South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases fell to the lowest number for a Saturday in 13 weeks, health authorities said.The country reported 27,654 new COVID-19 infections, including 85 cases from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 29,982,905, the Korea D…
Day: January 21, 2023
Yoon, first lady offer Lunar New Year greetings
President Yoon Suk Yeol and first lady Kim Keon Hee on Saturday offered Lunar New Year greetings to the people, renewing his commitment to vitalize people’s livelihoods and take care of vulnerable people.In a video message, Yoon said the government “wi…
Exports fall 2.7 pct during first 20 days of January
South Korea’s exports fell 2.7 percent on-year in the first 20 days of January, data showed Saturday, due mainly to weak semiconductor shipments.The country’s outbound shipments stood at US$33.6 billion in the Jan. 1-20 period, compared with $34.5 bill…