- Highly Infectious Coronavirus Strain Takes over
- A highly infectious strain of coronavirus is spreading in Korea. The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Monday that analysis of 313 genetic sequences of 2,362 new COVID-19 cases detected here since May showed that 98.4 percent were the "GH" strain that may be up to six times more infectious than the first.
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- Factory Lockdown Delays Space Rocket Launch
- A three-stage space rocket under development by Korea could be delayed by another six months from the scheduled February, 2021 launch date due to glitches in parts manufacture.
- N.Korea Celebrates Anniversary of Missile Launch
- North Korea's state media on Saturday celebrated the third anniversary of the test launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile. The North did not mark the first and second anniversaries while it was engaged in negotiations with the U.S.
- Korean Air to Sell Inflight Catering, Duty-Free to Investment Firm
- Korean Air will sell off its inflight meal and duty-free sales operations to an equity investment firm. The sale will mark the first self-rescue measure for the cash-strapped carrier amid the coronavirus epidemic.
PHOTOS & VIDEO CLIPS
- Visitors pose on a mountain in Inje, Gangwon Province on Monday.
- Aspiring senior models learn walking on a catwalk in a park in Ilsan, Gyeonggi Province on Monday.
- Drivers wait to get tested for coronavirus at a drive-thru facility in Gwangju on Monday.
- People look at a drone light show to honor medical workers of the coronavirus epidemic in Seoul on Saturday.
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