S. Korea to unveil inflation-fighting measures, housing supply plan this week
SEOUL, Aug. 8 (Yonhap) — South Korea will unveil additional measures to tame inflation, and a package of housing supply
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Politics
Int’l flights to quarantine-free nations to increase sharply starting in May: interior minister
The government will increase the weekly number of international flights to the United States, Europe and other COVID-19 quarantine-free nations
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S. Korean regulator to rule on Google’s new billing policy next week
South Korea’s telecommunications regulator said Friday it was looking into whether Google’s new payment system violates the law that bans
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KFA trying to confirm reports of Son Heung-min’s COVID-19 infection
The South Korean football governing body said Saturday it is trying to verify reports that the men’s national team captain
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‘Squid Game’ brings in Lee Jung-jae’s rare portrayal of clumsy, blundering guy
Since making a sensation as a devoted bodyguard in the mega-hit TV series “Sandglass” (1995), seasoned actor Lee Jung-jae has
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Loose cannon? Yoon Seok-youl snagged by image conundrum over gaffes, quirky habits
ex-prosecutor general-image dilemma SEOUL, Aug. 6 (Yonhap) — Ex-Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-youl, the leading opposition presidential contender, has recently
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(LEAD) S. Korea aims to become world’s 5th largest vaccine producing nation by 2025: Moon
(LEAD) S Korea-vaccine production (ATTN: UPDATES with more details from para 4) SEOUL, Aug. 5 (Yonhap) — President Moon Jae-in
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(Olympics) Lineup changes fail, bullpen breaks down for S. Korea in crushing baseball loss to U.S.
(Olympics) baseball-loss By Yoo Jee-ho YOKOHAMA, Japan, Aug. 5 (Yonhap) — New faces, same old problems. Before South Korea
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(Olympics) S. Korea shocks Turkey to reach semifinals in women’s volleyball
(Olympics) S Korea-volleyball By Yoo Jee-ho TOKYO, Aug. 4 (Yonhap) — South Korea stunned Turkey in five sets in the
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(LEAD) New cases stay in 1,200s for 2nd day, no signs of letup amid 4th wave of pandemic
(LEAD) coronavirus-additional cases (ATTN: ADDS details in para 5, last 6 paras) SEOUL, Aug. 3 (Yonhap) — South Korea’s daily
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