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Mon, March 30, 2020 | 15:05

S. Korea to give W1 million to 14 million low-income households

The South Korean government will grant "emergency disaster relief money" to a majority of the country's households in a one-off stimulus program to help with the economic impact of the coronavirus crisis, President Moon Jae-in said Monday. He also unveiled a plan to seek another supplementary budget during a third session of the emergency economic council at the presidential office Cheong Wa Dae.

S. Korea seeks extra budget for cash payment to virus-hit families

[INTERVIEW] Harvard economist warns Korea against cash handouts

[INTERVIEW] Tight dress, spike heels ditched: K-pop diva Jun unveils 'real me'

Sporting a white long-sleeved shirt, black jeans and brown boots, K-pop diva J...

Seoul to reduce subway service due to coronavirus from Wednesday

"The reduced service is anticipated to encourage the public to return home ear...

S. Korea reports 78 new virus cases, total at 9,661. Death toll hits 158

The 78 new cases of COVID-19, detected Sunday, marked the 18th consecutive day that new infections hovered around 100 or fewer additional ...

COVID-19 changes pecking order of large-cap stocks

Since the first case of COVID-19 was confirmed in Korea back on January 20, the KOSPI has seen 385.92 trillion won ($316.32 billion) in ma...

Hanjin chief calls for gov't support over coronavirus

Hanjin Group Chairman Cho Won-tae called Sunday for government support as he is pushing to raise funds to tide over difficulties over the ...

Debate heating up over 'basic disaster income'

Whether the government should offer cash handouts to citizens whose livelihoods have been disrupted by the COVID-19 outbreak is emerging as a key issue, with top policy makers an...

Teachers oppose April 6 school opening

More than 70 percent of teachers of kindergartens, elementary, middle and high schools here are expressing concerns over the April 6 start of the new school year with the delayed...

Japanese comedian Ken Shimura dies from coronavirus: NHK

Shimura, one of the country's best-known comedians with a career dating back to the early 1970s, had been hospitalised in Tokyo and died on Sunday evening, NHK said.

[INTERVIEW] 'Asset management biz in Korea to grow rapidly'

With Korea's economy slowing down in recent years, many foreign financial firms have left the local market. However, Barings Asset Management, which entered Korea 30 years ago, i...

(G)-IDLE to join fundraising campaign against coronavirus

K-pop girl band (G)-IDLE will participate in “Twitch Stream Aid 2020” - an online fundraising event to support the fight against coronavirus - on Sunday afternoon.

LG to halt G series smartphone production

LG Electronics will end production of its flagship G series smartphone and introduce a new mass premium product in the first half of the year, the company said Sunday. The move i...

Actor Kim Hye-jun, queen of Netflix's Kingdom, speaks on her role, drama

About one month since its release, the second season of “Kingdom,” Netflix's first original series in Korea, continues to enjoy undeniable success among fans worldwide thanks to ...

Photographer Park Young-sook traces 'witches' on Jeju Isalnd

Park Young-sook, 79, is one of the earliest feminist artists in Korea. In spite of her age, the artist continues to refresh her artistic desire, finding challenges that she has n...

Mirae Asset emerges as leader in alternative investments

Mirae Asset Global Investments has solidified its position as an alternative investment leader here, continuing to offer investors a variety of opportunities to invest in oversea...

Song Joong-ki buys $2.28 million condo in Hawaii: report

Top actor Song Joong-ki has bought a luxury condo near Hawaii's Waikiki beach for $2.28 million, Sports Chosun reported on Sunday with a captured image of related information.

Uncertainties set to engulf Korea's key manufacturers

The COVID-19 pandemic has taken a major toll on key local industries forcing them to close overseas factories amid drastically dropping consumption.

Tokyo Olympics: Signs suggest summer dates for 2021 Olympics

Tokyo Olympic organizers seem to be leaning away from starting the rescheduled games in the spring of 2021. More and more the signs point toward the summer of 2021. Organizing co...

Telegram sex video case makes Samsung worried

Sexual exploitation suspect Cho Ju-bin's alleged extortion scheme involving cable news channel JTBC's CEO Sohn Seok-hee is causing worries for Samsung.

TWICE cancels Tokyo Dome concerts over COVID-19

K-pop girl group TWICE has canceled its Japanese concerts, originally scheduled for mid-April, amid the global COVID-19 outbreak.

S. Korea to mandate two-week quarantine for all international arrivals from Wednesday

All entrants to the country, regardless of their nationality, should stay in quarantine, the prime minister said. Visitors without local addresses here should stay in government-...

Briton faces punishment for violating self-isolation rules

German caught ignoring self-isolation rules

'We're not worried about coronavirus' [PHOTOS]

SK Energy's Ulsan facility ready for operation

SK Energy has completed test operations of its vacuum residue desulfurization (VRDS) facility in Ulsan, 43 days after the company finished construction of the plant that produces...

Moon scrambles to revive economy

President Moon Jae-in is open to good suggestions from the opposition parties on how to get the country out of the grave economic situation it is in, a presidential aide said Sun...

Gangnam apartment prices jump 84 times in 40 years

The price of apartments in the affluent district of Gangnam in southern Seoul has risen more than 80 times over the last 40 years, growing far faster than basic living costs, suc...

CJ ENM closes building after employee tests positive for COVID-19

CJ ENM has temporarily closed its building in Sangam-dong, Seoul, for disinfection after an employee tested positive for COVID-19.

