Moon holds bilateral summits with leaders of Australia, Britain, EU and Germany

SEOUL/CORNWALL, England -- South Korea will provide $200 million in aid through next year for equitable access of COVID-19 vaccines in lower-income countries, President Moon Jae-in said Saturday. During a plenary session on health during a Group of Seven summit, Moon vowed to offer $100 million in grants this year, according to a statement from the presidential office. Another $100 million will be given next year to the COVAX Advance Market Commitment, a financing framework made to have COVID-1

Middle schools in the greater Seoul area are set to increase the portion of students attending in-person classes starting Monday ahead of the government's plan to fully resume classes from the fall semester, according to educational officials. Under the plan, the cap on in-person attendance will increase from one-third of registered students to two-thirds under the Level 2 social distancing guidelines, enabling more students to take part in in-person classes, the education ministry and local ed