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IMF recommends more fiscal aid, monetary easing for S. Korea

Reuters
Posted at Jan 28 09:51 AM

South Korea may need more fiscal aid and monetary easing to support a faster economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission said on Thursday. Read more »

S.Korea reports big jump in COVID-19 cases on outbreaks in Christian schools

Sangmi Cha, Reuters
Posted at Jan 27 01:22 PM

SEOUL - South Korean authorities were scrambling on Wednesday to contain coronavirus outbreaks centered around Christian schools as the country reported a jump in infections, dampening hopes of a speedy exit from a third wave of the pandemic. Read more »

FIBA: Former PBA import Ricardo Ratliffe leads Korea's charge in Asia Cup qualifiers

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 25 10:14 PM

Former PBA import Ricardo Ratliffe, now also known as Ra Guna, will lead the way for South Korea in the third and final window of the FIBA Asia Cup 2021 qualifiers next month.   Read more »

South Korean rapper Iron passes away

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 25 07:52 PM

South Korean rapper Iron, whose real name is Chung Heon-chul, has passed away.   Read more »

S. Korea seeks 'amicable solution' to comfort women issue with Japan

Kyodo News
Updated as of Jan 24 10:56 AM

South Korea on Saturday reacted to a court order for Japan to compensate former "comfort women" over their treatment in Japanese military brothels by vowing to seek an "amicable solution" and "make every effort to continue constructive and future-oriented cooperation" with its neighbor. Read more »

South Korea's President Moon: 'America is back'

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 21 11:59 AM

South Korean President Moon Jae-in, who brokered the talks process between Donald Trump and the North's leader Kim Jong Un, on Thursday congratulated Joe Biden on his inauguration as US president, tweeting: "America is back." Read more »

PH ambassador sa US nabakunahan na kontra COVID-19

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 20 09:26 PM

Nabakunahan na kontra COVID-19 ang ambassador ng Pilipinas sa Amerika bago ang inagurasyon ni US President-elect Joe Biden.   Read more »

N. Korea cracks down on foreign media, speaking styles

Josh Smith, Reuters
Posted at Jan 20 01:43 PM

North Korea is imposing stiff fines or prison for anyone caught enjoying South Korean entertainment or copying the way South Koreans speak as leader Kim Jong Un steps up a war on outside influences and calls for better homegrown entertainment. Read more »

FIBA sanctions South Korea for skipping Asia Cup qualifiers last November

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 20 12:00 PM

FIBA announced late Tuesday that they are sanctioning the federations that did not participate in the November 2020 window of the Asia Cup 2021 qualifiers. Read more »

Kimchi wars: Livestreamer canceled for liking comment on China appropriating dish

Phoebe Zhang, South China Morning Post
Posted at Jan 19 10:42 AM

A South Korean internet star who live-streams herself binge-eating various foods – a phenomenon known as mukbang – is in hot water amid an online dispute over whether kimchi is Korean or Chinese. Read more »

Samsung's Lee receives 30-month prison term in bribery trial

Joyce Lee, Reuters
Posted at Jan 18 03:02 PM

A South Korean court sentenced Samsung Electronics vice chairman Jay Y. Lee to two and a half years in prison, the court said on Monday, which will have major ramifications for his leadership of the tech giant as well as Korea's views toward big business.   Read more »

Samsung chief faces corruption verdict

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 18 01:24 PM

The de facto chief of South Korea's Samsung business empire faces the verdict Monday in his retrial over a sprawling corruption scandal, a ruling that could see him jailed for years, depriving the tech giant of its top decision-maker.   Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: January 13, 2021

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 14 12:30 AM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

Japan mulls 'various options' against S. Korea comfort women ruling

Kyodo News
Posted at Jan 13 05:55 PM

TOKYO - Japan is contemplating "various options" and will act resolutely in response to a recent South Korean court ruling ordering the Japanese government to pay damages to former "comfort women," a Foreign Ministry spokesman said Wednesday. Read more »

Respite for a healthworker

Yonhap via Reuters
Posted at Jan 13 11:17 AM

A health worker wearing a protective suit enjoys the falling snow at a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) testing site in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday. Read more »

S. Korean startup's AI-powered smart dog collar tells owners what's in a bark

Minwoo Park, Reuters
Posted at Jan 12 04:41 PM

The collar has a 90 percent average accuracy rate of emotional recognition, according to Seoul National University, which tested the device the company says is the first of its kind to be powered by AI voice recognition technology. Read more »

South Korean court orders Japan to compensate former sex slaves: Yonhap

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 08 10:40 AM

A South Korean court on Friday ordered the Japanese government to pay compensation to 12 World War II sex slaves or their families, in an unprecedented ruling likely to infuriate Tokyo. Read more »

South Korea rolls out mass testing for 70,000 prisoners and staff

Sangmi Cha, Reuters
Posted at Jan 06 12:55 PM

South Korea rolled out mass testing for 52 prisons in the country after a massive prison outbreak and may extend flight suspensions from Britain in a bid to prevent the spread of coronavirus cases, the health minister said on Wednesday. Read more »

Will pandemic telework boost women's careers in Japan, South Korea?

Beh Lih Yi, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Posted at Jan 05 12:41 PM

COVID-19 could be a tipping point in the push to retain more women in the workforce in Japan and South Korea and for them to have families with new flexible work arrangements expected to stay, according to researchers and recruiters. Read more »

Korean found dead inside Bureau of Immigration detention center

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 04 11:20 PM

A South Korean national was found dead inside the Bureau of Immigration Warden Facility in Taguig City Monday morning, an immigration official said.  Read more »