- Students on Coronavirus Alert Ahead of University Entrance Exam
- Education authorities are on the alert as the daily number of new coronavirus cases surpassed 500 on Thursday, only a week before the university entrance exam. High schools nationwide shut down again and switched to online classes, and Education Ministry advised private crammers to close for a week.
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- Chinese FM Warns Korea Against Siding with U.S.
- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Thursday sounded subtle warning to Korea not to side with the U.S. in any conflict with Beijing. "The U.S. is not the only country in this world," Wang said in a press conference at the Foreign Ministry in Seoul.
- N.Korea Releases Prisoners Amid Coronavirus Scare
- About 7,000 labor camp prisoners have been released in North Korea recently amid the coronavirus scare. There is speculation that the regime had no choice but to release them as it has become difficult to control malnourished prisoners amid the epidemic.
- 160,000 Jobs for Young Koreans Disappear
- Some 160,000 jobs for young Koreans disappeared in the second quarter as the coronavirus lockdown blighted business activity. At the same time the government artificially created 225,000 jobs for senior citizens.
PHOTOS & VIDEO CLIPS
- People take a break at a hanok village in Seoul on Thursday.
- Salvation Army staff prepare its annual Christmas collection drive in Daejeon on Thursday.
- Children pose in front of a Christmas tree at a library in Sejong City on Thursday.
- Park Jung-wha poses at a press screening for her new film in Seoul on Wednesday.
