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South Korea gets first supply of Pfizer's antiviral Covid-19 pills
Health officials have described the Paxlovid pills as a potentially important tool to suppress hospitalisations and deaths
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Apple's 2021 sales in South Korea soar 24% to top $5.97 billion
Apple Korea's sales jumped 24 per cent on-year to hit $5.97 billion last year, a new data showed on Thursday
 "Apple's 2021 sales in South Korea soar 24% to top $5.97 billion")
South Korea, US mull delaying drills due to presidential election
South Korea and the US are considering postponing their combined springtime military exercise due to the March 9 presidential election and the Covid-19 pandemic, multiple sources said on Thursday.
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About 70 S Korean attendees of tech event CES in US test positive for Covid
About 70 South Korean nationals who attended the giant CES tech trade show in Las Vegas last week tested positive for Covid
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South Korea authorises Novavax Covid-19 vaccine, imports Pfizer pills
At least 21,000 of Pfizer's antiviral pills, called Paxlovid, will arrive in South Korea on Thursday, with another 10,000 more expected to arrive by the end of the month, the health ministry said
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India, South Korea set $50 billion bilateral trade target before 2030
India and South Korea set a bilateral trade target of $50 billion before 2030, as South Korea's Trade Minister Yeo Han-Koo held talks with India's Piyush Goyal in New Delhi on Tuesday
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Apple to allow third-party app payment option in South Korea
The Korea Communications Commission (KCC) had requested Apple and Alphabet's Google to submit compliance plans
Piyush Goyal asks South Korea to axe non-tariff trade barriers
A bilateral talk was held in New Delhi to discuss trade and investment-related issues
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India flags market access issues in Korea during trade ministers' meet
The issue was raised during the meeting between Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal and Korean Trade Minister Yeo Han-koo
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Apple submits plans to allow alternative payment systems in S. Korea
The Korea Communications Commission (KCC) had requested Apple Inc and Alphabet's Google to submit compliance plans after the bill was passed in August last year.
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India and South Korea to discuss bilateral trade-related issues
India's Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal and South Korea's Trade Minister Han-koo Yeo will hold a meeting on Tuesday to discuss bilateral trade-related issues.
India, Korea to hold discussions on ways to boost trade, investments
The meeting will be held between Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal and Korean Trade Minister Han-koo Yeo
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South Korea's kimchi exports hit new high in 2021 amid growing popularity
South Korea's exports of kimchi, a traditional spicy side dish of salted and fermented vegetables, hit an all-time high last year due to its growing popularity, data revealed on Sunday.
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South Korea extends travel ban on 6 nations, parts of Philippines
South Korea will extend a travel ban on six countries in the Middle East and Africa as well as some parts of the Philippines for six months due to prolonged security risks, the Foreign Ministry said
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North Korea fires unidentified projectile toward sea: South Korea military
North Korea has fired an unidentified projectile into sea, South Korea's military said.
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South Korea exports post $644.5 billion, hitting all-time high in 2021
With the strong sales of major industries and growth of new industries, South Korea's exports posted $644.5 billion, the highest ever, in 2021
Covid-19 pandemic: South Korea records first Omicron variant death
The patient was posthumously found to have contracted the omicron variant
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South Korea's 5G users topped 20 million in November 2021: Report
The number of smartphone users on 5G mobile networks had topped 20 million as of November for the first time since the service was commercialised in 2019, data showed on Monday
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South Korea reports 2 deaths linked to Omicron variant of Covid-19
Two deaths in connection with the Omicron variant of Covid-19 were reported in South Korea on Monday, according to health officials.
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N Korea unresponsive to Seoul's message about weekend border-crossing
North Korea remains unresponsive after South Korea sent a message about an unidentified person having crossed the eastern inter-Korean border over the weekend, Seoul's Defence Ministry said