South Korea: sex, society and reform

The recent revelations of a series of privately operated digital chat rooms in which teenagers and young women were operated as “slaves” for the pleasure of more than 250,000 men...

Drama 'The World of the Married' off to smooth start

Cable channel JTBC's drama “The World of the Married” has got off to a smooth start. The second episode of the TV series recorded 11 percent viewership in the metropolitan area, ...

The Yangban: the ignoble noble

The Korean yangban (aristocrat) was a popular subject to write about for Westerners living in Korea in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Often these accounts were filled wi...

GS gears up for new start under CEO Huh Tae-soo

GS Group is gearing up for a new start under Huh Tae-soo, who was officially appointed as CEO of the group's holding company GS Holdings and chairman of the board during Friday's...

Keeping fit with no gyms open is a new NBA challenge

Denver's players, if they're so willing, have the same assignment each day: Go to their phone or tablet, launch an app and view their individualized daily workout plan that was c...

Video

'Vaccines won't work': US virologist breaks down COVID-19, how to curb spread

COVID-19: Meet Korea's innovative test...

COVID-19 outbreak empties Incheon Int'...

Taegeukdang: the secret behind Korea's...

'I'm not a virus': Daegu resident brea...

Auto

BMW accelerates efforts to fight COVID-19

New seventh generation Avante

Online used car auction

Renault Samsung strengthens 'untact' service programs

Hyundai Mobis develops radar-based rear occupant alert

Stable labor relation brings silver lining for SsangYong

Samsung, LG shut down plants in Brazil, US

5G quality on the move

Olympic postponement takes major toll on Korean companies

Kakao to implement AI technology at Everland

LG seeks new opportunities in e-commerce business

No mask, no entry

Finance

Market unresponsive to BOK's move for quantitative easing

COVID-19 changes pecking order of large-cap stocks

Debate heating up over 'basic disaster income'

Mirae Asset emerges as leader in alternative investments

Gangnam apartment prices jump 84 times in 40 years

[INTERVIEW] 'Asset management biz in Korea to grow rapidly'

Entertainment

KCON 2020 NY k-pop concert canceled amid coronavirus

TWICE cancels Tokyo Dome concerts over COVID-19

CJ ENM closes building after employee tests positive for COVID-19

Actor Kim Hye-jun, queen of Netflix's Kingdom, speaks on her role, drama

Drama 'The World of the Married' off to smooth start

Song Joong-ki buys $2.28 million condo in Hawaii: report

9,661

158

Editorial

Long fight ahead

Despite the government's strengthened “social distancing” measures, the new co...

NK fires missiles yet again

North Korea launched what appeared to be two short-range ballistic missiles to...

Columns

260,000

That's supposedly the number of men who paid “Baksa” meaning a Ph.D., up to $1,200 ...

How to minimize likely lawsuits from COVID-19

Right or wrong, numerous lawsuits will be filed in many countries affected severely...

Thoughts of the Times

Everyone is responsible

Since thoughts are duty-free, I would like to share with you a few of my opinions a...

North Korea seeks international help for virus testing, newspaper sa...

N. Korea fires 2 short-range ballistic missiles into East Sea

North Korea unlikely to take Trump's offer

Is Trump's second letter to NK leader for dialogue or status quo?

North Korea praises Trump but warns on ties

NK leader guides artillery fire competition: KCNA

Korea hails 50% recovery rate in fight against coronavirus

S. Korea to give W1 million to 14 million low-income households

Seoul to reduce subway service due to coronavirus from Wednesday

S. Korea reports 78 new virus cases, total at 9,661. Death toll hits...

Telegram sex video case makes Samsung worried

Dealing with medical waste

Pulmuone noodle pack sales skyrocket in America

Hanjin chief calls for gov't support over coronavirus

GS gears up for new start under CEO Huh Tae-soo

5G quality on the move

SK Energy's Ulsan facility ready for operation

LG to halt G series smartphone production

Deaths outnumber births in January

Photographer Park Young-sook traces 'witches' on Jeju Isalnd

13 days of fears in Korea's deep south

Hotel Lobby

Deoksu Palace introduces AR service

Park Soo Keun Museum acquires 'Two Women and Tree'

Royal deaths, power struggles: Empress Gi and the forgotten memorial...

South Korea: sex, society and reform

The Yangban: the ignoble noble

The Yangban: a nuisance in the streets

Note found in a bottle in the age of COVID-19

I'm not a socialist but...

Coronavirus stimulus

Is the genie out of the bottle?

Everyone is responsible

Flattening COVID19 curve in developing countries

Forget social distancing, what's happening is criminal

Long fight ahead

MLB uniform maker switches to producing medical masks, gowns

Keeping fit with no gyms open is a new NBA challenge

Tokyo Olympics: Signs suggest summer dates for 2021 Olympics

UFC light heavyweight champ Jon Jones arrested, accused of DWI

Wimbledon to hold 'emergency meeting' with postponement or cancellat...

7-inning doubleheaders? MLBers open to considering new ideas

Chinese banks brace for bad debt blowout as COVID-19 pandemic piles ...

Japanese comedian Ken Shimura dies from coronavirus: NHK

'We're not worried about coronavirus' [PHOTOS]

EU fires warning shot at China in coronavirus battle of the narrativ...

Trump signs $2,000,000,000,000 stimulus

Coronavirus: final testing of Hong Kong dog's blood concludes it was...

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