consid...

...aily infections had remained below 20,000 for the past six days. Wednesday's tally is higher than the 22,952 cases a week earlier but lower than the 26,128 two weeks ago. The country reported 17 COVID-19 deaths, raising the death toll to 34,784. The number of critically ill patients came to 169, down from 176 the previous day, the KDCA said. Starting Thursday, the country's mask mandate will onl...

...$657 million posted in 2020, the data showed. The customs office said the increase was driven by rising demand for compact models, reflecting the rising interest in farming as a hobby during the COVID-19 pandemic around the globe. Small-sized models accounted for 74.1 percent, or $926 million, of the total, followed by medium-sized tractors with 24.7 percent. By destination, the United States a...