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South Korea passes record $516.3 billion budget cope with Covid fallout

The National Assembly passed the 2022 government Budget Friday, a record high amount of US$516.3 billion to cope with the economic fallout of the Covid pandemic and other expenses

US, South Korea to update war plans while urging diplomacy with N Korea

North Korea's missile and weapons developments are increasingly destabilising for regional security, US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin said

US, S Korea discuss boosting alliance to counter China, N Korea threats

The South Korean and US defense chiefs met Thursday for their annual talks, as Washington pushes to reinforce alliances with its partners

South Korea's daily Covid-19 infections exceed 5,000 for first time

South Korea's daily jump in coronavirus infections exceeded 5,000 for the first time since the start of the pandemic, as a delta-driven surge also pushed hospitalisations and deaths to record highs. With the spread threatening to overwhelm hospital capacities, health experts have called for officials to reimpose stricter social distancing rules that were eased last month to soften the pandemic's impact on the economy. The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency said most of the new 5,123 cases reported Wednesday came from the capital Seoul and its surrounding metropolitan region, where officials earlier said more than 80 percent of intensive care units designated for COVID-19 patients were already occupied. More than 720 virus patients were in serious or critical condition, also marking a new high. The country's fatalities reached 3,658 after seeing between 30 and 50 deaths a day in recent weeks. The KDCA also said health workers are conducting genetic sequencing tests on a cou

S Korea factory activity grows for 14th month but output, orders shrink

Output continued to shrink on shortages of materials, notably in the semiconductors market.

South Korea's factory output falls at fastest pace on auto chip shortage

Industrial output last month unexpectedly fell by a seasonally adjusted 3.0% month-on-month

South Korea to supply 27.9 million tons of clean hydrogen by 2050

The South Korean government will supply 27.9 million tons of hydrogen annually as 100 per cent clean hydrogen by 2050

S Korea Covid cases rise as Seoul metropolitan area sees cluster infections

The recent resurgence in Covid cases in Korea could be attributed to cluster infections in the Seoul metropolitan area

Google to allow alternative payment system from next month in S Korea

Google has announced that it will provide an alternative payment system at its app store in South Korea from next month in an apparent move to follow the country's new law

Widow of S Korean dictator Chun Doo-hwan issues apology over brutal rule

The widow of South Korea's last military dictator issued a brief apology over the pains and scars caused by her husband's brutal rule

S Korea's daily Covid cases bounce back above 4,000; deaths hit record high

South Korea's new coronavirus cases rose above 4,000 with the numbers of deaths and critically ill patients hitting fresh record highs on Saturday

S Korea critical Covid cases hit record high but new infections below 4,000

South Korea's new coronavirus cases stayed below 4,000 for the second straight day on Friday, but critical cases rose to a record high

Seoul monitoring possibility of N Korea's event marking 2017 ICBM launch

South Korea is closely monitoring the possibility of North Korea holding an event celebrating its 2017 launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM)

S Korea's daily Covid cases fall below 4,000; deaths at record highs

South Korea's new coronavirus cases fell below 4,000 on Thursday, a day after hitting an all time-high of 4,115

South Korea sets pandemic high with 4,000 new virus cases

The country's death toll is now 3,363 after 35 virus patients died in the past 24 hours

South Korea sets pandemic high with 4,000 new coronavirus cases

New coronavirus infections in South Korea exceeded 4,000 in a day for the first time since the start of the pandemic as a delta-driven spread continues to rattle the country

Former South Korean military dictator Chun Doo-hwan dies at 90

Chun had multiple myeloma, a blood cancer which was in remission, and his health had deteriorated recently, his former press secretary Min Chung-ki told reporters

Washington wants 'mutually beneficial' relationship with South Korea: USTR

US Trade Representative (USTR) Katherine Tai emphasized Washington's will to strengthen a "mutually beneficial" relationship with South Korea

Apple, Google to face up to 2% fine for in-app payment systems in S Korea

App store operators will face a fine of up to two per cent for forcing developers to use their own in-app payment systems in South Korea

South Korea calls on US to revise Trump-era tariff rules on steel exports

South Korea called on the US to launch negotiations swiftly to revise the tariff rules imposed by Trump's administration on Seoul's steel exports