Defense minister meets with India’s Army chief
S Korea-India-defense talks SEOUL, Dec. 28 (Yonhap) — South Korean Defense Minister Suh Wook met with India’s army chief
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(2nd LD) S. Korea extends UK flight ban as COVID-19 variant confirmed in arrivals
(2nd LD) new coronavirus-Britain arrivals (ATTN: UPDATES with more info throughout) SEOUL, Dec. 28 (Yonhap) — South Korea’s health authorities
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Samsung Electronics top pick of S. Korean retail investors this year
retail investors-Samsung Electronics Retail investors’ massive purchase has made Samsung, the world’s leading smartphone and memory chip maker, the most-bought
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Number of corporate rating downgrades hits 4-year high
companies-rating downgrades SEOUL, Dec. 28 (Yonhap) — South Korean companies have suffered the most credit rating downgrades in 2020
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Sunset, sunrise events banned at national parks to stem COVID-19
national parks-sunrise event ban SEOUL, Dec. 24 (Yonhap) — All sunset and sunrise events will be banned at national
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Moon appoints interior, health ministers after confirmation hearings
Moon-new ministers SEOUL, Dec. 24 (Yonhap) — President Moon Jae-in has appointed two new ministers on interior and health
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S. Korea to expand transfer of defense technology for commercial purposes
defense tech-transfer SEOUL, Dec. 24 (Yonhap) — The government will significantly expand the transfer of defense technologies to the
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S. Korea deploys 5G tech in airport virus check
airport-COVID-19 prevention SEOUL, Dec. 23 (Yonhap) — South Korea said Wednesday it has introduced mobile edge computing (MEC) technology
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(2nd LD) Ex-justice minister’s wife gets 4-year prison term over academic fraud scandal
(2nd LD) ex-justice minister wife-sentence (ATTN: UPDATES with more details in paras 1, 2, 6-11; CHANGES photo) SEOUL, Dec. 23
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S. Korea investigating more suspected highly pathogenic bird flu
S Korea-avian influenza SEOUL, Dec. 22 (Yonhap) — South Korea’s agricultural ministry said Tuesday it is currently investigating 20
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