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South Korea reports 6,253 new coronavirus cases, four deaths on Monday

For the past week, the daily average number of confirmed cases was 9,499. Among the new cases, 164 were imported, lifting the total to 35,926

South Korea's power demand hits new high in June amid heat wave: Report

South Korea's electricity demand touched a fresh all-time high in June as the country was struck by an early heat wave, data revealed on Monday

South Korea's new Covid cases stay over 10,000 amid resurgence woes

South Korea's new coronavirus cases stayed above 10,000 for the second consecutive day on Sunday as the daily cases seemed to be rising again after months of subsiding.

North Korea slams US-South Korea-Japan trilateral military cooperation

North Korea has long cited what it calls hostility by the United States and its allies as a reason to pursue a nuclear programme

South Korea issues third-highest nationwide alert amid scorching heatwave

South Korea on Saturday issued the third-highest alert against a scorching heatwave on Saturday, 18 days earlier compared to last year

Apple lets app developers use 3rd-party payment systems in South Korea

Tech giant Apple on Thursday said that the developers in South Korea can now use a third-party payment system, with certain riders.

South Korea reports over 9,500 new coronavirus infections, ten deaths

The daily caseload was down from 10,463 the previous day, but it was higher than 7,493 tallied a week earlier

S Korea approves use of 1st homegrown Covid-19 vaccine from SK Bioscience

SKYCovione is the country's first homegrown vaccine to have successfully completed all three phases of its clinical trial

China's opposition to Yoon at NATO summit shows lack of courtesy: S Korea

South Korea is not a member of NATO but was invited to the summit along with Japan, Australia and New Zealand as the organisation's Asia-Pacific partners

Attendance of Japan, S Korea at NATO Summit may stoke China's worst fears

For the first time, the leaders of Japan, South Korea, Australia and New Zealand will all attend a 30-member NATO Summit

South Korea reports 3,429 new Covid-19 infections, case tally at 18,329,448

South Korea reported 3,429 new Covid-19 cases as of midnight Sunday compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 18,329,448, the health authorities said Monday

South Korea, US, Japan finalise plan to hold trilateral summit on June 29

No trilateral meeting has since taken place amid badly frayed relations between Seoul and Tokyo

New US envoy to South Korea, Philip Goldberg to arrive in Seoul on July 10

Philip Goldberg, the new US Ambassador to South Korea, will arrive in Seoul on July 10 to begin his term, the American Embassy here said on Saturday

South Korea launches homegrown space rocket in second such attempt

South Korea launched its first domestically built space rocket in the country's second attempt, months after its earlier liftoff failed to place a payload into orbit

S. Korean pop band BTS triggers $1.7-bn stock rout on shift to solos

Hybe sank as much as 28% on Wednesday in Seoul, touching its lowest level on record since its trading debut in October 2020 and wiping out as much as $1.7 billion in market value

BTS: Why the South Korean pop sensation taking a break is such a big deal

After their nine-year-long journey as the most successful K-Pop band, BTS on Tuesday announced that the group is going on 'hiatus' to focus on their individual careers with a line-up of solo projects

BTS announces shift to solo work, leading to a $1.7 bn rout in the market

Bangtan Boys, more commonly called BTS, made the announcement to pursue solo projects in a video posted on YouTube, which has already got more than 10 million views.

North Korea has completed preparations for new nuclear test, says Seoul

South Korea's top diplomat said that North Korea has completed preparations for a new nuclear test and that only a political decision by the country's top leadership can prevent it from going forward

Netflix officially greenlights 'Squid Game' season 2 with brief teaser

As per Variety, the first season of 'Squid Game' marked Netflix's biggest TV show ever; logging 1.65 billion hours of viewing in the first four weeks of its release last fall

South Korea reports 9,315 new Covid-19 cases, fatality rate at 0.13%

South Korea reported 9,315 new COVID-19 cases as of midnight Thursday compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 18,209,650, the health authorities said Friday