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COVID-19: 762 Infected in Seoul Prison, 1 Death – Report

Fatima Sule Dec 29, 2020 0

The number of coronavirus cases linked to an outbreak in the Dongbu Detention Centre in Seoul has reached 762.One infected inmate has died, South Korean news agency Yonhap reported, citing authorities.The cluster in the…

Foreign

Dozens Injured as 33-Storey Building Burns in South Korean

Emmanuel Yashim Oct 9, 2020 0

Dozens of people were injured after a 33-storey apartment building went up in flames on Thursday night in the South Korean city of Ulsan, according to local media reports.By early Friday morning, 88 people who had either…

Foreign

South Korean Boyband BTS Donates $1 Million to Black Lives Matter

Emmanuel Okara Jun 7, 2020 0

Popular South Korean band BTS donated $1 million to Black Lives Matter (BLM) in support of U.S. protests against police brutality, its music label, Big Hit Entertainment, told Reuters on Sunday.On Thursday, the seven-member…

Foreign

South Korean President Urges Use of Full Fiscal Capability Against ‘Wartime-Like’ Economic Crisis

Emmanuel Yashim May 25, 2020 0

South Korean President Moon Jae-in, on Monday, called for “wartime-like” aggressive fiscal policy to cope with the economic crisis from the COVID-19 pandemic, dismissing a burgeoning public concern about South Korea’s fiscal soundness.…

World

Main rivals of Moon Jae-in to accept result of South Korean presidential election

Uju May 9, 2017

Conservative and centrist rivals of Moon Jae-in, a candidate of the liberal Minjoo Party, said they would accept the result of South Korean presidential election in an apparent concession to Moon. With nine per cent of votes counted as of…