Category: Medical

SEOUL, Renault Samsung Motors Corp. said Tuesday that its auto sales plunged 48.7 percent last month from a year earlier due to the coronavirus’ impact on the automobile industry. The...

SEOUL, South Korean carmakers’ sales fell 5 percent last month from a year earlier as the coronavirus outbreak continued to sap demand around the globe, industry data showed Tuesday. The...

SEOUL, Eleven American service members and two dependents have tested positive for the new coronavirus upon their arrival in South Korea this month, U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) said Monday. Four...

SEOUL, South Korea stepped up efforts to curb spread of the highly pathogenic bird flu as the country reported a case at a duck farm for the first time in...

SEOUL, An American soldier stationed in South Korea in the city of Dongducheon, north of Seoul, tested positive for the new coronavirus on Saturday, the U.S. military said. The soldier,...

SEOUL, South Korea’s COVID-19 pandemic response was highlighted in a report compiled by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), the ICT ministry said Friday. The OECD included South...

SEOUL, The education minister on Thursday asked citizens to temporarily suspend their usual gatherings ahead of next week’s nationwide college entrance exam so it won’t be affected by the recent...

SEOUL, Unification Minister Lee In-young tried to convey his “sincerity” about inter-Korean cooperation when he called for sharing coronavirus vaccines with North Korea, an official said Thursday, following criticism the...

SEOUL, Members of the South Korean men’s national football team recently infected with the novel coronavirus in Austria arrived back home on a chartered flight on Thursday. The Korea Football...

SEOUL, First Vice Foreign Minister Choi Jong-kun held talks with his Costa Rican counterpart in Seoul on Wednesday about ways to enhance bilateral cooperation in the post-coronavirus era, the foreign...

SEOUL, A total of 48 new coronavirus cases have been confirmed at an aerobics center in western Seoul as of Wednesday, raising concerns of a new cluster infection. The Gangseo...

SEOUL, The combined net profit of insurance firms in South Korea gained 6.1 percent on-year in the first nine months of this year, partly supported by fewer car accidents as...